Assignment 24: The Future (Tyler Gorman)

Junior year has honestly been one of the best I've had in a long time. Last semester I got third chair trumpet in wind ensemble after years of suffering the brass player's curse that is braces, my teachers are (largely) far more competent than some of my others in past years--and as a result I feel much more prepared for my four AP tests--and for once school is actually making me look forward to what's to come senior year and in college. Now that I know the stress that comes with four AP classes, two advanced classes during the day, and two extracurricular classes for advanced credits--marching band after school, jazz band before--it's comforting to know that next year I only have to manage two AP classes, though I am a bit unsure how senior mentoring is going to go. I'm confident that I can do it, I'm just afraid that I won't get as much done with it as I'd like to over the course of the year. Beyond that, though, I am pretty confident in my ability to earn a few scholarships at UK with the grades and standardized test scores (which, for the record, shouldn't matter as much as they do) I've managed to get throughout high school, and I'm actually pretty excited for what the future has in store for me.