Wow! I can hardly think six years into the future. I can not imagine how the college experience might be different in that short amount of time. Anyways...
Dearest Littles:
My college experience has been and will continue to be quite different than most all of the Converse (excluding Converse II) undergrad students. The May before I came to Converse I got engaged, and later that summer we decided to get married after my first year of college. If you have ever watched Say Yes To The Dress, Bridezillas, or Four Weddings, you might know some of the things and decisions that go into planning a wedding. FYI, there is way more to it than you could even imagine. Since we decided to plan a wedding while I was in school, I knew that there would be much more to college the first year than just studying and practicing. Choosing to get married while in college was a huge decision, and while I do not regret it, I am not sure that I would recommend it to anyone besides the brave and determined.
I would warn all of you to be careful about any major, potentially life altering decisions you may make while in college. For you the decision probably will not be to get married, but maybe to go out drinking on the weekends, having sex, changing majors, or even transferring to a different school (which I do not know why you would want to). All of these decisions have consequences or major results. If you go drinking on the weekends and are underage, and you get caught, you could lose your scholarships. Having sex can result in getting pregnant, which makes college seem almost impossible to get through. Changing majors or schools do not necessarily have consequences, they can effect the rest of your life. And if you do decide to get married while in college, come talk to me.
If you only learn one thing from all of the upperclasswomen (I don't know if this is really a word, but I feel like it should be used at Converse), I would want you to learn to be aware of the decisions you make and how they could positively or negatively they could effect the rest of your college years.
Best of luck!
Wow, girl... Marriage? You are one tough chick, and I'm sure that you can get all of that stuff done while doing the work that we all have to do! Personally, though I love my boyfriend to death and I do plan on it, I would save marriage until I get out of college. Seriously, Rach. SUPER BRAVE! Any who, I love how you address the serious topics that some girls would love to leave out. Not to mention that the subject of your blog is completely original. The wording is great, and overall you did a wonderful job. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat job Rachel! I know if anyone were to be able to get married AND continue school, it would be you.:) I love how you stressed making good decisions with changing your major. I think some people think that just because they aren't happy with what they are doing right now, it's not what they should be doing for the rest of their life and that's not necessarily true. Then they change their major and don't really give their original major a chance. Keep it up:)
ReplyDeleteSome good thoughts, Rachel. Since you focus on your engagement and marriage, I'll give you my big advice on the subject. Remember: the wedding is just for a few hours, while the marriage is hopefully for a lifetime. Focus on the latter.
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