Going according to Plan A… or Rather Plan B thru Z.

It’s that time of year again.  I ‘m not simply talking about needing to set your clocks an hour forward. I also am not referring to that exciting Spring Break Trip that is about to ensue. Nope, it’s about this time of year that scores of students find out the final admission decision to which colleges they have been accepted. By now some students are now getting a clearer picture of what options they have, while others still anxiously await for an answer from their dream college.  For the most part nowadays, students can check admission decisions online and not have to wait for ‘snail mail.’ Although things have changed drastically in the decision delivery, what hasn’t changes is the feeling you get just as you are checking:  that rush of adrenaline over the decision that could change your life dramatically.  No matter the outcome, you have to plan out your next steps.  Whether it be a burst of joy, a pool of tears, a shrug of relief, a pang of anger, or a daze of confusion, your response to that decision will immediately lay the groundwork of what lies ahead.