Preview of Leighton Gee and Avery Underhill’s Debunking Senior Stressors podcast! In this podcast we go over multiple questions asked from a junior perspective on certain events and preparation for college essays, applications, tuition, tours, and financial aid. 

Common misconceptions can include many things. For example, “you have to know your future right away,” “you have to get into the college that you want or you’re doomed,” and “senior year is all work and no fun.” It’s important for juniors to acknowledge practical advice given by seniors in order to be further prepared for their senior year.

A few seniors share their insights on how they got through the stressful parts of senior year. They focus on specifics such as how they applied to college, who they advise you to talk to when you need help, and other more important tips for upcoming seniors.

Seniors have a lot of tricks up their sleeves, and many solutions to any problems you may have going into a year filled with responsibilities. Senior year will be a huge mindset shift where you have to focus on not stressing and overthink. That is why seniors make it their job to encourage juniors to approach senior year with confidence and a great Wildcat mindset. 

This podcast dives into a junior’s thought process going into senior year. For example, it discussed the things that might be on a juniors mind that may cause unnecessary stress. As well as genuine wonderings about how to accomplish these tasks, and which Wilsonville staff members can help them with any questions they may have.

Additionally, some seniors that were interviewed cleared the air about what they thought would be difficult but turned out to be easier than they thought. By creating this topic of discussion hopefully it helped with any pressure that has been put on incoming seniors.