“Where are you going to high school?”
This was such a daunting discussion in junior high. I distinctively remember being asked where I wanted to go to high school and what I wanted to do with my future and I scrutinized these as the most traumatizing questions someone could possibly ask at my age. I also never responded with an actual answer it was always “I don’t know” followed by “I don’t care” and the simple shoulder shrug. I found this as the bluntest way to end a conversation without ignoring my parents entirely. But now these questions are resurfacing once more and becoming significantly more prominent because our futures are actually near and my parents will officially not take my shoulder shrugs as a valid answer anymore.
I remember in seventh grade shadowing different people and following them to class as if I was a student at their school. Looking back on it I knew if I was interested in attending within the first few minutes of being present within a classroom. I recall St. Francis being my first visit. Everyone was so pleasant there, I thought for sure I’d go there, but I could not get over how small the school was and not to mention, who I would be friends with. I knew no one. My second visit was at Benet. Everything that could have gone wrong, did. My shadow was absent, so I ended up going with someone random. She expressed her feelings about Benet to me… and… let’s just say… she transferred the second semester. She also fell down the stairs that day. It was such an odd experience. Not to mention the first class I went to my shadow attempted to introduce me to the class and the teacher interrupts and tells both of us to sit down because she insisted we shouldn’t waste time considering they had a test that day. I don’t know if I have ever felt more of a burden than that day. Anyways, North was the last and final school I shadowed. I shadowed my neighbor, Tatum Imburgia, and arguably the best person to exist. I loved my experience and she was obviously convincing enough because here I am today.
But I wish college decision-making was as easy as high school was. Im torn between Indiana University and the Fashion Institute of Technology located in New York City. Im fully deciding between two completely different futures. So I thought I could put my thoughts on paper and hopefully come to a final decision. This may or may not confuse me more, but I am running out of ideas that would help me make my final decision a little faster and I am willing to try absolutely anything at this point.
Below is my melded pros and cons list for each school.
FIT
-Number one fashion school in the world
-Has my exact major and choice of study(fashion business management)
-High percentage of the students that choose my major got into their preferred place of work.
-Semester abroad in Florence Italy
-I DONT KNOW ANYONE (obvious con)
-Rooming situation is not my favorite
-I do not know what people do on weekends here.
-very far from home
IU
-Got into Kelly School of Business
-Also can do a semester abroad (lots of choices, not just Italy)
-Best friend as a roommate
-I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE GOING
-Sorority. (self-explanatory, take this what you will) (could b considered both a con and pro)
-Slim chance I’ll be homesick (close to home)
-My sister and neighbor who I am really close with both go here
-Very basic choice. Lots of North people going here. Not much of a change.
Hi Lauren, picking a college is arguably one of the hardest decisions to make. The fear that this is the pathway to your future is extremely daunting and overwhelming. I totally get what you are saying about not knowing anyone that is going to FIT, but I think that’s the fun of it. I think going someplace new, at least for me, is a place where I can be who I want to be. Also, from just seeing you around the halls, I do have to say that your fashion taste and clothes are incredible and I would die to see your closet. But the idea of not being homesick and staying in Indiana is also appealing. I am incredibly terrified to leave my parents but I know this is the right path for me. What helped me at least to decide on where I wanted to go, is where I can see myself. If a sorority is a major part of your path and idea as a college student, that decision might come easier, but if you are indifferent, then that also might make the decision easier. If you would really like to go to someplace where you have people to rely on if anything goes South, then the decision could be made. I know this is probably the hardest decision you’ve ever made, but I’m sure whatever you pick I know you will love. Everything will fall into place and I’m sure you will love wherever you go!