Anti-college essay. I’ve lived on earth for a little less than two decades, but despite my floating through life at a fairly leisurely pace, two monumentals things have, or will, happen. My being born, and the moment I die. These are two monumental moments in any person's’ life, but that is not to say my life isn’t at all interesting outside of those two fundamental aspects of mortality.
The only time I question my life’s worth and whether my life has produced anything of interest or value is when I try to appease you, the person who has the power to essentially play god with my life. Only when I sell myself to the college of my dreams. I am not a salesperson. And you aren’t doing a good job of selling these college essay prompts either. …show more content…
I’m the protagonist
Everyone I meet is an NPC I could potentially help or do side-quests for. Every “hater” is a mini-boss that looks daunting but is actually pretty easy to beat. Insecurity or self-doubt is the real boss. But like every good game series it doesn’t end with one awe-inspiring boss battle. The journey is never done. Princess Peach is always in another castle. Everything I learn is just another point added to the skill tree and with enough training and exp I can unlock the ultimate skill in that branch. How do I bring this back to how this has got me to where I am?
Well notice that everything that happens in a typical RPG benefits the character, making him stronger, or revealing the plot, in this case the plot is the grand scheme of life, and the skill tree represents my level of education. Each battle is a pattern, hit, dodge, dodge, take cover, run around, hit, hit. Dead. We all live this pattern of life on repeat, but that is not to say each repeat is a simple duplicate of its predecessor. We work or go to school for 5 days, rest a weekend, not every day is the same, we learn, but that isn’t reflected in our schedules. Everything happens for a reason, and if you’re having trouble with life, maybe look at life like an RPG, then go on and forge your chronicle of
The only time I question my life’s worth and whether my life has produced anything of interest or value is when I try to appease you, the person who has the power to essentially play god with my life. Only when I sell myself to the college of my dreams. I am not a salesperson. And you aren’t doing a good job of selling these college essay prompts either. …show more content…
I’m the protagonist
Everyone I meet is an NPC I could potentially help or do side-quests for. Every “hater” is a mini-boss that looks daunting but is actually pretty easy to beat. Insecurity or self-doubt is the real boss. But like every good game series it doesn’t end with one awe-inspiring boss battle. The journey is never done. Princess Peach is always in another castle. Everything I learn is just another point added to the skill tree and with enough training and exp I can unlock the ultimate skill in that branch. How do I bring this back to how this has got me to where I am?
Well notice that everything that happens in a typical RPG benefits the character, making him stronger, or revealing the plot, in this case the plot is the grand scheme of life, and the skill tree represents my level of education. Each battle is a pattern, hit, dodge, dodge, take cover, run around, hit, hit. Dead. We all live this pattern of life on repeat, but that is not to say each repeat is a simple duplicate of its predecessor. We work or go to school for 5 days, rest a weekend, not every day is the same, we learn, but that isn’t reflected in our schedules. Everything happens for a reason, and if you’re having trouble with life, maybe look at life like an RPG, then go on and forge your chronicle of