Senior year is finally catching up to us; the last few months of senior year are here, and for most of us, that means we're getting ready to choose a college. It's so easy to become consumed by the college admissions process. At competitive high schools, where you get in (and don't get in) seem to be all anyone can think about. At the end of the day, the college you choose will provide you with the education you need to do big things. Not getting into your dream school should not devalue all of your efforts and achievements in the last 4 years.

It's funny how such a short period of our lives can take up so much room in our minds. It seems like these moments in high school are going to continue on forever. In reality, this is the only time we will ever experience something like this. Getting accepted or rejected to college, in conjunction will all of your peers, is uniquely a high school experience that will be soon forgotten.

A few months from now, when you're unpacking your dorm or heading to your first college class, the idea of any other school is going to seem nothing but irrelevant. At the college you choose, you won't find anyone talking about all of the schools that they didn't get into. Everyone is excited to be exactly where they are, ready to start a new chapter and experience something different.

Don't let the colleges you do or do not get into dictate what you will do with your life. The truth is that your school is simply a stepping stone; it's what you do with the education you will recieve that really matters.