Eliana Glatt
Under pressure
Try to breathe in…breathe out,
Still your hands…clear your mind…
Advanced placement may not be so advanced
All high school students are aware of the “necessary evil” that we call the AP exam. Most good colleges like to see that a student has completed some Advanced Placement courses in high school.
Roommate clone
Many incoming college freshmen have been surprised by the new way some schools are matching roommates: “eHarmony” style.
The Sea
An endless stream sweeps through,
The smaller ones are squeezed and pushed aside,
The bigger ones make their way in the endless queue,
Many are pulled and stolen with the tide.
From private to public
The transition between private and public school has stark contrasts — as dramatic as light and dark, full and empty, gray and colorful.
Test
Thoughts flit across my mind, All the answers that will bind, My future it will show, Based on all I know, My heart rate goes faster, My skin turns alabaster, All this decides my fate, “Pencils down”; time to wait, Fear inside begins to grip, All hopes start to slip, These standardized tests they force [...]
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