By Renee Lynch – Staff Reporter

Jonathan Law seniors are excited to end their last semester of high school with a bang as they are starting to receive their college acceptance letters.

Students so far have received acceptance letters from schools across the country, including some Ivy League schools, and are waiting for more to come. Seniors have been accepted to schools such as Yale, the University of Tampa, the University of South Florida, and Fordham University.

“I’m super excited about getting into University of Tampa,” senior Megan Grabowski said. “Being so far away from home seems scary, but University of Tampa is very high up on my list and I can’t wait to see where I end up.”

Senior Amita Sastry has recently been accepted to Yale University and is excited to take on an Ivy League. Sastry has been working hard all throughout her high school years and years previous and is glad all the hard work paid off.

“Getting into Yale was one of the most exciting experiences of my life, making all my hard work during the past four years worth it,” Sastry said. “I can’t wait to see what amazing opportunities are in store for me there.”

The next step for those planning on attending college is to apply for FAFSA for financial aid.

It is, also, very important for students to start applying for scholarships as they are an easy way to earn money towards their schooling, to cut back on some student loans.

However, some students plan to take a different path that doesn’t involve academics, such as joining the military.

Senior Seamus O’Reilly plans to join the armed forces to fight for his country.

“I am very excited to enlist in the military,” O’Reilly said. “There are so many options and career paths I can chose when I’m there and it will be a great experience.”

As students become accepted into colleges or decide their next path they choose, they are encouraged to let Ms. Angela in College and Career know, so she can post acceptances on the board next to guidance.

“Students should advise their counselors as they receive decisions from colleges,” guidance counselor Ms. Haramis said. “They now have the importance decision of determining which of the colleges they will commit to attending.”

Students have a lot of thinking to do about where they want to spend their next chapter of their lives, and guidance counselors are happy to assist.

“Part of this decision process includes applying for financial aid by the college’s deadline, receiving a financial package from the colleges, visiting campuses and talking about their options with their families,” Haramis said.

Seniors also need to update Naviance with college decisions as time gets closer to May 1, when decisions must be made and deposits for schools must be sent out.

Students who have been deferred from colleges should start to hand in their blue forms to Mrs. Stofko in guidance, as first semester grades have been finalized.

For any assistance with FAFSA or college decision makings, students are encouraged to head down to College and Career to see Ms. Angela as senior year is quickly going to come to an end.