Officially College Bound

I am very excited to say that I am officially college bound! This weekend I got into my first choice, at the moment, school. UW! The University of Washington, Seattle! Honestly, I believed that I would not get accepted. For the out-of-state testing statistic, I am in the lower 50th percentile. With that said, my GPA and extracurriculars, I believe, improved my application.

Many people talk about positive self-talk. For example, when going into a test, saying you are going to do well leads you to do better. I do the opposite. I like to speak into the world more of a negative view of how I will do. I think I do this so that the people who have expectations for me are not disappointed if I do poorly. (I usually do well on the things I say I think I will do poorly on. This was the same thing I did for UW. I had myself convinced that I would not get in.

I did buy a jacket for UW, but I have not confirmed my spot there. I still have a good handful of schools to hear back from, and my choice could change. I do not want to commit before knowing the whole picture. My parents also really want me to wait and see what happens with the UC’s.

So far, I have gotten into six schools.