Lily

So, at this time in my life, [you know being 17, a senior in high school and all that] I've begun thinking about college.

In all honesty, I want to go away from my home. I love my parents, I love my sister, my dogs, my drooling cat, and my house.
But, I know that if I stay here, it'll just be harder to leave later on. So, why not just jump now?

So my number one college has been Howard Payne University, in Brownwood Texas. [My dads old uni.] I applied and everything a few weeks ago.
My counselor, who is freaking great, told me to give them a call the other night to make sure that they received my transcripts and what-have-you on time.

So, I did. And, I was told that the admissions lady would give me a call back. So, I made a cup of hot chocolate and sat on my porch to wait for this lady to call me back. As I was opening my door up, she called.

I answered and she told me she received everything. And then the news came.
"Your SAT scores are great, but you're GPA is just a little under what we need."

Which, is true. They want an SAT score of 900, and a GPA of 2.5. Well, I was stupid my freshmen and sophomore years, so I have a GPA of a 2.3 and my SAT scores are in the 1500s.

Oh well.

So, now I've been looking at colleges away from school that I might be able to get into. [Yes, I'm kidding myself into thinking my GPA is acceptable at the university level.] UW, W&M, Duke for kicks.
And then Richard Bland College. It's the junior college of William and Mary. Basically, it's my best option.

Now, just to convince my parents that me being 2 hours away rather than 30 hours/30 minutes is okay.

Oh, college. Let's make this happen.

ARTIST: MINISTRY OF MAGIC