Emily Crum: Assignment 8

Fears: Losing loved ones, disappointing my family, dying alone, 
attracting too much attention.
Annoyances: Ungratefulness, being overloaded, overconfidence,     people who lie in order to fit in.
Accomplishments: Staying close with my family
Confusions: Other people's extreme worries over colleges.
Sorrows: Not spending enough time with friends and family
Dreams: Become nurse or doctor, work with Doctors without borders, get married, start a family.
Idiosyncrasies: none (I'm not really special)
Risks: Not being careful enough about allergies.
Possessions: My pillow (then), ring I received for my birthday (now)
Problems: Procrastination, irritability

I understand being worried about being able to afford college or getting into one in general. I don't understand people turning themselves into nervous wrecks because they only have six extracurricular activities and one B. I understand wanting to get good grades, but going to the very best college will not make or break you. Personally, as long as I achieve my goals, I don't care how I get there. Whether it be by going to an Ivy League School for undergrad or by going to BCTC. I would rather have a couple of shallow people judge me for going to a crappy school than sacrifice my mental health for something that might not matter years from now. I think this kind of extreme competitiveness for colleges is also ruining extracurricular activities, these days there are tons of students lacking passion who are doing these activities based on how much it will impress colleges.