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Personal Narrative: After College

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How much luck does one need to get drafted by their favorite team right after college? A lot of people say that all it takes is hard work and dedication but I am going to do a little more. Its not my dream to become pro, its a goal because not all dreams become true. If my goal fails, I would like to be in sports medicine.
After graduating from high school, I would like to attend University of South Florida, University of Central Florida, or North carolina to play D1 college soccer. If I do well my first two years of college I would like to enter myself for the MLS draft. When I was 14, I attended my first MLS match, it was Portland Timbers playing a team from Mexico. Ever since this game, I fell in love with the timbers soccer club and the
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