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Essay Two
When my guidance counselor mentioned Georgetown University, I knew very little about the school. So I did some research and found out some excellent information. On paper it had everything I wanted. But as I had come to find out, a lot of colleges seem to have exactly what you want on paper. I decided to take a trip down to see the campus for myself and instantly fell in love.
My mother always speaks of this feeling she gets. She calls it the “Really-Weird-Fate-Feeling.” She got it when she met my father, when she took a tour of our house before we bought it, and she got it when she stepped onto the campus of her alma mater. She only got it when she knew she belonged somewhere.
I don’t want to sound corny or cliché, but in all honesty, I felt the “Really-Weird-Fate-Feeling” the second I pulled into the parking garage at Georgetown University. Everything I saw was amazing and everything I heard about it was exactly what I imagined my college experience would be.
Now, I’m not going to ramble on about all the incredible things that Georgetown brings to the table because that would make for a boring read. You know best of all about everything that the school offers. But I will mention one thing that stood out about the school when I saw it: my view.
When I say “my view,” I am not only talking about the unbelievable beauty of the Potomac River, 18th century architecture, and cobblestone streets. I am also referring to my views on my future. Most children dream of being teachers, or astronauts, or the President of the United States. I guess, in that sense, I wasn’t a normal child. I never knew how to respond to people when they asked me what I wanted to be when I “grew up.” I was always much too indecisive to come up with one career to answer that question with. I wanted to be like Barbie. Barbie could be a teacher, an astronaut, and the President all at the same time. I wanted to be everything.
But as I got older and came to realize that having more than one job would be very difficult and most likely unpleasant, I found myself lost on the path to being “grown up” and very unsure of what direction to go in.
With my first step onto the campus, my head cleared and I knew, at that moment, that I had to go to Georgetown University. Everything started falling into place. I could major in biology, and go on the Pre-medicine track. Then afterwards, I could go to a good medical school, buy myself a goldfish as a graduation present and live happily ever after.
I can’t explain exactly what happened when I visited Georgetown. I felt the “Really-Weird-Fate-Feeling” for the first time in my life. In just visiting, my future became clearer to me. I could actually visualize myself at your school and I developed this need to go to Georgetown University. All I can do is hand this essay in with my application, hope that you accept me and after plucking out my first gray hairs say: the fate of my future is in your hands!
When my guidance counselor mentioned Georgetown University, I knew very little about the school. So I did some research and found out some excellent information. On paper it had everything I wanted. But as I had come to find out, a lot of colleges seem to have exactly what you want on paper. I decided to take a trip down to see the campus for myself and instantly fell in love.
My mother always speaks of this feeling she gets. She calls it the “Really-Weird-Fate-Feeling.” She got it when she met my father, when she took a tour of our house before we bought it, and she got it when she stepped onto the campus of her alma mater. She only got it when she knew she belonged somewhere.
I don’t want to sound corny or cliché, but in all honesty, I felt the “Really-Weird-Fate-Feeling” the second I pulled into the parking garage at Georgetown University. Everything I saw was amazing and everything I heard about it was exactly what I imagined my college experience would be.
Now, I’m not going to ramble on about all the incredible things that Georgetown brings to the table because that would make for a boring read. You know best of all about everything that the school offers. But I will mention one thing that stood out about the school when I saw it: my view.
When I say “my view,” I am not only talking about the unbelievable beauty of the Potomac River, 18th century architecture, and cobblestone streets. I am also referring to my views on my future. Most children dream of being teachers, or astronauts, or the President of the United States. I guess, in that sense, I wasn’t a normal child. I never knew how to respond to people when they asked me what I wanted to be when I “grew up.” I was always much too indecisive to come up with one career to answer that question with. I wanted to be like Barbie. Barbie could be a teacher, an astronaut, and the President all at the same time. I wanted to be everything.
But as I got older and came to realize that having more than one job would be very difficult and most likely unpleasant, I found myself lost on the path to being “grown up” and very unsure of what direction to go in.
With my first step onto the campus, my head cleared and I knew, at that moment, that I had to go to Georgetown University. Everything started falling into place. I could major in biology, and go on the Pre-medicine track. Then afterwards, I could go to a good medical school, buy myself a goldfish as a graduation present and live happily ever after.
I can’t explain exactly what happened when I visited Georgetown. I felt the “Really-Weird-Fate-Feeling” for the first time in my life. In just visiting, my future became clearer to me. I could actually visualize myself at your school and I developed this need to go to Georgetown University. All I can do is hand this essay in with my application, hope that you accept me and after plucking out my first gray hairs say: the fate of my future is in your hands!