I came across a question on a job application asking “Who are you?” Most people would think of it as one of those normal, simple, repetitive questions that appear on almost every application. Normally, I would quickly jump to the conclusion and explain my interests, and what qualifies me for being a good candidate. But this time, I really took my time with this question. And truthfully asked myself, do I really know who I am?
Spending my time at Loyola has really made an impact on my life. Being here for about 4 months has made me feel a whole variety of emotions. So far, every day has been different. Some days I’ve been happy, some days I’ve been stressed, but most days I’ve been sad. I don’t completely understand why, but this has been a question that I would ask myself every day and could never answer.
My unhappiness dealt with many things. I began the year thinking that my bubbly and outgoing personality would have helped me make friends immediately, but that was not the case. I
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This school is beautiful and has a rigorous education that wants students to succeed. I think the environment that I was surrounded by factored into why I was feeling alone. Many of the people I was surrounded by either brought me down, made fun of me, or used education as a competition. I assumed that coming into college would be different. I believed that people would have matured but I feel many still have a high school mentality. I felt that I was in a judgmental environment that always believed that I was not independent. I could see the judgement in people's eyes that speculated that I was still a child and highly dependent on my family. I know that college is a time to learn to be independent and be alone. But there is a point where being alone doesn’t feel right. Especially when you’re thrown into a world with little to no idea on what to do. I wanted people to hear my point that I was independent but I was