It’s the end of August and I’m feeling those autumnal winds sneaking up on me.

I’m getting ready to start my senior year of high school and I can’t believe that I’m already receiving requests to submit my application from certain schools. It’s hard to believe that I was just entering high school a few years ago. To be honest, it’s all starting to hit me now.

Me? Graduating?? You want to know how to write my name on my high school diploma??? What do you mean, “You must have your senior pictures done”????

I won’t lie and say that I’m not afraid of what the future holds, but at the same time I have to admit that I’m incredibly excited to see what my last year of high school will be like. I’m excited to meet my new teachers, new friends, and experience all the joys of being a senior (senior prom, the senior prank, and everything else).

I might write a separate post about college and SATs and things like that, but as of right now, I’m planning on taking my second SAT in October to see if I can raise my score a bit. I’m also thinking about taking the Biology SAT Subject Test at some point this year, but if I can’t handle preparing for it along with my other AP work, I may not go through with it; we’ll see, I suppose 🙂

So much seems uncertain and it’s terrifying for me, as someone who likes certainty and hates the unexpected.

Am I sure I want to work toward becoming a doctor? What if that doesn’t happen? Do I have a backup plan?  Where do I want to go to school? Canada? England? Do I stay close to home? Do I take a risk or do I stick to the familiar New England I’ve come to love?

I have so many questions that I don’t know the answers to, but hopefully I’ll find my way just fine 🙂

Anna xx