This I Believe- Rough Draft

When I was little, I had this irrational thought that everything in my life would go exactly how I wanted it to. I thought that if I wanted something to happen, it would. I would not have to work for it, it would just come to me and everything would be perfect. As I grew up, to my surprise, nothing went the way I wanted it to. I was not the smartest in my class, I was not the prettiest, and I was not dating Justin Bieber- possibly the most irrational thought of them all. I kept thinking to myself why my life was not perfect, why nothing I dreamed of was coming true. The more bad experiences that I had, the more I realized that everything was working out nicely in the end. Although, at the time, the situations may not have been great, I ended up with a great outcome from the bad. This I Believe: Everything happens for a reason.

I can give numerous examples of experiences that I went through these past eighteen years which proves what I believe. However, I am going to talk about the most relatable experience of them all; College. I was extremely set on attending Northeastern University. I met the requirements and qualifications and thought I would be able to be granted admittance. I fell in love with the school, the environment, and the people. Nothing made me more nervous than getting the e-mail from the school and seeing what my decision would be. When I found out that I was not admitted into the school, my heart shattered. I felt as though it was the worst day of my life and my world came crashing down. Penn State was not necessarily my first choice. I had not visited the school and, because I was so set on Northeastern, I did not really give any other school the time of day. However, upon my rejection, I began looking at other schools more in depth and once I visited Penn State it immediately moved up on my list. Once I began freshman year, I realized that I would not have been happy at Northeastern. At least, not as happy as I am here. This school is exactly what I pictured college to be like and could not have asked for a better school to attend. The heartbreak that I experienced after not getting into my dream school was followed by a huge blessing in my life; Penn State.

Even though things did not work out the way I originally wanted them to, it resulted in something even better- pure happiness. I could not have asked for better friends, a better learning environment, and, I mean, what’s better than Penn State Football? My college decision experience just reaffirms everything that I believe in. Today, I couldn’t be happier to have received a rejection letter, because everything fell into place after. So, to that, I say This I Believe, everything happens for a reason.