Getting that one letter in the mail is probably the most nerve racking experience of any high school student’s career.
This time of year many high schools seniors are receiving letters from colleges letting them know if they were accepted or not—letting them know if their life long dreams will come true or not. Many of these students may be the first in their family to attend university.
For some students, they’re deciding to hold off on the college experience and are pursuing other endeavors after high school.
Senior Justice Garrish plans on going on a mission trip for his church.
“I decided to go on the mission trip instead of college because I’m faithful in my church and most 18-19 year old guys in my church go on these, so I decided to go before college”
Some students got accepted into multiple colleges and are having a tough time deciding which ones to attend. Different classes, opposite types of campuses and campus life are all a major deciding factor into the perfect college search.
Students like Senior Paul Helfgott were drawn to George Mason University because of its many attractive features.
“Basically I chose to go to Mason by chance almost,” Helgott said. “My friend is going there for diving so I then contacted the coach and two weeks later went on an official visit to Mason to hangout with the team. I never wanted to go to Mason initially because of its proximity to Annandale but I instantly fell in love with the place. The people were so friendly, the team felt like a family I could fit into, and the closeness to DC would be great for a variety of reasons. But mostly because the major I want to study will be government and international politics or global affairs with a concentration in political science.”
Eight weeks later Helgott committed, with no doubt in his mind that he wanted to be a Patriot and dive on the school’s division 1 team.
So with the decisions that a high school senior will make, their life will be affected for the rest of their life, all starting with what college they choose to attend.
