Content Warnings: academic pressure
I’m sitting in a classroom
And it’s my senior year
And college decisions are coming out
And I check my email everyday
And nothing comes
And the college I’ve already been accepted to, seems to lack
And I just want to get into an Ivy League
And I have to wait and wait and wait
And everyone else gets into their dream schools, obviously, except for me
And it’s cruel that “smart” or “gifted” young kids are crushed by metric tons of pressure
And I was one of those kids
And it’s finally the year that I have been dreaming of since youth
And none of it is happening
And I thought I’d get into Harvard
And now I’m doubtful
And I realize I shouldn’t base my self-worth on how prestigious the schools I get in are
And I question how could I not, though, when it’s always been the final goal
And I feel stuck
And I feel like the world around me moves forward
And I can’t
And I’m trapped in my senior year
And I sit here, in this classroom, still unsure of my path
