YOSO

Junior year... It seems like just yesterday I was trying desperately to avoid being crushed by the big scary seniors. Now, if a senior shoves me, I shove back. We've all grown, some more than others. It seems absurd that in less than three months, we'll start the college application process. We used to talk in terms of years left to decide, now we are thinking in terms of months, maybe a year at most. Junior year certainly was difficult, but not the absolute hell I heard it would be. The workload wasn't overwhelming most of the time, and I survived. We all did. All that's left to do is prepare for the next big journey in our life: college. In a year and four days, most of us will say goodbye to Lexington, to Kentucky, to each other, and start out on our own. It's a sad thought, but it is also an exciting one. A new adventure. Senior year is only days away, and I want to make it the best year yet. Junior year was fraught with drama and trials, but we survived it, and now we're moving on, growing up. As my friend says, "YOSO," or "You're only seniors once."