{"id":15836,"date":"2020-03-12T12:10:47","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T17:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/update.midlandps.org\/?p=15836"},"modified":"2020-03-13T09:54:13","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T14:54:13","slug":"college-application-off-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/update.midlandps.org\/index.php\/2020\/03\/college-application-off-season\/","title":{"rendered":"College application off-season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The beginning of senior year can be a balancing act between college applications and school. After January and February, applying to colleges is completed. College decisions are starting to roll in, or are looming close by. The remaining decisions are usually released in March and April. Now with extra downtime, seniors are able to reflect on the process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cOnce I started and organized my essays, everything flowed really smoothly, and it was really straightforward with uploading,\u201d senior Shichi Dhar said. \u201cI think part of the lack of stress was because I applied to a few colleges that I really cared about, instead of applying to all the top colleges. Balancing and prioritizing definitely made me less stressed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All seniors are in different stages of the college application season. Some are waiting for their decisions, while others have known for some time where they plan to attend. It all comes down to which schools they applied for and when the college will make a decision. Seniors can work on personal skills when applying to colleges, which can be unnoticeable to the individuals. But it appears in other aspects of life, such as school or other activities. During this time, seniors can explore their interests and prioritize.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI\u2019m trying to focus on myself,\u201d Dhar said. \u201cI try to stress less about homework and school. I used to want everything to be perfect, but now I want to focus more on myself instead of my grades and everything else that I\u2019ve been trained to focus on.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Seniors still have around one semester left of high school. Final transcripts must be sent to colleges soon. With future education plans made, senioritis might arise. Senioritis levels depend on each senior\u2019s schedule and the class difficulty that follows it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Seniors can also learn more about themselves through the college application process. This is through the essays they have to write, the activities they do with downtime, and working on things outside of school.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt has made me more confident,\u201d Dhar said. \u201cIt shows you that you\u2019re a well-rounded person. The colleges like you, not because of your grade, but because of your writing and your personality that shines through.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The college application season can allow seniors to reflect on high school experiences and anticipate their next four years. It opens students up to the world around them, and helps them learn about others from different cities, cultures, and backgrounds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cYou\u2019re a part of a larger community that you never knew about,\u201d Dhar said. \u201cIt makes me more excited for the future and what it holds for me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10247,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2430,188,91],"class_list":["post-15836","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-3feature","tag-audrey-xu","tag-college","tag-seniors"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>College application off-season - UPDATE ONLINE<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/update.midlandps.org\/index.php\/2020\/03\/college-application-off-season\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"College application off-season - UPDATE ONLINE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/update.midlandps.org\/index.php\/2020\/03\/college-application-off-season\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"UPDATE ONLINE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DHSUpdate\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-03-12T17:10:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-03-13T14:54:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Audrey Xu\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@DowHighUpdate\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@DowHighUpdate\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Audrey Xu\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/index.php\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/college-application-off-season\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/index.php\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/college-application-off-season\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Audrey Xu\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ec7e869ea3c0fe55ae87d1ca7f8c81ad\"},\"headline\":\"College application off-season\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-03-12T17:10:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-03-13T14:54:13+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/index.php\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/college-application-off-season\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":439,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"Audrey Xu\",\"college\",\"Seniors\"],\"articleSection\":[\"FEATURE\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/index.php\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/college-application-off-season\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/index.php\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/college-application-off-season\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/index.php\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/college-application-off-season\\\/\",\"name\":\"College application off-season - UPDATE ONLINE\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2020-03-12T17:10:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-03-13T14:54:13+00:00\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/index.php\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/college-application-off-season\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/\",\"name\":\"UPDATE ONLINE\",\"description\":\"H.H. 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