Help!

This is a period of time where it's great, yet horrible to be a high school senior. The good? College decisions are out. The bad? College decisions are out. While it's a relief to be done with months of anxious waiting and praying and dreaming, the aftermath can be just as excruciating as that wait period. Just in a different way.

I suppose I should feel flattered by the bombardment of questions thrown at me when people find out which college I've been accepted to... but if anything, I feel cornered, self-conscious, and I find myself  turning to self-deprecation in order to appear humble when people express their wonderment.

"You got into ______ University? Oh my god you must be so smart!"

"Oh haha, no, I was just very, very lucky"

How does one respond to such statements without appearing big-headed? Agreeing would turn people away in annoyance, while bowing your head and waving off the matter by claiming that it was luck might convince them that perhaps you did get in by wishing on stars and therefore dismiss you. My final solution to these questions (as they are frequent, expected, and predictable) is to answer them as truthfully as possible,trying not to appear egotistical or feeling the need to disown my merit.

Ah well, 'tis the tiny, college-crazed society we live in, though I hope that these questions and judgments passed won't continue for much longer.The Beatles have nothing to do with this post, I just started to listen to them a lot again. I like the simplicity of their songs - it takes me away from all the superficial hype around colleges and admissions.


There is a life beyond getting into a good college, though being constantly pelted with questions and judged by which school one is attending may obfuscate that. Good luck with the rest of the semester, seniors.