Not going to college was never an option for me. I always dreamt of going to college because I knew that in order to do anything in life I would need a college degree in my hand. I really want to make something of my life, so not getting a degree was out of the question. My parents are also the ones that have always pushed me to go to college. I was raised with the mind-set that college must come first before I will ever be able to have the job of my dreams.
It might sound a little cliché, but not only did I choose Converse, it is more like Converse College chose me. My junior year in high school I began looking at different colleges. I always knew I wanted to study music, so my search was focused more on the school of the arts. I had heard that Converse had an excellent school of music, so I was eager to look more into the college. As I was checking out the website, I learned that I could come and stay overnight and really get the full college experience. I was a little nervous to come and visit but I really wanted to see the school. The Converse overnight absolutely changed my life. From the moment I stepped foot on the campus, I fell in love with Converse! I really got to know the school that night. I met some amazing friends that are students here and I spent most of my time in Blackman! I knew that Converse was the place for me. Also, I later found out that my piano teacher of 10 years recently married Dr. Foy’s son. After the overnight, I visited Converse many more times and every time I set foot on the campus I just knew that I would soon be going to school here. It was a really great feeling! I am really lucky to be here! Besides, I didn’t apply anywhere else.
I have been playing the piano and studying music for ten years. I took piano and music theory at Furman University for eight of those years and I never imagined doing anything else but music. I love every aspect of music. I love the feeling I get when I am performing and I can just express the music and think about nothing else but the music. I even love music theory! This past year in high school, I had the opportunity to assistant teach the piano I and II class and I also got to student teach 5th grade music for a semester. That is when I knew that I really wanted to teach music. I absolutely love teaching music to others and expressing my passion with students.
The piece of advice that I can take away from the video is that I need to enter college with an open mind. I need to explore all of the fascination and new adventures! I just always need to remember that I am going to go through some rough times but I just have to keep my head up. I need to keep my focus on my goals and try not to get side tracked. I have to remember that all of my hard work will pay off!
This is a very nice blog, Megan. Believe it or not, I actually remember your audition and learning that your piano teacher was Dr. Foy's daughter-in-law! A thought: you mention the concept of "cliche" in your second paragraph. Read through your blog entry and notice how many times you fall into language cliches, and start to think of different ways to say the same thing--ways that we haven't already read a million times.
ReplyDeleteAnd, finally: Welcome to Converse College and our SSS Class! :-)