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FEELINGTHEPINCH

WhenIstartedonmylongjourneytotheschoolIwouldbecallinghomeforthenextfouryears,IhadnoideaofthechallengesIwouldbefacing.Iwasleavingmyhome,mysiblings,andmyparents,thepeoplewhohadraisedmeandprotectedmeforeighteenyears.Iwasleavingaplacewhereallmynecessaryneedsweretakencareofmyfood,clothing,andmedicalbills.TheonlyhardshipsIencounteredinhigh-schoolwerepayingforgasoline,themovies,orthatnewCDIwanted.Ihaditeasylivingathome,andItookthatforgranted.

ThefirstdayIarrivedoncampusIgotalittletasteorwhatIwouldbeexperiencingforthenextfouryears.Iwastoldmytuitionhadnotbeenpaid,andIcouldnotmoveintomydormroomuntilmybalancewaspaid.ForthefirsttimeinmylifeIhadtohandleaseriousfinancialsituationonmyown,becausemyparentswerenolongeraroundtohelpmeout.MyparentsdidnotfullysupportmydecisiontoattendMarywoodCollegebecausetheyknowtheycouldnotaffordit.IhaddecidedatthelastminutetotakemychancesthattheloansIhadappliedforwouldbeapproved,andthatIcouldaffordtocomehere.Soafterwritingoutacheckthatwouldalmostcompletelydeleteallofmysavings,Imovedintomydormroom.

Beingsafelymovedintomynewhomeandhavingmytuitionbill,forthatmoment,squaredaway,Ifeltrelaxed.Nevertheless,thatrelaxationdidnotlastverylong.IsoonrealizedthatalthoughIdidnothavetopayforheat,water,orelectricity,Ihadtopayforalmosteverythingelse.BythatImeanfood,phonebills,carinsurance,cable,andallmyownnecessities,andwithoutajobthatwasalmostimpossible.luckily,Iwaseligibleforwork-study,butseventydollarseverytwoweeksisnotmuchtoliveon.Iwasdesperateandfallingmoredeeplyintodebteveryday.Ihatedaskingforhelpfrommyparents,becauseIknewtheyreallycouldnotaffordit,butIreallyhadnootherchoice.

Myfatheragreedtogivemeasmallloanandpromisedhewouldsendmoneywheneverhecouldtohelpmeout.Sofarhehasstucktohispromise,whichisabighelptome.Mymother,ontheotherhand,hasbeenalittlemorepracticalbysendingmefood,medicine,andothernecessities.SheevenboughtmebrandnewsnowtiresforChristmas,becausesheknewIcouldneveraffordthem.myparents'

helphasrelievedalittleofmyfinancialburden,butitwillbealongwhilebeforeIcansplurgeandbysomethingformyselflikeIusedtoinhigh-school.

Ihavebeenhereforalmostthreemonthsandeverydayhasbeenastruggleforme.Eventhoughmyloanswereapproved,Istillhavetocomeupwithmoneytofixmycar,whichalwaysseemstobebreakingdown,topaymyphonebill,whichseemstogetmoreexpensiveeverymoney,andtobuyfoodsoIwillnotgohungry,ifImissamealinmymealplan.AnotherstruggleIhavetolookforwardtointhefutureispayingoffalltheloansIhavejusttogotothisschool.SometimesIwonderifallthismoneyborrowingandpenny-pinchingisworthit,butthenIrealizethatwithoutagoodeducationIwouldhavenohopeofevermakingenoughmoneytosurviveintherealworld.

Soinconclusion,IstronglybelievethatthefinancialpressuresIhaveexperiencedhereatcollegewilleventuallymakemeapersonthatismorecapableofbalancingabudgetandsupportingafamilyinthefuture.

REFLECTIONUPONLIFE

Aswegrowthroughoutourlife,mentallyandphysically,sodoourviewsaboutourlife.WhenIwasayoungchild,aroundfiveyearsold,Iwasinamajorcaraccident.Atthetimeoftheaccident,IdidnotrealizetheseriousnessofitandhowluckyIwastostillbealive.AsIlookbackandreflectuponwhathappenedonthenightoftheaccident,InowrealizehowluckyI,andtherestofmyfamilymemberswhowereinthecar,aretobealivetodayandwithoutseriousinjuriesfromtheaccident.

Thedayoftheaccidentstartedoutgreat.Myolderbrother,Troy,andIhadspentthenightbeforeatmyhalf-sisterJoAnn'

shouse,withher,mynieceHeather,andJoAnn'

shusbandGary.Thenextdaywespentplayinginsidethehouse,becauseitwascold,windy,andrainyoutside.Asafternoonturnedintoearlyevening,JoAnnhadusgetabath,andthenchangeintoourniceclothes.Shetoldusweweregoingoutandthatwhereweweregoingwasasurprise.Thefiveofusclimbedintothecar,andoldVWBug,andweheadedoffforoursurprise.Itwasstillcold,windy,andpouringcatsanddogsoutsidewhenweleft.Noneofusworeseatbelts;

backthenseatbeltswerenotregulatedbythegovernmentandpeoplejustdidnotwearthem.Troy,HeatherandIsatinthebackseattogether,foolingaroundasalllittlekidsdointhecar.Thedriveseemedendless,althoughithadreallyonlybeenabouttwentyminutes,andthenextthingIkneweverythingwaschaos!

