Senior Year!

Abbie's first day of senior year was last Tuesday. Despite the smiles, she was not happy to be going back to school. All in all, I think the first week turned out fine, but it was definitely tiring. She decided to drop AP Environmental Science and add a Capstone project instead. On the surface, this sounds like a simple enough change, but it actually required her to jump through a few hoops. Partially because she wants the capstone project to last all year (they are normally just one semester) and partially because she likes the people in her current classes, so she didn't want to have to change sections.

Anyway, she got it all figured out. The lineup now consists of AP English Language, AP Calculus B/C, Organic Chemistry (Fall semester), Philosophy (Spring semester), AP Studio Art for Painting and Drawing, AP Comparative Government, and the Capstone. She is also serving as a Chemistry TA and her Capstone project is chemistry related, so there will be lots of time in the lab this year. Given all the focus on Chemistry, you would think that she is considering it as a major, but oddly, that is not the case at all. LOL.

Abbie with Pumpkin

She is also back to work at Einstein Bros. The early mornings are killing her, but she likes the people, so she is going to stick it out a bit longer. As you can tell, life is busy. The college application process is also looming. Most early decision and early action applications are due November 1, which is just over two months away. There are only a few applications that need to be submitted by this deadline, but they are all to schools that she really cares about (obviously), so she definitely needs to make sure these applications are polished!