Even though I am under the legal age, on September 27th I chose to consume alcohol. I attended a fraternity function and before the dance we went to a house where people were consuming alcohol. The reason why I chose to consume one drink was because everyone was doing it. Not that I was peer pressured into doing it, but just because I did not want to be the only one not drinking. I am not sure why I thought if I did not have a drink it would not be as fun or I would not fit in with the crowd. When I look back, I realize that, that crowd is the wrong crowd to try to fit in to. I still question why I thought I had to have a drink before function. People tend to say it is more fun after you have a drink or two. When in all reality I probably would …show more content…
The first one is that I have to appear in court on October 28th at 9am. I called my parents to tell them what happened and one of the hardest things was hearing the disappointment in their voices. They did not necessarily give me any consequences because they feel that I will receive enough consequences through court and other things. The aftermath that I will have to face is gaining the trust back from my parents. They expect me to grow and learn from this mistake and not to consume alcohol before I am of legal age. My court leads to another consequence, which is that I have to miss my biology class due to court. I get anxiety when I miss a class because I take my education very seriously. It is extremely hard to make up missed time in the classroom. After my court hearing there will be a lot of issues I will have to deal with. Hopefully I will get diversion, so I can do the requirements and get the MIC off my record. Diversion takes time, so I will have to work it into my very busy and jam packed schedule. This MIC is compromising my academic life because I have spent countless hours talking to my parents, researching, and preparing for court. I take full responsibilities for my actions and understand that is completely my fault for receiving the MIC and I should not complain about the repercussions. It is just a lot to handle, but I am starting to feel less