The Decision of a Lifetime

831 Words2 Pages
bulb-icon

Recommended: an essay on setting goals

Once chance, one choice, one shot to get it right, and if you're wrong, I'm sure you could chose again, but no one would want to go through that pain again, so for now, one choice, one chance. You know it will pay off in the long run, but it's something that sounds so unappealing to you that you would do anything to get out of it. That "something" can be as simple as not wanting to do your chores, or something a little more of a life decision, like maybe, choosing a college. The first college visit I went on was to Taylor University in Indiana, or as I know it better as: my worst weekend ever. My dad always told me that you never will end up going to a college when you visit on a rainy day, and I always kept that in the back of my mind. As soon as I stepped on Taylor's campus, rain, and it rained the entire weekend; it wasn't light rain either, it was hard, horizontal going rain. When I got there, I met the team, they didn't talk to me or welcome me; as if I wasn't scared enough! Everything from then on was just terrible: the food, the rooms, the coach, and even the other people there. That really set my mood for the rest of the trip which was resistance. "Don't make me do this!" I scream to my parents as I'm refusing to pack my bags for the weekend. "I don’t want to do this. I don't want to go, I know I won't like it." I try to say anything I can to get myself out of leaving for the weekend. "It's only for a little while Lindsey," my mom replies calmly as she's trying not to get agitated with my constant complaining. "You'll decide ...

... middle of paper ...

...as well as the beginning, girls so happy to see me, people remembering my name, professors remembering my name, free food, free shirts, and a fantastic environment. By the end of the day I was still hesitant to say I liked it. We watched a volleyball game and the coach took me into his office afterwards and set the alarm off in my brain that made me realize this was where I was going to go, a full scholarship. I wanted to accept immediately but my parents made me say that I would wait a couple months to think it over. The day I told him I would decide I called him up, tears in all of my families, mine and his eyes. Even though it was a long college journey, over 14 visits in a year and a half, it was all worth it. God had a plan from the beginning and he knew that I would see the best things are worth waiting for.

Works Cited

none, personal paper

Show More
Related

  • Personal Narrative-Cajun Connection On Campus

    373 Words  | 1 Pages

    My first two weeks on campus were great. When I first walked on to the campus, it felt very foreign like I was in another country. I didn’t feel connected yet and still felt like a visitor. Most of the time I didn’t know exactly where I was going and of course, I didn’t want to look like a freshman. Eventually, I did find where I was going, after going to Cajun connection.

    Read More

  • Benefits Of Greek Life

    1518 Words  | 4 Pages

    Summer term 2016 was the very first time I was considered a college student who attended Florida International University or any university for that matter. I was nervous, intimidated by the drastic changes that were about to occur in my life. As a first semester freshman I did not know what the college life held for me and did not want to. I was closed off from my surroundings and felt comfortable going from home to school and back home. It was convenient not having to be involved in all of these extracurricular activities and clubs. I would always have more than enough time to excel in my studies as I breezed through the semester with exceptional

    Read More

  • The Themes Of Adversity In The Glass Castle

    1875 Words  | 4 Pages

    At the beginning of my freshman year, I was ready for whatever was going to be thrown at me. I was excited for the new school and the new opportunities. I had barely made the golf team but for some reason that did not faze me. I had friends from my prior years of schools and I was happy. The classes were easier than I thought they were going to be which was my biggest worry going in. Little did I know that my friendships were the biggest issue.

    Read More

  • A Choice That Will Change the World

    1486 Words  | 3 Pages

    Never in U.S. History has the fate of millions laid in the hands of one man, President Harry S. Truman. Truman became president after the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt in April, 1945. This shift into presidency left Truman with the choice to use atomic weaponry for the first time in human history. Truman’s decision to use atomic bombs depends on scenarios provided by the Secretary of War Henry Stimson and the Secretary of State James Byrnes. Both secretaries have substantial justifications for their arguments in which either decision possesses implications that will change the status of the war and the world. While Truman’s decision will be elaborated on at the end of this piece it is beneficial to establish an appropriate standpoint for Truman. Ultimately, Truman’s choice to utilize an atomic bomb is up to him. Nonetheless, it is justifiable to claim that implementing an atomic bomb against Japan is a suitable decision because there is a higher probability of saving more military and civilian lives than a full-scale invasion.

    Read More

  • Personal Narrative: Alabama A & M University

    255 Words  | 1 Pages

    College was such a big ordeal around this time last year! Many students had no choice but to think about it every day and I was surrounded by friends and classmates thinking about the same thing. Am I sure this is the school for me? Do I really want to move away or just stay near my mom? I even thought to myself, “What about moving out of state?” Everyone was so nervous, and everyone had the right to be. We are all trying to take the next step into moving on after high school. Until April 5th, 2016, my proudest moment was this day. I received acceptance into the Alabama A&M university. It was just a regular day that I had come home to mail from different universities, and my mom and I had applied here already with my mind on going to a predominantly

    Read More

  • FSU Lover

    1623 Words  | 4 Pages

    ...e campus, and felt comfortable with my professors and their expectations. I quickly realized that the very place that I had been conditioned to like since birth, was truly where I belonged. I had no problems transitioning into college life and had no doubts that I made the right choice. College life at FSU was everything I expected. High school was fun, but nothing compared to the college life and how I felt at Florida State.

