I used to be told by everyone, teachers, counselors, parents, etc. that if you make straight A's in high school, take honors/advanced placement classes, graduate in the top 10% that I'd be able to get in to any college of my choice and get tons of scholarships so that I wouldn't have to worry about paying for college.
I'm a senior now and I've realized how much of a joke all that was. Pfft...I could never get in to any college of my choice just because of that and I also couldn't just have things paid for through just scholarships alone. I feel pretty mad because everyone said if you work hard, it pays off.
I'm finding that that's not true at all and it just makes me mad that I was made to believe that all my hard work would make everything easier. I'm finding out though, that when it comes to colleges, the best ones are not affordable and I really can't get the money I need to go to them. I could have done half the work in high school and still be in the same position as now.
2007-08-26
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