Frankly, I am merely a 17 year old teen who craves boba tea. (And wrote about it in her common app essay)
But
Within 7 days, I have to make one of the biggest life decisions - which undergrad I should attend.
This decision should be a reflection of my past 4 years of hard work, including my track dedication, community service, musical loyalty, academic challenges and successes. But, it should also be a foundation for my future endeavors and more practically, my career. Both of my choices satisfy the above, but which one is more suitable for me?
Cal has always been my dream school, right after UPenn. The vibrant campus and sunny weather (completely opposite to NY weather) have attracted me since beginning. I am aware of the cons of Cal, in which one of them is the competitive environment. However, I want to step out of my comfort zone and challenge myself to work with incredibly intelligent people at Cal who will change the world one day. I am ready to take up new challenges ahead of me. Another con is the high possibility of not getting into the Haas business school, which will mean I will earn a Economics major under college of letters and sciences. Will this take a toll on my career? Whereas in Wash U, I will be in their business school starting day 1.
There are far too many factors to consider when making this huge decision.
My mindset and ultimate goal for the past 4 years has always been getting into college, but now it has inevitably shifted to be about getting a well-paid job and I am still wrestling with this transition. I have never thought about my career until this past week.
Throughout the college process, I have been desiring for the moment I am deciding between schools, as I abide to the phrase “有得选择才是老板” but now the time has come for the decision, and I found myself in a dilemma.
“Let go and let God.”
