Personal Statement: Critical Thinking

Critical thinking can be defined in the dictionary as a disciplined thinking that is clear, rational, open minded, and informed by evidence. When I imagine a scenario in my life that involved critical thinking I go back to the time when I wasn’t sure if I would be able to attend college.
During the last few months of my high school career I had applied for college and the financial aid I needed to attend; I was accepted and received the aid I needed. I thought I was completely prepared and ready to go but the closer it came to starting college the more uneasy I felt. Throughout high school I struggled with social anxiety and I began to question if I was meant for college. Once the train of doubt started it seemed like it would never end, it felt as if college just wasn’t an option anymore. Aside from the anxiety I had no job, how would I afford food and gas? My house didn’t have reliable internet, how would I do my homework? I was falling into a rut and had no idea what to do, I had completely given up on going to college. I was so sure that I started telling my family that I wasn’t going to be attending in the fall and began looking for full time jobs, but everywhere I applied I never heard …show more content…
The first step I took was writing down all the pros and cons I could come up with and analyzing the likelihood of each pro and con. I imagined each scenario in my head and what the conclusion might be. Talking to my family was the second step, hearing their views and ideas made the process a little easier. One day I visited my high school gear-up advisors and told them about my situation, they explained me my options and reminded me of the big picture. I had worked too hard and came too far to let these doubts stop me from accomplishing my goals. After going through the steps of critical thinking I realized all my fears and concerns had viable