Why I Want To Go To College

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During my years in high school, I always thought it would be pleasant to go to college prematurely, since I believed my mental age was much older than my physical one. Now that I have matured my way through college, I currently understand how inaccurate I was. My professors at Indiana University Kokomo (IUK) taught me that the urge to grow up is nothing more than an excuse to miss out on the little things life offers. Instead of just focusing on becoming a taxidermist, I made sure to appreciate the people who guided me towards the path that I was intended to walk on. The course I was venturing through caused me to cross paths with a man I would eventually call my husband. The third love is usually the unexpected relationship that shatters our expectations of what love is supposed to be. It is like the missing puzzle piece you accidentally find without explanation of how it suddenly appeared. On November 16, 2021, I was working as a part time librarian at IUK when I first stumbled upon David. He would always visit the campus library to mysteriously sketch in a notebook. It was on that same day where David asked me …show more content…

It was exactly a year later when I received a wax-sealed letter from David directly stating, “Meet me under the willow tree at 6:00 pm. Yours Truly, David”. When I arrived at the destination, it was evident that David’s plan was for our one year anniversary, but the outcome was not how I imagined it to be. The entire area around the tree was decorated with candles, beautiful marigolds, and David was just standing in the center of it all. To my astonishment, David dropped down on one knee and said, “Bailey, I have been in love with you ever since the first day we met, and I want to keep falling in love with you until death do us part.” He pulled out a box to reveal the diamond ring and asked, “Will you marry

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Why I Want To Go To College

Character of Chris McCandless of Into the Wild, by Jon Krakauer

Who Goes To College By Cecilia Rodriguez Milanes