Actually, what you’re saying makes a lot of sense.
And, with all due respect, hanging out on CC will probably only worsen the problem. The focus here is pretty much “all college prep, all the time.”
You’re a 17 year old kid. My guess is that you’re bright enough to get into a variety of colleges. So, as a mom and a high school teacher, here’s what I suggest.
You may be registered for the May SAT. It’s either this week or next, (not teaching SAT prep this year, don’t have a HS junior in the house, so I’m not sure. ) Make sure you’re ready. At this point, that does NOT mean cramming; there’s pretty much nothing you can do at this point to increase your score. But make sure you have your paperwork, that your calculator is with you and is charged, that your alarm is set, that you have a ride to school and that you have breakfast.
My guess is that you already have your eye on some colleges. Great. Sit tight and don’t worry about them until school ends for the summer. Give yourself the next few weeks to be a Junior, and put off the rest of the college prep till summer vacation.
Sometime this summer, get to work on your Common App essays. Here are the prompts: http://www.commonapp.org/whats-appening/application-updates/2018-2019-common-application-essay-prompts Getting them done over the summer will save you HUGE TREMENDOUS headaches next fall.
Also over the summer, pare down that college list. Start the apps. Use this summer well, and you’ll buy yourself a leisurely fall… I promise you, you’ll be glad.
Get those apps in early!! There’s nothing quite like that first acceptance, particularly when it comes in early. It lets you know that, regardless of whatever else comes in, you’ll get going to college.