So, I'm in the middle of what people call "getting into college" and I'm so tired of it. I mean, first you have to apply to get in, then you have to wait a few weeks for a letter. Then let's say you actually get in. Now you have to apply for scholarships. Well, if you have a guidance counselor like mine, he won't send in the right transcript with your scholarship forms. You applied in December, and you still haven't gotten a letter in February. So you call the admissions office and the college that you applied to and they tell you that they didn't get your official ACT scores, so to be eligible for this scholarship you have to pay to have ACT send your scores to the school. If you're like me, you don't have the money to go to college without scholarships, so you try to apply for more. You ask some people to write some letters or recommendation for you, but they take a long time to do it. Then, a month after you get the real ACT scores sent, you finally get a letter! And it says you got the Presidential Scholarship for 3,500 dollars! That's great and everything, but the voice in the back of your head is saying, "Don't get too excited. It's going to take at least 14,000 more just to get through your first year." You only have 30 days to accept or decline your scholarship, but you're still not sure if you can even go. You have to think about housing, meal plans, and everything else you'll need down there. Think about haircuts, clothes, gas, tires, entertainment. It's going to cost a lot of money just to live there without the college expenses. Looks like you're going to be eating a lot of hot pockets and Ramen noodles, right? So now that you've decided you can go, you need to apply for housing and just hope that there is a room you can live in. Then you need to sign up for orientation so you can register for your "perfect schedule." Finally you need to actually grow the balls to move out of your momma's house and go to school five hours away. Remind yourself that you can do it, and go. Do everything you can to make some sort of career for yourself. Make sure that you can do something that will make you happy every day of your life. Remember that somehow you'll go to college. You'll get to your goal someday!
If you couldn't tell, all of this was about me and my journey to get into college. I've applied, been accepted, applied for a scholarship, and received it! Now I have to retake my ACT because if my score goes up, my scholarship goes up. I also have to get all of the letters I asked people to write and send in all my other scholarships. I need to apply for housing, sign up for orientation, and sign up for a meal plan. College is tough, but I think it might be tougher to get in.If anyone reads this whose trying to get into college, stay positive. Don't get down on yourself because it'll all work out somehow. I'm not saying that you'll get into college without trying, because you won't. I'm telling you to keep going when there's an obstacle. Don't ever give up on your dreams.
And as an after thought: watch The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Actually, read the book first. The movie left out some of the most important parts... But it's still an amazing move. I'm just sayin'.
