Nicholas Lombardo,10/24/21, Period 1

Goal Setting & Growth

At this current point in time, what specific goal(s) do you have for yourself? Why?

The largest goal I have set for myself currently is to get into one of my top colleges. Going to a great college has always been a dream of mine since getting accepted into Staten Island Tech. I choose to strive towards this goal because of the unique opportunities these colleges could provide for me as an engineer. Top colleges provide elite academic programs and are filled with some of the brightest students in the world. These connections and alumni would open doors for me to top engineering positions. If I do get in I believe I could start a better engineering career than I would otherwise. 

How do you demonstrate resilience towards achieving this goal? (or these goals?)

This large and ambitious goal I set for myself is a culmination of many smaller goals I set throughout the years. From getting into Staten Island Tech, maintaining a positive GPA, or doing well on the SAT, I have been working towards this ultimate goal for years. Currently, I am in the middle stages of the college admissions process. This means I am busy writing and revising essays, getting recommendations from teachers, and researching colleges. My top choice right now is Princeton so I decided to do Restrictive Early Action there. This means I am applying early there but am not allowed to apply early to anywhere else. I am dedicated to submitting the best application I can by November 1st and leaving it up to fate after that.

How does the world around you affect your perception of this goal? (or these goals?)

While getting into a prestigious university is a goal I hope to achieve I understand the odds are not in my favor. I am already in a school surrounded by diligent and hardworking students each striving to get into the university of their dreams. I am prepared for the possibility that I don’t get in and know I could still have a successful career and fulfilling life no matter where I go. My parents have helped towards this goal for the past seventeen years, but I have only recently begun to understand why. I have taken the goal they set for me and made it my own. I see many of my colleagues experiencing the same difficulties I am. It is a difficult balance to maintain between the college admissions process, school, and life.

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