Students of all ages are no stranger to the feeling of stress and being overwhelmed when it comes to thoughts of life after high school. When posed the question, “What do you want to do in college?” a great deal find themselves lost in possibility. While these emotions are natural and justified, CHS Junior William Militzer feels there are ways to limit the pressure. He offers up advice on how to cater your high school experience to your personal interests and set yourself up for success. 

“Taking CR’s is really good,” Militzer said. “If you find something that sounds interesting and you might want to pursue it professionally, there’s no reason not to take it for a semester and see if it’s a good fit.”

Militzer feels that in order to minimize stress and take complete advantage of all the available high school opportunities, each student should strive to invest in their personal interests as early as possible. This way, they can prioritize what is most important for their individual path. 

“I don’t really want to do math in college, so I decided not to take any university classes,” Militzer said. “Also, I wanted more free time to practice music… It’s more important for me to get better at that specifically than to have a bunch of APs.”

Beyond the hours spent in school, Militzer finds it beneficial to maintain order in your downtime and balance extracurriculars as well. 

“It’s really about organizing your time so that you have enough time to do all the classes, do the work for them outside of school, and then, preferably, keep a good amount of sleep, you know, get some exercise, have a good social life,” Militzer said. “It’s different for everybody, depending on what they want to do in the future.”

Militzer believes that no matter what your aspirations are, there will always be opportunities embedded throughout your high school career that can help you get there. With this, he encourages students to get to know what they’re interested in so that they can find which options are best suited for them.