If there is anything in the world that is more oppressive, stressful, or frightening than deadlines, let me know. As a senior in high school, I have made it through twelve years of homework due dates and project deadlines. Plenty of adults can attest to an intense phobia of deadlines, especially during tax filing season. Now, however, I realize the most important date in a 17-year-old’s life, the one that is highlighted, italicized, and underlined on the calendar, is May 1, also known as National Candidates Reply Date for entering college. One year ago I was a high school junior working my …

   Ask any student in high school today about the significance of “time,” and I can guarantee no one will have enough of it to provide a proper answer. Walk through the hallways on a typical weekday, and you will be able to spot a plenty of students who are completing last-minute assignments that they did not have enough time to finish beforehand. Students are always on the go-go-go, but why? It seems as though 24 hours in a day just is not enough. The principle is fairly simple: We live in a world of instant replays, instant gratification and instant oatmeal. “Time” is a concept that is …