Turning Left instead of right can change the course of everything.
Five years ago I was a junior in high school. I was that student who could hide in the back, get away with doing my homework mostly in class, and get A’s by barely lifting a finger.
That does not mean that I was happy though.
I kept few friends and honestly never got out much. I had an idea in my head that I hated everyone and never really found any group that I felt like I belonged in, which made some things like group projects pretty dreadful.
I actually got to a point where I was comfortable being the last person to pair up with anyone in classes. It was never really that people disliked me, but for some reason I still can’t explain I made sure to keep people away and only got close with a handful of other students.
Living on campus was always something I looked forward to experiencing. I was excited for the freedom and change it would bring and throughout my entire college search I planned what my room might look like, how my massive clothing collection could fit in a dorm, and what living away from home might be like.
Things can change quickly though, and I made a last minute decision to come to Cabrini, which was the one and only school of the ones I had gotten into that I would not be able to live at because the tuition was higher than the others.
Throughout my time here I’ve kept a group of friends that I enjoy being around, and I have spent a lot less time pushing people away.
College has definitely changed my perspective on life, my dreams and goals, and the way that I interact with people, especially after I made the decision to veer off the road I had been following since I was a freshman in high school and switch majors as a junior, which comes with an added set of challenges as the clock races closer to graduation.
It’s hard to say where I’ll be in five years. The future is filled with fog that my eyes can’t see past, and choosing what roads to take on one day can alter everything I ever thought might happen in my life.
Compared to five years ago, I’m much happier, more social, and more dedicated to putting effort into my work and challenging myself. In a lot of ways I’m the exact opposite of who I was five years ago.
Minus the whole studying thing. I can still pull off an A without studying most of the time.
Some things never change.
