FRO Monologue
My transition into college has forced me to accept responsibility and to grow up faster than I had expected.
The transition into college has brought about many changes in my life, my family moved unexpectedly during the summer towards my sister’s job and I was forced to accept more responsibility. As a result, my parent’s jobs are a greater distance away and I find that when I arrive I am the only person in the house until late night. Along with my studies, I am now in charge of my pet dog, and I am expected to take care of her as well as stay on top of my studies.
The most frustrating part about college is that every small choice and mistake leads towards something larger and I find that I am now taking much more responsibility than I had signed up for. When I was in high school, I did not have to worry about waking up early enough to account for train delays or finding alternate paths towards and back from school. These would not be issues if my teachers would give us more leeway to be late.
I miss the days when I could come straight home and take a nap and count on someone else to wake me up. Now when I get home, I am the only one there for hours, I am responsible for staying awake so that I don’t throw off my sleep patterns. There aren’t any more home cooked meals and there isn’t anyone to wake me up in the morning. Overall, I realize that most of these problems could have been resolved by choosing a school closer to home, but I made the decision to go to a business school and now I am paying for it.
-Kevin D.