im currently feeling a strange emotion, im so happy for my friends who’ve now gotten into their dream unis early decisions, but also every time someone gets accepted i feel a little more scared for my own application.. i find out Wednesday. i applied early for one of the most selective university in the world with sub-par grades, a below average SAT and some decent extra curriculars but nothing groundbreaking…
i wish my dream school wasn’t unattainable
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You've got further than 99.9997% of the world's population. Just saying. Good luck for Wednesday, I hope you're proud of yourself no matter what :)
Brother,
You built a fully-fledged social media website. Did you learn to do that in school?
It sounds like you grew up in a culture, like mine, in which university is a given. Where everyone with half a brain is expected to continue their schooling. Were you ever encouraged, or even allowed, to consider not doing so?
University is for people without initiative. It’s the path of least resistance. Not to say that it doesn’t require effort and diligence, but it allows young people to coast along on a charted course for an extra four years before needing to make their own decisions. It’s a comfortable, appealing idea to many, but it squanders the potential of many others who could be learning and building mountains more without a school occupying all their time and money.
You have initiative. This website is proof enough of that. I don’t know much about you, but I think you’re one of those people better off without Uni. I know it seems safe. I know everyone else is doing it.
You are not everyone else.
At least don’t give it all your stake. Keep learning and building on your own. You can achieve so much more in the next four years than a diploma from your dream school.
I wish someone told me this when I was in high school. Or maybe they did. I wish I listened.
cmon jeffalo if your extra curriculars arent enough that idk what is - you just keep your head high and hope for the best, itll happen! 