Teen Talk With Carrie
Take a Deep Breath and Just Stop Stressing Out
Your friends just might be tired of hearing the details of the application process?
College. Ever daunting. Ever present. Ever intimidating. As we shell out essay after essay, we come ever closer to the thing that we strive for most: the acceptance letter. Some of us have already begun to receive these life-changing pieces of paper from the state schools, but others are still waiting as the early decision deadline approaches. There is a little bit of fun within the application process, though. College visits make it all worthwhile. Walking around the campus, feeling the atmosphere, seeing the college students so at home at the school...it inspires extra effort in the paperwork. Here’s something else that lessens the stress: stop bringing it up with your friends. Spending every lunch period discussing how much you’ve …
Tamara Duncan
9:14 am on Wednesday, November 2, 2011
My son deals with senior stress by beating on his drums. His kit is in the basement, so sometimes it rattles the whole house. I don't mind so much, but his dad's stress levels aren't faring so well. more ›