Preparing for college

Looking ahead, going to college is something that can be looked at in both positive and negative ways. Sure, going to bed whenever you want and having the freedom to do whatever you like may seem heaven-like now. In reality, it is a privilege you have to keep strong control of. Tonight at youth group, nine college students came in to talk to the high school kids in preparation for college. Most of them said that getting away from home seemed like such a good thought until they actually went through with it. One girl talked about a phase called 'freshman fifteen'. It's where you're bound to gain at least fifteen pounds by the end of your freshman year due to pigging out beyond control and eating unhealthy foods. This definitely seems like a typical freshman in college. For me, I am not going to Kirkwood, unlike most of my friends. I have a free ride to Mount Mercy College because my stepfather is a professor who teaches computer science there. I am hoping to receive a scholarship to some other out-of-state college so I can meet other people and have more career opportunities. I am planning to go to college for pediatrics, to be a children’s doctor. Seeing as Mount Mercy doesn’t have anything to do with that, I am going to have to take nursing classes for two years and transfer to get my PhD at another college. In order to make the right decisions while in college, I have been told to get a accountability partner. This person must be trustworthy and willing to talk to me at any time of the day. They should also probably be a Christian, so that they know what’s right and what I should stay away from just in case I need them.