There comes a time in every senior’s life where they have to go up to past or present teachers and beg them for a letter of recommendation. As always, I’m being dramatic. But the fact still remains that seniors have to get letters of recommendation as soon as possible. It’s almost like the Hunger Games in a sense where everybody is scrambling to get a piece of attention from the same teachers. 

That is the unfortunate part. In this grueling process, people who were once friends become enemies, competing for resources, the teachers. I’m asking some of my favorite teachers, the people who I think know my personality and strengths the best. This includes my junior AMSTUD teachers who have had a profound effect on my life, and other teachers who have known me for nearly four years now, and have seen me grow into the student and person I am today. 

I just didn’t realize other people also felt this way. I don’t know why that thought never crossed my mind, that someone else wouldn’t connect with the same teachers like I did. It gets to the point where these teachers are so popular that I have to fill out a Google form, send a resume, and schedule a meeting to discuss the letter content. All on top of actually filling out the applications…exhausted. That’s the word that I use 24/7 these days. I’m severely burnt out, and it’s only the fourth week of school! 

Literally how? 

I’m in the homestretch of things and I just hope everything turns out well for me. I trust my teachers to give me a glowing review. I hope that I am as memorable to them as they are and will be to me.