How To Graduate In Three Years

As I write this assignment for AP lit, I sit on a stationary bicycle at a steady pace of 77 rpm in the dark Oak Hill gym where the lights turn off because I’m alone and apparently not moving around enough to keep the motion censors on to get flip points, nor do I have time to finish this post. So I sit here pedaling with my wrists bent over the handles in order to type this error filled post. Graduation is in less than two weeks away and I am mentally as able to retain information as a goldfish. I have checked out, and my time is limited, clearly. I am almost desperate enough to pay someone to finish this essay along with the other seven due.

Graduating early wasn’t this huge momentous choice I planned so my peers looked at me as an even bigger try hard, I did it for me. I would caution anyone interested in it with intent to look like an overachiever.. If you are doing this to have others look at you a certain way, stop. Firstly, they don’t look at you in the way you hope, more like the annoying kid in polar express that knows everything about trains. Yeah, he has no friends, remember?  You are not a genius and either am I, this choice is borderline insane, not ingenious. Secondly, you won’t make it. If your only motivation is other people, give up now. It’s less embarrassing to quit before you broadcast it. But, in the occasion that you are not doing this for the social rep, which sucks might I add.. Then here are a few pointers.

1. Be insane
   1. I’m not going to lie and say it’s easy.. It sucked, I stayed up until 2 am numerous times.. Coffee will become your best friend.
2. Use a planner
   1. I didn’t but you should… it keeps you on track, If I had maybe I wouldn’t be writing this on a stationary bike.
3. Make friends
   1. Yes it’s kind of awful when you don’t fit into either junior or senior boxes, but you are not too good for your junior friends and you should make senior friends too.
4. Have a couple mental health days.
   1. I don’t know exactly what it’s like to have family support and maybe that would be helpful but I know it’s a lot of stress. Plan a day where you can not feel guilty about not doing homework, working, or filling out scholarship stuff.. Treat yourself.
5. College stuff Sucks, don’t get overwhelmed.
   1. Yes you are cramming two vitally important years into one, but don’t get overwhelmed with FAFSA, SAT, Applications, and scholarships.
6. It isn’t everyone’s cup of tea and that’s  okay.
   1. Not everyone is equipped to handle the 2am tear dripping, hair falling out, empty coffee pot, 5 more essays to write stress. Or the I have 30 things to do and they are all really important but I can’t figure out which one- OH no.. my laptop just died and I don’t have a charger, stress.

It’s okay to change your mind.