Dear readers of The Lowell,

Happy spring!

The end of the semester is approaching and most colleges are releasing their admissions decisions. While this signifies the end of the college application process for most seniors, other Lowell students are just beginning to consider their futures after high school. This experience is stressful for many, but some students struggle disproportionately with the task of applying. In this magazine’s cover story, our reporters took a closer look at these students’ challenges, exploring the factors, such as immigration status and family responsibilities, that can impact students’ ability to apply to colleges. 

For some seniors, the end of the spring semester also means that their window of opportunity to live out the “high school experience” is closing fast. In this magazine’s feature story, we found that many Lowell students feel that they are missing out as the result of unrealistic portrayals of teenage life from television and social media. 

We hope that the perspectives shown in this magazine will allow students to see their own experiences at Lowell in a new light.

Editors-in-Chief,

Thomas Harrison, Ramona Jacobson, and Katharine Kasperski