Unrealistic Expectations Of College Essay
Failure
Thinking of college comes with unrealistic expectations. Expectations of making lifelong friends, expectations of always making A’s like I did in high school, and expectations of juggling an Instagram worthy social life and becoming one of America’s top doctors, these expectations come with pressure and stress. These expectations come with a setup for failure.
Starting college for me was starting a whole new season of life. I was moving miles away from home and had my whole life planned. My major was premed and I was attending one of the best colleges for that major. I was going to finish in four years and get into a medical school out-of-state so I could move away from Mississippi. I was going into the medical field to be a pediatrician and I was determined that I would love my job. I was completely focused and was adamant on staying focused. I started my courses in the fall and still had that head strong determination and was going strong for a couple of weeks until we came across our first big test. Before we received our test paper our professor said to us, “Remember you can’t afford to fail any test in this class to be able to get into medical school.” With …show more content…
It went on through fall semester and then again in the spring. My plan was demolished. Becoming a doctor was no longer an option and I had lost the drive and love for it, but I had also wasted an entire year of college. My grades were all below a C average and my ending grade point average was a 1.3. Along with those setbacks I was also financially in the hole. I had lost all my scholarships and state funding and had to pay back the school for the scholarship provided when I lost the required GPA. For some people this may not have been a big deal. This happens all the time, people change their majors, lose focus, and party too much. It is okay to have a setback, but for me I couldn’t help but feel disappointed in myself and feel like a
Thinking of college comes with unrealistic expectations. Expectations of making lifelong friends, expectations of always making A’s like I did in high school, and expectations of juggling an Instagram worthy social life and becoming one of America’s top doctors, these expectations come with pressure and stress. These expectations come with a setup for failure.
Starting college for me was starting a whole new season of life. I was moving miles away from home and had my whole life planned. My major was premed and I was attending one of the best colleges for that major. I was going to finish in four years and get into a medical school out-of-state so I could move away from Mississippi. I was going into the medical field to be a pediatrician and I was determined that I would love my job. I was completely focused and was adamant on staying focused. I started my courses in the fall and still had that head strong determination and was going strong for a couple of weeks until we came across our first big test. Before we received our test paper our professor said to us, “Remember you can’t afford to fail any test in this class to be able to get into medical school.” With …show more content…
It went on through fall semester and then again in the spring. My plan was demolished. Becoming a doctor was no longer an option and I had lost the drive and love for it, but I had also wasted an entire year of college. My grades were all below a C average and my ending grade point average was a 1.3. Along with those setbacks I was also financially in the hole. I had lost all my scholarships and state funding and had to pay back the school for the scholarship provided when I lost the required GPA. For some people this may not have been a big deal. This happens all the time, people change their majors, lose focus, and party too much. It is okay to have a setback, but for me I couldn’t help but feel disappointed in myself and feel like a