I hate the bubble I live in. I am so closed-minded sometimes. I really didn't want to go to the UW, but I recently looked at the UW Honors program course listing and the programs they are involved in and I was amazed. I don't know why I have overlooked this nearby school for so long with such great programs. I only have 15 days now to perfect all my essays for this school and I hope I can get in to their honors program. The faculty, programs, options, students all pique my interest. Ah... what a sad fact in life when we overlook what is right beneath our noses.
In my little suburb, there is an amazing closed-mindedness. We assume that highly ranked schools like Stanford and Columbia are the places to be, and that anything lesser is unacceptable. I feel miserable trapped in this box. And I become like those around me, justifying the competitive attitudes and rankings for reasons like nobel laureate staff. I despise myself sometimes. UW isn't all that badly ranked and I just looked down upon it because everyone around me did. For once I need to really stand up against my peers and act as myself. I am going to that info. session on Friday and I am not going to let my peers hold me back!
Live outside of the stupid bubble. It's when we are so closed-minded that we can't understand concepts like health care reform or gay rights that we become lesser people. Or when we become so closed-minded that we won't listen to the other side's views and just base life off assumptions. We all need to stop and think about how we lead our lives. It isn't about winning. It isn't about being the best. It isn't about money. Or fame. I think it's about finding fulfillment and happiness, but I will keep an open-mind that will hopefully open me to other possibilities. Sometimes what we are searching for all our lives is right there in front of us, but other times we have to work arduously for our dreams. Either way, anyway, we just need to appreciate life and keep it all in perspective.
Life is awesome. Thank you God for giving me this opportunity to go to college.
"My Happy Ending" - Avril Lavigne
so what it's avril lavigne. She's from Napanee. Go Canada.
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