Fifty years from now, at a Class of 2019 reunion the current graduating seniors may look back at their time at LJCDS and reminisce over their paramount yet hard to recall senior years. To assist the seniors in remembering their graduation atmosphere and senior year, here is a quick recap of some 2018-2019...

College is seen by American society as the beginning of students’ higher education, and, in today’s world, there is so much pressure from parents and other adults to get into a good college to set up your future. But what is a good college, and how does a student get into one? As someone who applied...

Selecting a college is an extremely specialized process that truly differs for every person. What is, however, universal is trying to find a place that makes you feel at home, where you think you could spend the last few years of your childhood and the first few years of your adulthood. There are so...

The below aspects do not concern everyone, as everyone’s experience in college is different and interesting. There are many students who are in 12th grade and are going towards the second step of schooling, but before these students go to higher education, they should consider the advantages and disadvantages...

Student loans are higher than ever in 2019. The total student debt in the US as of this year is $1.52 trillion. College is just around the corner for seniors and the big question is how to afford it. First-year college students will be tossed into a new world; they will be living on their own, learning...

Is E-sports a Good Idea? There are many pros and cons of competing in e-sports during college. Starting with the cons, e-sports is a major time commitment. If you want to compete you will need to practice routinely, which leaves less time for studying and work. Video games can become addictive easily...

Upon viewing our school’s 2018 matriculation, I became curious about what La Jolla Country Day students find appealing in a college. I wanted to analyze any trends in our recent graduating class’s matriculation in order to find some reasoning behind why some schools were more popular than others....

As seniors make their decisions on where they will spend the next four years, the burning question likely on everyone’s mind after “Which residence hall has the biggest rooms?” and “Which college sweatshirt should I buy?” is, of course, “How’s the food?” While most may not consider...

The end of the school year is closing in fast, and students all over the country are finishing exams, projects, and for seniors, preparing for college. For some, college is the first chance at freedom, and what they choose to do with their newfound freedom will change their college experience. Though...

Every day, teenagers nationwide come to school deprived of sleep. There are many reasons why getting eight to ten hours of sleep simply isn’t attainable for most students: human biology, the social obligation of school, demand coming from school and outside activities, electronics, and staying present...