
COMPASS proudly presents the third-place essay of the Reynolds student essay contest, sponsored by the Multicultural Enrichment Council.
by Michael Pittman
Where do you plan to go to school next year? What are you going to major in? These are the two most detested questions that every high school senior must ultimately face. At the time, I had no idea, so my answer was the typical one you hear: “I don’t know.” The unknown is frightening, especially when it costs a colossal amount of money. As a result, I did what most high schoolers do—procrastinate. However, once I clicked the “submit” button on all of my college applications, I immediately felt like a tremendous boulder was lifted off of my shoulders, and now, all I had to do was wait.
Out of the seven universities I applied to, I gained admissions into six of them. Now, all I had to do was pick one, and I decided to matriculate into a public, medium-sized university located in eastern Virginia. Next, I had to decide what I wanted to study. After conducting research and doing some soul searching, I decided to double major in Neuroscience and Psychology. In August of 2016, my family dropped me off at my new home for the next four years, or so I thought.