Happiness: state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy.
The past few months have been kind of crazy for me. Between applying to colleges, waiting for responses, and applying for various scholarships, it’s been a hectic winter. Once I found out that I had gotten into the three colleges I applied too, I was faced with the decision of where I wanted to spend the next four years of my academic life.
1. DePaul University
DePaul seemed like a great school, with a beautiful campus, and so far they had awarded me the most merit scholarship money. Although I never got the chance to physically visit there, DePaul was still a valid option. However, with the recent snowfall that has taken over most of the east coast, Chicago, Illinois is expected to get at least 2 feet of snow, so with their fierce weather I was able to determine that DePaul was not the place for me. I am no snow bunny, and I need to be able to get home! LOL
2. Loyola University of Maryland
When I visited Loyola, it was love at first sight. At least — so I thought. The campus is absolutely gorgeous, and the dorms are pretty amazing. Everything came with a hefty price tag, but I was convinced that this was where I wanted to go!
3. Messiah College
Messiah was “Mom’s first choice”. These three words alone made me not want to go to Messiah. I’m your average American teenager, so I’ll admit that I have a bit of a rebellious streak. *smile* I wanted this to be MY choice, not just that college that mom was convinced I was going to go to. Messiah has a beautiful campus, (of course not as lavished as Loyola—so I thought), with very nice dorms, (though again not as large as Loyola’s, LOL), so I liked Messiah but I was convinced that I was destined for Loyola greatness.
I’ve been pondering this decision for the past few weeks, and I wanted SO Badly to go to Loyola. As I was discussing these things with my principal, she decided that we should compare the core curriculums of each college’s education department. Of course, I pulled up Loyola first, as I needed to prove just how amazing it was. That is when I realized that Loyola only offers elementary education, where as I’ve decided to major in early childhood education. Upon researching Messiah, I found out that they have my major, and their core classes sounded really hands-on and critical for me in learning how to become a great teacher. I also realized that Messiah has a lot of Christian clubs and social groups available for me to join, so that my faith will not falter.
Well, in case you haven’t already figured it out, I’ve decided to attend Messiah College in the fall of 2011! Loyola is great, but I realized that I had fallen in love with the perks of the school, rather than with the school itself. Since I made this decision I have been beyond happy, and have felt an inner peace about my decision. I gave a great thanks to my principal, who has secretly wanted me to go to Messiah all along. LOL!! And let’s just say that mom did one very impressive happy dance. *smile*
Psalm 143:10 “Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground.”
I genuinely feel that Messiah College is where God is leading me to go, so that I can grow in my relationship with Him. While I may have been fighting against the decision for my own stubborn reasons, I now know that this is where I am meant to go. I can’t to begin my years there, and to keep you all updated.
Until the next update!
Peace and Love,
Tovah
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