Applications, resumes, SAT's, personal statements. Just thinking about them all is making my head spin. I'm so excited to be moving on to my college career but the process is extremely stressful. Let's start with the college list. I haven't done any applications because I haven't completed my college list yet. It's like every time I think it's finally done, I find out about a new college or decide that I don't like a college that's already on the list. And then I don't know what to look for in a college. I'm not sure what size campus will work for me, if I'd work better in the suburbs or in the city, or if I want the campus population to be majorily colored. I don't know what to ask for from a university.
However, what's really making me want to pull my hair right now is the personal statement.I have written four or five drafts of that darn paper. I know my topic and I know thw message that I want to get across but sometimes it's difficult to word my thoughts. I feel a little more confident with my current draft but I know someone will find something for me to change or fix on it. That is what annoys me the most. I appreciate the pointers but I hate feeling like others are twisting my words and my message is being lost in the process.
I know that all I have been doing is complaining but I just had to get it out of my system. I know that by January when I've completed all of these tasks I'll feel accomplished and more at ease. I know that all this hard work will pay off when those acceptance letters come rolling in.
This is obviously a stressful process and stress works on people in interesting ways. Hopefully it helps to motivate you to accomplish all of this rather than making it difficult to start. If you would like me to review your statement, see me after school!
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