Tiresweresquealing,glasswasflyingeverywhere,anditsoundedliketherewasnoiseallaroundus.Thenitwastotallyquiet,exceptforthesoundoftherainandthehowlingwind.Troy,HeatherandIwereallpracticallylayingontopofoneanother.Thethreeofuswerecryingandconfused,notknowingwhathadhappened.JoAnnandGaryweretryingtocalmusdownandkeptaskingusifwewereallright.Apparentlytheroadwassoslickthatthecarlostcontrol,onthehillybendintheroad,andflippedupside-downtwicebeforeslammingintoatree.Miraculously,noneofuswasseverelyinjured,justafewcutsandbruiseshereandthere.AfterthatIonlyremembersittingthereinthecold,damp,darknightwaitingforGarytogetbacktothecarwithsomepeopletohelpus.Wenevergottothesurprisethatnight,itturnedouttobeasurprisepartyformyolderbrother,Troy.Butatleastwewereabletogohomeinonepiece.

WhenIthinkbacktothatcold,rainynightIcan'

thelpbutwonderifsomeoneorsomethingwaswatchingoverusthatnight.AftermybrotherandIgothomethatnight,Iremembermyparentsletusstayupaslongaswewantedto,wewereallowedtohavetwobowlsoficecreamifwewanted,andweevengotcarrieduptobedthatnight.Iguessmyparentswererealizingjusthowclosetheycametolosingusthatnight.AsIreflectuponthetragedythatcouldhavehappenedonthatfatefulnight,IrealizehowpreciouslifeisandthatImuststillbehereonthisearthforareason.Imaynotknowexactlywhatthatreasonisyet,butIhopetoonedayrealizeitanddomybesttoaccomplishwhatI'

mheretodo.AsIsearchforthereasonIamheretoday,ItakeeachdayasitcomesandtrytolearnfromthemistakesIhavemadethusfarinmylife.Itreasuremyfamilyandfriends,andhopeandpraythatwewillsharealoving,caring,andrewardinglifetimetogether.ThingsrarelygothewayIplanthemto,butItakeadeepbreath,andtrytolaughandmakethebestofit.Everytimelifethrowsmeacurveball,Idomybesttohitagrandslam!

EXPECTATIONSFORCOLLECE

Thereareasubstantialnumberofexpectationswehavewhenstartinganewprogramorjoiningaspecificevent.Oneexampleiscollege.Therearesomanyexpectationsthatanindividualhasbeforeenteringtheso-calledcollegelife.Forexample,IhadanideainmyheadthatcollegewouldbeextremelydifficultandthatIwouldachievelessthanaveragegrades.IprovedmyselfwrongbecauseIamdoingfineincollegeandhaveanabove-averagegradepointaverage,andIhavenotroubleunderstandingdifficultmaterialonceitisexplainedtome.

SinceIamdoingwellincollege,IrealizethatitisnotasdifficultasIexpected.IfIstudyadecentamountofmaterialforatest,IcanusuallypassanexamwithanAorB,andIamnotstudyingtothepointwhereIhavenosociallifeeither.WhenIcametocollege,Ithoughtthatnoteachercurvedgrades,buttheydo--andIwassurprised.ThatprobablyrelatestowhyIreceivedaBinFrontiersofScience.Itisnotjustthecurvingofgradesthatmakeitlessdifficulteither.ITistheabilityIhavetoretaininformationthathasbeenlearnedinhighschool.Anyabove-averagestudentwithahighschooldiplomaorevenaGEDcandowellincollege.IFitwerenotfortheexpectationofthinkingcollegeweresodifficult,Iprobablywouldnothavehadsomuchanxietyoffearaboutattending.

AnotheraspectIfoundquitesurprisingwasbeingabletomaintain3.0gradepointaverage.Withinthefirstsemesterofmycollegelife,Iearneda3.5average.Sincethenithasremainedprettystableatleasta3.0orbetteraverage.IthoughtmaybeitwasbecausethesemesterwasaneasyoneorbecauseIwasgoingasnon-degreeseekingatthetime,butsincethen,Ihaveremainedanabove-averagestudentatcollege.Itisnotthatdifficulttomaintainahighgradepointaverageifanindividualiswillingtostudyandtakethetimetoretainwhathaslearned.Onceagainthisiswithoutstudyingtothepointofnoreturn.ItisnotasdifficultasIthoughttomaintainadecentgradepointaverage.

Ifitwerenotforthedifficultmaterialincollegelife,thentherewouldbenochallenge.Althoughsomematerialcanbequitedifficult,itisnotashardasitlooks,onceexplainedbytheinstructor.Whenmaterialisexplainedindetailbyaninstructor,itiseasiertograsptheconceptandtolearnthematerialthatisbeingtaught.Astudentcanlearntheprinciplesofalgebraandapplythemwithoutanydifficultyiftaughtthoroughlybyaninstructor.Itwasmyexpectationthatanindividualwouldreceiveabook,readit,andtakeatestwithouttheinstructorexplaininganythingindetailandonlygoingovermaterialthatastudentdoesnotunderstandforhimself.Ofcourse,thatwasanothermyth;

instructorsteachthe