Essay About Lacrosse Game

Having been one of the most decorated athletes and best lacrosse player to come out of my high school, my personal goal was to play Division I college lacrosse. You can image my personal satisfaction when I signed on to play Division 1 lacrosse in college. I thought there was nothing else I wanted to do for the next four years. I only went about looking at schools that fit my “lacrosse” blueprint, instead of looking at my college experience as something more than that. I didn’t take the proper steps to find the best-suited college for me as a student, young adult or life outside of, or after my four year as a student athlete.
What’s amazing to me is how quickly I learned there are many more important aspects to college. That the love of an activity is not enough to make the whole experience worthwhile at times, especially when your in a environment that doesn’t suite you properly. As I made the shift from Robert Morris University to Richmond, my passion for lacrosse still existed, but I was not in a comfortable enough position to allow myself to handle both; success in the class as well as the riggers …show more content…
Giving me a top tier education, knowledge of networking, and career skills that I had never been exposed to previously. But as my itch to play the sport I love was in the back of my head at all times and I wasn’t satisfied with that. As I look to pursue a top tier education at Gettysburg, play the game of my dreams and be mentored by a man of Coach Janczyk life skills, I think that is nothing short of the opportunity of a lifetime. I am looking to transfer yet again not because I consider myself a quitter, but because I have learned that college is a very influential, educational, and a very short, yet important time in your life. That having the opportunity to pursue a passion that you love while growing into an adult is a dream come true for any