The Big Separation
Almost every college student has struggled with preparing to apply to college. The process of filling out all the necessary paperwork and getting everything in order can be stressful and chaotic. Occasionally it feels as if it is just too much. The overwhelming pressure of meeting deadlines and completing tasks can drive a person crazy, especially students. Preparing for college is a long, draining process that every college student has gone through. Each college student knows what it is like to constantly worry whether or not the score on the ACT is high enough to get accepted into a school or if certain AP credits will transfer to the school of choice.
It’s my junior year of high school, and I had just begun looking at colleges and universities I believed would suit me personally and educationally. Each school was severely critiqued on certain elements they had to offer, such as, majors/minors, clubs and organizations, pre-professional programs, and even extracurricular activities. This was going to be the place I would ultimately spend the next four years of my life, so I needed to make the perfect decision. Each dimension of my …show more content…
As I began to really get into my school studies, I now recognize the separation that Rodriquez describes in his essay. The higher I advanced in school, the more I needed to focus and pay special detail to my school work. Time with my family and friends became far and few. I no longer had the free time to spend laying around with my cousins or watching TV with my dad. My school work consumed so much of my time that I didn’t realize how disconnected from my family, friends, and community I really was. I was no longer a part of weekly church functions such as Bible study, choir rehearsals, and organization
Almost every college student has struggled with preparing to apply to college. The process of filling out all the necessary paperwork and getting everything in order can be stressful and chaotic. Occasionally it feels as if it is just too much. The overwhelming pressure of meeting deadlines and completing tasks can drive a person crazy, especially students. Preparing for college is a long, draining process that every college student has gone through. Each college student knows what it is like to constantly worry whether or not the score on the ACT is high enough to get accepted into a school or if certain AP credits will transfer to the school of choice.
It’s my junior year of high school, and I had just begun looking at colleges and universities I believed would suit me personally and educationally. Each school was severely critiqued on certain elements they had to offer, such as, majors/minors, clubs and organizations, pre-professional programs, and even extracurricular activities. This was going to be the place I would ultimately spend the next four years of my life, so I needed to make the perfect decision. Each dimension of my …show more content…
As I began to really get into my school studies, I now recognize the separation that Rodriquez describes in his essay. The higher I advanced in school, the more I needed to focus and pay special detail to my school work. Time with my family and friends became far and few. I no longer had the free time to spend laying around with my cousins or watching TV with my dad. My school work consumed so much of my time that I didn’t realize how disconnected from my family, friends, and community I really was. I was no longer a part of weekly church functions such as Bible study, choir rehearsals, and organization