Anyhow, I did mean to blog about some more things about life and whatnot. This entry I've been meaning to type since the other day, so I hope the thoughts are still slightly fresh from my mind.
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Stanford. Harvard. Princeton.
Some of the biggest names when it comes to colleges. There's tons more out there. No wait, I lie. There are supposed to be way more colleges other than the above three I mentioned above that are good colleges in general. Sure, you can think of more hotshot universities: Yale, Duke, Georgetown, you name it.
Does any parent even think about the OTHER colleges out there that can benefit their child's education and future career? Ever thought about doing some research and finding another college that's as good (or, maybe even just almost as good) as the overexposed colleges we see on TV, movies, and other sources of media?
That's the problem I kind of face right now. I'm not going to mention my age, but I'll tell you all that it's always Stanford, Harvard, Stanford, Harvard. It almost makes me sick to my stomach every time I hear those college names from my parents. It's nice that they're thinking about my future, but how about somewhere else? The only reason why they're mentioning them is because the schools are always exposed in the media, by word of mouth, and so on. I almost feel bad for other colleges that don't have a big of a name, being that they aren't a bad school, but just underappreciated like some other hundreds or thousands of universities here.
There's also my small chance that I'll be accepted. It'd be nice to go to some of those "big" schools, but come on. There's other schools out there that can help me reach my goal in getting an awesome, money-making, life-saving health career. You gotta think about application costs as well, requirements, the idea of pestering your high school teachers to write you letters of recommendation, writing an essay or two per application. And what, seniors apply to how many schools? At least three-ish? Maybe even way more?
I'm just saying, a school cannot define you as a person. You, yourself, define YOU. Sadly, though, people don't always see that.
I also think the phrase "diamond in the rough" can help with this entry.
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