Some college-bound teens already know where they are going next, but even if they don't, they've done all they can for now. It's time to kick back.

Larry Gordon & Angel Jennings:

Among the college-bound crowd of America's high school seniors, this is the time to exhale.

A happy few have been accepted by early admissions programs at the campuses of their dreams. Diana Orozco, a senior at Brentwood School, for example, has an enviable early offer from Yale University in her pocket and is ready to relax after all the drama of the college application process. "I have other priorities, like my sanity and being stress-free," said the 17-year-old from Hawthorne.

Many more high school seniors are awaiting answers from colleges over the next couple of months or so. But they too appreciate the emotional intermission of these winter months, when they suddenly have more free time. "I feel relief that I don't have something hanging on the back of my mind," said Elliott Lee, 17, who goes to Arcadia High and is trying his chances at nine California state universities and four private schools.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at February 15, 2012 2:48 AM
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