I grew up believing that without a college level education, I wouldn’t be able to go too far in life. My parents made sure that I knew the importance of getting a college degree. I was constantly reminded that when I become an adult, I should be at a better place than my parents. I live a life full of expectations, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that I had a preconceived idea about what college would be like. I thought that college would be similar to high school, a boring routine filled with people I wouldn’t remember after graduation. This all changed when I discovered Bryn Mawr College.
Bryn Mawr, to me, is unexpected. It isn’t a huge state school, nor a traditional four year college. Instead, it’s this small, all women’s liberal arts
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Another thing, I am sure to gain from Bryn Mawr, is confidence in myself. All the women I met that attended Bryn Mawr are forces to be reckoned with. Women that graduate from this school are strong and empowered.
“How will I contribute to the school,” is something I thought extensively over. In my high school, I had the wonderful opportunity to make positive changes in the lives of other people by volunteering with the community service club. If I attend Bryn Mawr, I hope to continue being involved with the surrounding community. I want to be an active member of the community involvement club, and any other volunteer opportunity. I will also bring with me, my deep curiosity of neuroscience and the medical field. I hope to participate in the hands-on laboratory experiences and other research opportunities.
Instead of the previous expectations I had about my future, I have been able to create new ones. I now expect to attend a school where individual students are appreciated, rather than getting lost in the crowd. I expect to be in an environment full of sisterhood. I also expect to be apart of community set on empowering and strengthening one another. So now, when I think of college, I imagine a place made to prepare me into becoming a strong and independent