My Trip To High School Research Paper

I was just starting high school and my family had already started pressuring me about college and what I wanted to do in life. Within that chaos there was one thing that really had me intrigued, and it was my uncle telling me about the University of Illinois. He was the first person in my family to attend a University and I would soon be the second. Throughout my years in high school he’d always try to persuade me to go to this school by telling me stories of his time there along with the amazing opportunities that came with it. All I can say is that his nagging worked, he, at one point, had me convinced. Of course there were other factors that made me choose this University, and the on top of that list I would have to put my visit to the school. It was one of the most amazing experiences I’ve had. I didn’t come on a normal visit that most students do where they go on a tour of the University. I would have to argue that my experience was a lot more …show more content…
It wasn’t until after classes started that I started questioning my choices. I asked myself if I made the right decision by choosing this school, whether or not Biology is the right major for me, and I even went as far as questioning if I still wanted to go into dentistry. I’d always see my friends, who were Business majors, talking about how easy their major is and having little work to do, where as I would be working my butt of trying to do well on my Biology or Chemistry Exam. In the end I realized that my hard work and good work ethic would help me prevail, especially when I had to start taking upper level courses. In the end I felt as though I did make the right choice by choosing this school and that I need to thank all of those that helped me including my crazy uncle, enthusiastic teachers and my parents who supported my decisions and made sure I attended a school were I could be