    Read More

  • Unexpected Joy: My School Lottery Journey

    1220 Words  | 3 Pages

    After that I tried thinking about it, I mean really think about it. I started considering my options; the pros and cons, of each school. The time flew by too quickly, and before I knew it the we had the results of the lottery. I remember sitting on the couch when I got the email saying I was accepted. I remember being so joyful!

    Read More

  • Essay About College Experience

    734 Words  | 2 Pages

    I like to explore a little bit more of the campus every time I am there. Sometimes, I can make a large discovery like finding the gym. Other times, I uncovered something minor like a bathroom. There can be a lot of parties. Some of them are boring because not many people show up or there isn’t anything to do. They can also be extremely fun because there are a lot of people to hang out with. There is a large quantity of things to do such as play games with people, watch something on the TV, eat food, or just talk with people. Those factors make college an enjoyable and adventurous

    Read More

  • A Memorable Decision Essay

    1084 Words  | 3 Pages

    I went to Lincoln High school for my past 4 years. For my first year in high school, I didn’t do much, I met a few new friends, but none of them became close friends with me. On the first day of school in sophomore year, I went to school early in the morning to talk to my counselor about schedule change, because I didn’t want to take P.E. during sophomore year, but she told me that I have to take it unless I join an academy. There are four academies in my school but I don’t know anything about any of them. My counselor recommended me to join the green academy since the other three academies were all full. So I joined the green academy and this instant decision has changed my high school life

    Read More

  • My Experience In College

    782 Words  | 2 Pages

    When I moved into my dorm, I didn’t know what to expect in college. It was something my parents expected me to attend. For most of life, I was a sheltered boy who stayed home all the time. I didn’t hang out with friends until my last year of high school. After I come home from school, I would either finish homework or watch Youtube videos. It wasn’t until the first few days of college until I realized the amount of freedom I received. College allowed me to do what I’ve wanted to do since I was a kid. It has already taught me more than the last 18 years of my life. I’ve experienced and learned more about myself and the world around me in just the first semester and it started with my classes.

    Read More

  • First Day High: Navigating High School

    684 Words  | 2 Pages

    The next few days at school, I started to really understand the schedule and got the hang of migrating between Lasalle and DePaul. I made new friends everyday, did not struggle with my locker once, had lunches that tasted, smelled, and looked amazing, and I am really glad I chose to come to Sacred Heart Cathedral. Everyone is really welcoming and nice. I have made great friends and I am really excited for the next four years at Sacred Heart

    Read More

  • Transition from High School to College

    1662 Words  | 4 Pages

    As the end of my senior year in high school approached, I had to make an important decision. What school was I going to spend the next few years of my life at? When the financial aid packages arrived, I was torn between two colleges. After sitting down with my mother and discussing the advantages and disadvantages of both schools, I came to my final decision. It seemed like a year ago I was imagining what college life would be like and suddenly before my eyes, I would be a college student in a matter of four months.

    Read More

  • What I've Learned about Myself this First Semester of College

    1234 Words  | 3 Pages

    Through the last 13 weeks I have learned about whom I am and what makes me who I am. I have made some great friends not only my age but also older and younger than me. I have realized many things about myself that I never would have realized if I wouldn’t have came here. College is a whole new experience that you could never imagine unless you are there. It is nothing like you read or even that you watch on TV. It is completely different and you learn a lot about yourself as a person.

    Read More

  • The Most Important Decisions In My Life

    862 Words  | 2 Pages

    As I reach the seemingly boring age of 19, I am able to look back and reflect on how my choices in the past have gotten me to where I am today. One of the most significant decisions I have made in my life was to minimize my friend group. Now, losing friends is something you hear about before you even hit junior high. The common phrase is repeated over and over again, when referring to high school, “You find out who your real friends are.” As a scrawny little freshman, with no sense of reality, I refused to believe that that phrase would ever apply to my life. The end of my sophomore year is when my then, sixteen-year-old self, realized that that overused phrase was more relevant to my life than I wanted it to be. So I did something about it.

    Read More

  • My Senior Year of High School

    640 Words  | 2 Pages

    Having spent twelve years of my school life in just one small red brick building, the years tend to fade into each other. But the year I remember most clearly and significantly is my senior year of high school, where I finally began to appreciate what this institution offered to any student who stopped to look. Before, school had been a chore, many times I simply did not feel motivated toward a subject enough to do the homework well, and seeing the same familiar faces around ever since I was 5 years old grew very tiring soon enough. But I began to see things from a different angle once I became a senior.

    Read More

More about The Decision of a Lifetime

Open Document