Being Mediocre In College

The teacher’s heeled shoes clicked and clacked around the classroom as she handed out the National Beta Club invitations to students all around me. I waited and waited because I knew the grade point average requirement was in range for an invitation with the name “Ryan Shallow” on top of the page. Time passed and the stack of papers in her hand narrowed. The last one was handed out to the student right next to me and I knew my opportunity had passed. Since that point, I have owned up to my past failures, so I never return to the point of merely average. Being mediocre is not an option, and looking into the future, there is nowhere to go but up.

The word average was the perfect word to describe me all throughout the first fourteen years of my life. I went with the status quo and did nothing more. I never wanted to stand out or be the center of attention. More times than I could count my face would grow hot and red when the then grueling task of public speaking came my way. One thing I realized about myself was my competitive nature. Whenever I competed with someone else, I always performed at a higher level. Mediocrity was not even a thought in my mind anymore. I can't accept being average anymore. I now want to be a part of something more, and look forward to seeing the improved version of myself. …show more content…
I have the future to keep pushing and pushing and reaching new heights I never knew were possible. I want to be great, and the only way I know how is hard work, a will to never stop, and a fear of falling back into