Junior year has not been fun. It's nearly impossible to do well in school, have extracurricular activities, and get a good amount of sleep each night. Junior year is the year when a bunch of tests and responsibilities are dumped onto your shoulders. You are expected to think about what college you want to attend, think about your future career, take the SATs (and subject tests), take several AP courses, and participate in many extracurricular activities all the while there is peer pressure to always look your best, to be "in the loop", etc. It's a lot to handle.
Though this whole year was a struggle, I do believe that I've learned a lot and that all those late night study sessions will eventually pay off. As this year flew by, I have finally decided on what I plan to study in college. Unfortunately, that means I'm one step closer to living in "the real world." I'm slowly transitioning into adulthood, though I'm desperately clinging onto my childhood. I don't want to take on all the responsibilities of being adult nor do I think I'm ready for all that. However, it's only junior year; I still have some time left to enjoy high school and the last year of being a teenager.