Switched-On :: Blog

A few blogs back I wrote about me not being able to choose a college out of two choices. I went on to compare and contrast the two. Earlier this week I decided to visit one of those colleges (the one I haven’t visited yet). I went the day before my actual appointment because it was a long drive. We got lost and that aggravated my mother and me. We then stayed at a hotel. The next day we woke up bright and early and went to our college visit. The first thing we did was take a tour of the campus. We passed by a lake that they had and their own woods. Towards the end of the tour we went through the recreation center. There I saw a bowling alley and pool tables. That made me extremely happy. After the tour I saw an admissions counselor and then went to see a dorm room. I was having an okay time. My last appointment was to see the social work program. As I was walking up to the building I had a feeling that, that would change my whole view on the school. I actually ended up talking to a professor. I had the most amazing time learning about the program that I think little hearts flew around my head. Now I am just 90% sure I want to go there. All I have to do now is see if that’s the best school for social work and then I will be able to make my decision.

- Tatiana

I have a huge dilemma. I got accepted to all four colleges I applied to. My top choice (school #1) took forever to hear a response from but I still got in. I was really happy and excited.  My second choice is fine (school #2). There was a representative from school #2 that came to my high school. He talked about how wonderful the school is, how one of the dorm buildings looks out onto a lake and there are many activities students can do in that lake. It sounded really beautiful. So now that I really like school #2 it is tied for first with school #1. I can’t decide which to go to. School #2 is cheap, beautiful and far away. School #1 is a little more expensive, I loved it from the start, and closer. I asked most of my friends for advice. I told them why I liked each one but it is still no help. Some say choose school #1 while others say choose school #2. It’s frustrating not being able to decide right away, which I do need to because school #2 has the contract for dorms already open. I hope I do choose the right one.

- Tatiana

I applied to four colleges. Today I got my first acceptance letter. It was so exciting. Those awesome words saying: “we are pleased to inform you that you have been admitted.” I screamed when I read those words. No one was home at the time so no one could hear me. I was more than ecstatic even though that college was third on my list of colleges. I did not even care if it was my third choice; just being accepted to A college had me pleased. As this college process goes on it will get harder for me I think. I have to continue to patiently wait for the other colleges to send me letters saying whether I’m accepted or not. Then I have to look for scholarships and apply for them as well. Once I get all my acceptance letters I then got to choose which college to go to. I wish this process will be over faster.

- Tatiana