Over spring break, I spent countless hours staring at my computer screen, trying to figure out what to do with my life, what to major in, and what career to work towards. Let me begin by saying that I did not get very far. After printing out dozens of degree audits and reading about majors across the board, I found myself nowhere closer to a goal then I was when I began. As I took breaks from my research, I caught up with some of my friends still in high school. I often found our conversations revolving around college and where my friends had decided to go. As I sat through these conversations, I began to realize how different college and high school really are. Throughout high school, I had one main goal. Do well in classes, stay involved in activities, and get into a good college. There was more to my life then just schoolwork of course, but getting into college was my main goal. In order to do so, I knew exactly what I had to do. I had to study, take the hardest classes I could handle, and do well on exams. Everything I needed was planned out for me, I had little decisions to make and merely had to stay on track.
Upon coming to college, this all changed. Yes, if I knew what I wanted to major in, this would be very similar to high school. Take the necessary classes, do well, the same old story. However, as an undecided student, I have decisions to make. I have talked about this decision with everyone around me including my parents, my brother, my friends, and my adviser, but no one is able to tell me exactly what I should do. I have realized that this is something I need to decide for myself, and that the older I get, the more decisions I am going to have to make on my own. I find it interesting that Dr. Seuss, a children’s author, embodies this idea so perfectly in his story, Oh the Places You’ll Go! When I first heard this story when I was little, this line held no significance to me, but today, reading it again, it epitomizes what I am going through. College is the first step in growing up and truly making lives for ourselves. What we decide and do in these four years is essentially our own decision. Personally, I the thought of making my own decisions makes me wish I was back in high school, but it is something no one can avoid. How are you handling growing up? Have you decided where you’ll go?
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You are totally right. We have so much freedom in deciding where we end up in life. College and high school are definitely different. In high school, we are forced to attend every class. College gives us the freedom to skip classes if we want (though that would be an ill-advised decision). In high school, I just worried about getting good grades and positioning myself to get into a good college. Now that I’m here, I’ve shifted my focus a bit. I don’t plan on attending graduate school (most in my major don’t attend grad. school), so now I’m focusing on positioning myself for the “real-world.” While this still means doing well academically, I’m also focusing on marketing myself to potential companies for potential internships/jobs.
I feel as though I’ve matured by 10 years in the span between my high school graduation and today. I have the freedom to do whatever I want (sort of). It’s an odd feeling. It’s hard to imagine that in a few years, I’ll be (hopefully) working a full-time job at some company, having to wear a suit and tie every day.
This post actually reflects what I’ve been thinking about today as well. I took a minute and realized just exactly how much freedom and choice I’ve been given and taken advantage of as a student. I really prize the independence and life lessons I have learned and/or learned the hard way. It is really wonderful being in control, and simultaneously free falling.