College Is Coming
February 10th, 2008 § Leave a Comment
I have only applied to three colleges. My friends have applied to roughly five or six, possibly more.
Did I strive for less? Or are they all just overachievers. I know why I didn’t apply to more than three schools, it’s because I still, more than ever, fear rejection. The hypothetical negative thoughts of a few college admissions counselors was enough to scare me in to not applying. Of the three colleges, I have only heard back from one of them, and I was accepted. I should be happy, but I’m not. I pray every night before I go to sleep that by some grace of God, I’ll be accepted in to George Mason University. I went to the campus and I fell in love with it. Ever since then, I’ve wanted to go there. I have pushed myself to do better in school, I have studied more than I have my entire high school career, and I’ve finally achieved “Honor Roll” status.
I’m also waiting to hear back from Marymount University in Arlington. I meet all the requirements to get in there, but what if that isn’t enough. Are those requirements just something that colleges set up so high school kids can push themselves to the brink of insanity? Do they just set “standards” so that all people under the age of 21 can be manufactured, to their liking? Is originality dying?
I just…I don’t know.
