Human psychology is a topic that greatly interests me, so I knew I would take AP Psychology my junior year without a doubt. An instance from that class that really stuck with me was when my teacher introduced us to cognitive dissonance: that uneasy feeling when our beliefs and actions conflict.

Social media is everywhere. It’s how we stay connected, share our lives, and even meet new people. But as much as it helps us stay in touch, it can also make relationships—whether friendships or romantic ones—a lot more complicated.

I hate The Catcher in the Rye.

Not because it’s a bad book, but because of what it came to represent in my life. In the middle of my sophomore year, a girl stopped me in the hallway, her face serious.