The Future - Weiran Liu

To sum up junior year in one word I would say it has been hectic. Academically I was boggled down with 5 AP classes, seminar, applications, and a workload like no other. Outside of school I worked 20+ hours a week, boxed, swam, participated in LLYP and other community activities, clubs, and extracurriculars though out the year. So I would have to say that time management has been a success this year. Junior year is definitely the most jam packed year, and to say that I had the opportunity to take advantage of all the opportunities we’ve been offered is something that I am proud of. A big lesson I’ve learned however is that I definitely need to set some time aside to study, but more importantly to unwind and do relax. I’ve found myself crashing from exhaustion and needing at least 36 oz. of coffee a day to make up for my lack of sleep. To comment more on my studying revelation, junior year has shown me that I really need to hone in my skills to really get to the level that I really want. My summer plans actually depend on the decisions I make these next couple of weeks. I just recently found out I got accepted into GSP, and if I go that’ll take up 5 weeks of summer. If not, I plan on working 40 hours a week, starting my mentoring project, and then relaxing the rest of the day. The first few days I’ll probably head up to D.C with my family. One thing I know is that I am going to catch up on sleep. Eventually when I get bored or restless I will probably start on college applications – looking at them, brainstorming, etc. and study more for the ACT because you can always improve. For my senior year I would love to make it as smooth as I possibly can. I can already feel myself burning out but I am determined to last until at least after I finish my college applications, then it’s a bit iffy on what my motivation levels will lie at. My goal for senior year is to definitely stress less, but to not fall off my academic path and standard that I’ve worked so hard for. Ultimately I want to enjoy my last year of high school. Live it out to its fullest. I will take advantage of all the time I have left with my peers and make memories that I can think about years later and laugh about how reckless or how happy we were at the time.