Start From the Beginning

I was a junior in high school taking the SAT, procrastinating studying. Trying to watch Khan Academy videos without having to pay some crazy amount for an SAT class. In hindsight I definitely recommend paying for those crazy expensive classes, that’s not the thing to be skimping on. Soon after, comes the college applications. This took weeks to complete, luckily for me, test scores were optional. Meaning I didn’t have to submit my SAT score, instead, I only submitted my GPA. 

Constantly Doubting the Process

The entire application process filled me with doubt. I managed to convince myself that I was doing everything wrong. I was scared my application was wrong, somehow, in some way. Luckily, that was not the case. 

Decision Time

I got my college decisions back senior year. You think it will get easier but it doesn’t, it’s just more decisions that need to be made. Now comes the time to compare prices and your needs, and realistically choose where you want to go. My mind changed a couple of times, but ultimately I chose the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. 

The Pay Off 

All of the stress and burdens of the heavy decisions and hard work paid off. I was finally settled on a decision, I had the entire summer to be excited about the new school I was attending. I moved in on August 20th, and still to this day I am satisfied with where the process brought me. I love my roommate and I have even joined a sorority since coming to school. I have met so many new friends and couldn’t be happier. Before leaving home, I was worried I would be homesick at my new school, but that’s not the case. Of course, I miss my mom, brother, and cat, and that’s probably the hardest part. But, I have never felt more independent and happy about my place in life right now. Knock on wood.