I'm a good student, I work hard, I get good grades, and I care about my education. I'm a proud Ravenclaw and nerdfighter; these things mean a lot to me and I want to be all I can become. What makes me angry about this is how one simple decision that, quite frankly, I had almost no choice in is making everyone think differently about me.
I got into two schools: Mills College and UNLV. I'll written about how annoying this whole college decision was before but I am currently more pissed off about it so sorry if I repeat some things. I decided to go to UNLV for multiple reasons.
1) They gave me $2500 a semester in work study for myself. Mills gave half that and it went straight toward tuition. In this bad economy, having a stable income was very necessary.
2) I am earning my Associates Degree in 2 weeks. UNLV will accept the full 2 years meaning I'm entering as a Junior.
3) I got practically everything for UNLV covered since I'm a local and we get amazing scholarships. Mills I'd have had to take out aout $15,000 a year in loans.
4) I want to go on to grad school and not only does UNLV make this easier since I'd have less loans but they are also willing to give me amazing deals on my Masters so, if I decide to stay, I may be able to get through and earn my doctorate with not many loans and debt to my name.
Looking at these reasons, UNLV seems like a great place for me. Although telling other people I'm going there you'd think I just told them I decided to murder someone. Perhaps it's just me who feels this, but whenever I tell people my decision I feel like they think I'm a failure. UNLV is not a school known for their academic awesomeness and being 6th in my class rank, having a GPA of over 4.6, and holding myself up to high, Hermione-ish standards, telling people I go to UNLV kills me. skjfgsdjkfgjfds I know it shouldn't matter and that all I need is to know taht it's the right thing for me and my situation but I can't fully get okay with the idea that come August I'll be a UNLV rebel and be in classes with some students that just don't effin care.
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Sorry I'm in such a bad mood...Hopefully I'll be a bit happier next time.
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i'm sorry for making you hate the world from my other post =P
ReplyDeleteit's not like UNLV will bring you down. they're letting you enter as a junior and you're not stopping there. there's no need to worry about what other people think because you're going on to bigger and better things, probably faster than they will too.