The Hardship That Came With Furthering My Education

Jazlyn Pulido Professor M. Tran English 101 13164 10 Mar. 2016 The Hardship that Came with Furthering My Education Martha Stewart once said, â€Å"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.† What I wanted for myself was to accomplish a great task that no one in my family has done, but I had never analyzed my options. My journey had started senior year of high school, with a full mentality of being able to go above and beyond. My thoughts were so secure and my life had seemed planned out, until the rationality of my near future really hit. Although I had been successfully admitted into two private universities, I found that I had another alternative to further my education in a way that†¦show more content†¦With much encouragement by my close friends, a sigh of relief was taken when I had pressed the ‘Submit’ button for each of my applications to Marymount University, Barry University, Cal State Poly Pomona, and Cal State Fullerton. After all my applications wer e sent, I began to enjoy what was left of my senior year in high school. All was good until the many students of school began to get their letters of acceptance or denial around mid December. That was a stressful time for all the students around me. It was like dropping your phone; you either drop it, or catch it mid-air. All around me students were full of worry until they ripped open their letters and yelled with joy. Not in my case, although I had applied with regular admission, the universities I had applied to were taking longer than I had anticipated. I wanted to dance with excitement with my classmates, but I just had to hold my breath until a letter would be placed in my mailbox. Frustration overcame me when my friends got accepted to their top choice schools. I bit my tongue and congratulated each friend. I felt happy for my friends, but the anticipation of not knowing killed me. The time I had finally received responses was a huge sigh of relief. I had finally received the results of the few universities around late March and early April. I just ripped open the letters like if I was peeling off a band aid. I had not been accepted to my top choices, but I