Wednesday, May 18th was College Apparel Day where the seniors got to represent their colleges at school. As the Class of 2022’s seniors are moving onto the next chapter of their lives, they had the opportunity to celebrate their last weeks at Bishop’s, while showing off the culmination of their Bishops careers. When we interviewed these seniors, we asked them to reflect on their time at Bishop’s, and what they were most excited about going into college. Some seniors chose to stay on the west coast, attending schools like USC or Claremont Mckenna. Others are attending schools on the east coast or even beyond, moving out of the country to attend schools like Mcgill and NYU Shanghai. The Tower annual College Map shows where seniors, who responded to the survey, will be attending next year. 

Despite the lighthearted feel of the occasion, there is also much debate surrounding whether or not “college sweatshirt culture” is toxic. Co-Editor-In-Chief Sariah Hossain goes more in depth with this debate in her opinion article, “The Old College Story.” She argues that “college apparel day…feels like a microcosm of everything painful about how we talk about college admissions [at Bishop’s].” Although there may be some more research done to further discuss this problem, for now, the Class of 2022 is ready to move on and experience new places and culture.