Apples, Honey, and Homework

Happy Rosh Hashanah to all the Jewish readers! (Or should I say "L'Shana Tova!")
I know that every Hunter student is very grateful for this 5 day weekend. I know that I am!
Some thoughts:

• Yesterday, I got the chance to visit my high school three months after I left. It's funny how natural it still felt to take the bus to school even though I hadn't done it for awhile. I got to hang out in the office I used to work in which was fun. That office was like my second home in high school, and it still felt very much like home months later. Then, I took a walk through the hallways, and it was weird how everything felt just a little bit smaller. But at the same time, I felt like I could step into one of my old teacher's classroom, and still feel like a student. It was cool to see my old teachers. I remember students coming back and visiting teachers when I was a senior last year, and it was surreal to be in their place now. I'm definitely glad I visited. Everybody there wants to see me succeed and that pushes me to work even harder in college so that I can make them proud.
• I have my first biology exam next week so I'm slightly freaking out about that. But I figure that I'll be alright because I've kept up with all the assignments. All I have to do is sit down and review some key concepts. I'm catching myself making biology jokes about ATP which I figure shows that this stuff is really sinking in. =)
• This weather is so yucky. It's humid and rainy and just blah. We need a little sunshine here in NYC before the winter comes. Though winter has its benefits too. I love the snow, the holidays, and the warm cozy feel of my house during the winter.
• I don't know if many of you have heard about this, but there have been allegations of some cheating going on during the SAT. A nineteen year old has been accused of taking the SAT for several students in exchange for a large sum of money. People have become so obsessed with doing well on the SAT that they'll do anything to get a near perfect score. I took the SAT during my junior year, and I remember how stressed out I was, but I never would have been a part of something like this. It's better to just sit down, study, and do the SAT on your own. Cheating is going to get you nowhere in life, and it's definitely not something that will prepare you for a successful four years in college.

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Until next time!! =)