When I was younger, I would see college students in movies and think, “Wow they are pretty old, it is going to be forever until I become a college student.” Now here I am, one of those college students and I still can’t wrap my mind around that. My high school years seem to have flown by with the blink of an eye. I remember watching Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide in middle school to prepare myself for what high school has to offer as if it was yesterday (it was nothing like the show sadly).
Many things have shaped who I am today. My family, friends, and jobs have all played a role in making me. I believe my family has taught me that I should get out there and do what feels like the impossible, meanwhile my friends have taught me that I should believe in myself. The jobs I’ve had, on the other hand, have shown me that through hard work, you can move up and get that promotion or get those around you to look up to you and go to you for advice.
As a college student, I have similar goals to my peers. I want to maintain a social life as well as a 4.0 GPA. I also want to figure out exactly what it is that I want to do in the future. Yes I have declared a major, but is it something I would love doing everyday? Is it what I thought it would be like, or is it something absolutely different? Will I wake up happy everyday and excited to go to work? These are all the things I hope to answer in my college years. I hope to make lots of connections and take up internships as a way of figuring myself out.
As for the first semester, I hope that I can maintain that beautiful 4.0 GPA (insert angels singing here) and make new connections. I also hope that I can achieve my small goal of moving out for college, even if it is just for the semester (fingers crossed). Besides all that, I just hope that I will be happy in this new environment. If I am happy then I think everything will fall into place just as it should. 