i will never not be bitter about tests/scholarships
life is difficult
@camiestrange what's your planned major? I think i knew mine by my sophomore year…maybe
It’s really hard not to when my high school made everyone a number, and even though I was 10th in my class at a very competitive school, it was just a constant “oh, they got a higher SAT, they’re smarter, you’re not trying hard enough, hey look, this guy got a full ride! What are you doing with your life?” Idk, I feel like I probably could have tried harder, but I was too burned out and was depressed a lot this past year and missed out in some opportunities and didn’t study for SAT/ACT. Plus I got screwed over in a really important scholarship interview because my interviewer kept asking the same question in different words, and one of the men reminded me of a math teacher I feel like I let down, so it was just not a good time. Sorry for the rant, but idk, all this stuff just bothers me, and college is expensive. Literally the only way to cut costs is to go to community college, but my home is a toxic environment and I’ve wanted to leave for years.
I feel you. I took 10 standardized tests. I had so much pressure on me to succeed because if I didn't I'd be going to the community college and the thought just… no. I can't even begin to explain the amount of stress I endured my junior year. Recently my dad's even had the audacity to say he's paying my tuition…I mean, he's paying part of my room and board and my books, but that's literally all. I did that shit. Sorry for the language, but I worked so hard to get a scholarship, and I initially wanted to go out of state but that just didn't work because my dad wanted me to go to his alma mater, and it just… ugh sorry. I just relate, that's all. The whole standardize test thing is bogus and stupid and I hate it
English, focus on Creative Writing, and potentially minor in Marketing.
Nice! My sister majored in English, and I harbored a fancy for a few years that I'd major in Creative Writing. It didn't pan out, but I still love it
On a much happier note, I did get my schedule for my first semester. I get to take chemistry with a lab, calculus, and I even got into a psychology class, which I'm super excited for.
Do you think that taking a gap year is a good idea? Right now I’m planning on taking a gap year after high school to travel the world. I’m thinking of becoming an au pair. I really want to travel the world but I’m not sure if I should do it before or after college. The only reason I don’t want to do it after college is because that is typically when you start to settle down. (Like getting a real job and stuff like that. And you start to become frugal with your money.)
I would take a gap year, def
like I didn't
but I would lol
On a much happier note, I did get my schedule for my first semester. I get to take chemistry with a lab, calculus, and I even got into a psychology class, which I'm super excited for.
Ooh nice. I'm doing chemistry and a lab, along with biology and calculus
Do you think that taking a gap year is a good idea? Right now I’m planning on taking a gap year after high school to travel the world. I’m thinking of becoming an au pair. I really want to travel the world but I’m not sure if I should do it before or after college. The only reason I don’t want to do it after college is because that is typically when you start to settle down. (Like getting a real job and stuff like that. And you start to become frugal with your money.)
If you've got the money for it I say go for it!
The only issue with taking a gap year is this: How will it affect your scholarships? If it has no ill effect, feel free to go for it, but sometimes colleges only offer specific scholarships to people straight out of high school. Another thing is, if you do take a gap year, it’s probably a good idea to keep up the basics in some academic areas, so you haven’t spent forever without practicing them when you go to college.
.jpg)
