Academy seniors are now entering the final stages of the college application process, decision time! It can turn out to be the best of times or the worst of times. Here are the stages of (finally!) committing to a college:

The ‘I’m going to College!’ stage

The ‘Wow this is more expensive than I thought’ stage

The ‘finding a roommate’ struggle

The ‘what if college is super hard and I fail out’ internal struggle stage

The ‘I don’t want to leave’ stage

The ‘JK I’m excited to get out of here’ recovery stage

The ‘Yay! I found a roommate that seems normal and we’re coordinating a dorm!’ stage

The ‘I’m here! College come at me!’