What to do, what to do...

It is now time for us to sign up for classes next year. Really? This early?

First off, we have this new registration system. I think it's a pretty cool system. We are going to be able to go online and register, which is extremely different from what we've done in the past. In the past, we circled our classes on a sheet and let the counselors take care of it.

Here's the dilemma. What classes do I sign up for? Should I register an easy schedule and just slack off? Or should I rack up my schedule with hard courses and make my senior year suck? Registration poses all this stress of having to choose what I want to do next year and not even being done with this year yet.

The biggest problem is that I can't imagine making this year easy. It's just not possible. It is programmed in my blood to take hard classes, to take everything I possible can, so unfortunately, I will probably end up taking hard classes. Deep down, I truly wish I could slack off.

Personally, I want to have a good resume for the college application. I am afraid that if I take easy classes, they may deny me the opportunity to get into their college simply because I didn't push myself. But then again, what if I register for hard classes and do poorly in them? Will they think, "Wow, this kid couldn't take the difficulty...should we really let him in?" This is all weighing in my head right now. I'm really hoping that they see that I took the challenge and if I do poorly they would give me the benefit of the doubt and just say what the heck.

To add to this problem, I can't just take the required classes and be able to get out of school with a release a period early. No, I am involved in choir and that takes up three periods in my day (one of which being after school). So like the past two years, I am going to have to take an early bird class, as well as my after school choir class. Which leaves me with having a full schedule once again.

Here's what I'm thinking. I will take a difficult Spanish, Math, and Social Studies. That will wrap it up for the hard classes. Then I will "slack off" with the Language Arts and Science. Though this will still be a difficult year, might as well leave those two easier classes in there to lighten up my day.

Will you register for the hard classes?