The challenge of Academics vs Athletics will almost never have a compromise. Like really, who puts a #1 doubles and singles Tennis conference the day of an AP world exam? This is where they make you choose. Do you choose the AP test for possible college credit or do you play conference and break records with college scouts? My head wanted the test but my heart wanted conference. Eventually I chose the AP test but was truly upset that I had to give up my spot after all the work I did trying to make it as one of the only Sophomores from Dominion and the county. The AP test was the athletic director’s scheduling mistake but making me believe that the makeup test was a lot harder than the original was the school’s mistake. It takes very good mental health to make this choice and is something that we must be strong to do. Even with al the communication we have things like this inconvenience will always happen but it is up to us to decide how to use out mental health to handle it.