It is February and as we await the arrival of those admission letters from colleges, we try so very hard to be optimistic and hope for the best.
As we try to avert our attention from those future determinant piece of paper, our lives flash before our eyes.
What if I didn't get into my dream school? What if my financial aid package is not big enough? What if I disappoint my hard-working parents who spent 99.99% of their energy doing their best to secure my future and alas, I failed them and didn't get into any school?
It is normal to fret like so and be worried for our place in the coming future yet, would it be healthy to dwell on the negative? I must admit, I am anxious for the results.
High hopes and dreams, all crashing down and burning before your very eyes. Ah, the drama. The sadness of it all.
But, let's face it, one of my goals (it should be yours as well) is to be optimistic this year and for the next year and so on. If I did not accepted into any schools, would I be disappointed? Of course, I would be devastated because I know I would have let some very important people down. But, what good would it do to just dwell and mope around as if there is no future for you?
During my short tenure as a teenager, I've learned to be optimistic and rise above those challenges. You may not be able to fix the problem, but you can learn from it and move on.
*Note: Being optimistic does not mean that you should pretend that "Oh, I'm a happy, tranquil individual~ la di da..." Absolutely not! We are not living in a fictitious, illusive utopia.
So, dear readers, even if you did not get accepted into your dream schools, you should remember that your future is in your hands (this sounds cliched but it's true!). You, and only you, hold the power to choose your path, whether it's to dwell on your disappointment (not recommended) or move on (strongly recommended).
As this post comes to a end, I would like to reveal that I am an ardent arctophile.
