Udantha Panditha , Period 8, 10/27/21

Udantha Panditha , Period 8, 10/27/21

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

One of the biggest goals for me, but probably for a lot of other people, is completing my college application and getting into the colleges of my choice. Obviously, the actions that I make now determine the next four years of my life, which makes this process extremely daunting. Even more so, the deadline is November 1st, which is not too far away. Honestly, this makes it harder to refine my supplements, but I have gone through the effort to research ways to write essays, and ask my friends for feedback.  I hope that my applications go through and I get into the college I wanted.

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

To be honest, l feared that I would be procrastinating a lot, but thankfully I have gotten my act together and completed most of the supplemental essays and financial documents. To be fair, I thought I would be able to easily breeze at least one short answer in an hour or less, but all the supplementals made me think, and I would always get extra thoughts in my head that would tell me “Eh that doesn’t really sound right, you can do better than that.” or friend feedback that wanted to change a significant part  of said essay. To prevent me from being distracted, I closed every other tab except for the tab for my application, and set a timer to see how much progress I made per 30 minutes. I think this paid off, and this is the same thing I do when I have to study for an important exam

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

When I looked over my essays, I had some serious self reflections, not only on college, but rather my life as whole, specifically how I write things. Looking at the base of a template gave me a sense as to how my paragraphs flowed, and what the admissions officers were really asking for. Feedback from my friends showed me potential flaws in my writing, and I applied a lot of their criticism into my essays, which actually made me feel better about them, because I normally don’t feel great about them. Their positive comments honestly helped me think that I was stepping in the right direction.