Right. I was going to talk about college tonight.
Since it's Senior year and all, I guess it's okay to start talking about this kind of stuff.
My mom is making me turn in all of my stuff super early. Like October 10th, early. And I'm applying to three different schools. Oh my...Luckily, two of those schools offered me a free, expedited application, so I only really have to focus on the one other application. Which, funnily enough, is for the school that I really, really want to go to. But there's still a lot of stuff to take care of...
Like my essay. These admissions people (and I'm speaking for all of them) need to have some sort of creativity when it comes to the essay question. Most prompts include sharing an experience that really altered your life, your reasons why you want to attend their college, or a challenge that you had to overcome.
Really? Colleges want you to "sell" yourself. But what if you aren't particularly good at that...without sounding too pretentious or egotistic or narcissistic? Or boring? And then you have your activities. You feel like such an un-socialized loner when you have seven slots to fill in all of the clubs and activities you've done in high school...and you only manage to fill out one. Makes you wonder if you spent your time in high school wisely.
Not to mention you have to tell the school what you want to do with yourself for the next three, four, five years of your life. That's an intense decision. I know you can change it at any time and what not (I had a teacher who changed his major two weeks before finals his senior year of college. no lie) but it's still kind of a big deal. After much internal debate and little sleep, I think I've finally figured mine out. I think.
I've never been absolutely sure, but I've also been going back and forth on this for the last few years, which might actually mean that it should be the field I go into and study.
I want to be a teacher.
Don't ask me what I want to teach yet. I've just crossed the emotional and psychological hurdle of choosing a general career choice/field of study. I'll probably give myself and ulcer or aneurysm if I try to figure out what I want to teach. Give it time. I'll get back to you on that. Maybe.
Anyway, important decisions and accomplishments must be made within the next two weeks. *gulp*
I hope I make it. I hope I get in...
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