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| Quote by Maya Angelou |
To all those who are still in high school,
Try harder. Do it. You are more than capable of achieving your craziest goals. You want to travel across the country to your dream school? You want to go to an ivy? You want to win that scholarship? Do it. There's nothing stopping you but yourself.
Over the course of the three semesters that I have been at school, I realized all the mistakes I made in high school. I don't think Rutgers is a bad school; it isn't at all. I just don't feel like I belong here. I could've worked harder, got into a better school with a scholarship, and I wouldn't feel as miserable as I do.
If any of you knew me back in high school, you knew that I was against going to Rutgers from the very start, even after I applied and got accepted. For a while, my dream school was UMCP, and if not that, then Emerson College, or Boston University. I got accepted into Emerson College and Boston University, but I got rejected from UMCP. It broke my heart. I remember calling my best friend and crying for the next few hours. I was disappointed in myself; how did I let the goal of going to UMCP slip away from me? The heartbreak was the deal breaker for me. I settled for Rutgers. Everyone was shocked that I, out of everyone, would settle for Rutgers.
I shouldn't have settled. If I had tried a little harder during my junior and senior year, then I wouldn't be here writing this right now. I would love my school, and be incredibly involved. Not to say that I hate the friends and memories I've made here, but I always wonder what my life would be like if I had pushed myself a little further.
If anyone tells you that "what you did in high school doesn't matter when you go to college," it's true. It doesn't really matter if you got a 4.0 GPA, if you were the president of two clubs, or if you took 15 AP courses; everyone got accepted into your college because they had basically the same credentials as you. But don't mistake that for "what you did in high school doesn’t matter before you go to college," because it really does. Everything you do in high school will ultimately lead up to what colleges/universities you apply to, and which ones you get accepted or rejected from.
Just push yourself a little harder. Don't ever give up or lose sight of your goal. The difference between that B+ and A- can be the tipping point to get you into a school.
But also remember to take it easy sometimes, don't let yourself burn out. If you do, just ignite the fire again.
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