Relating To A Story

After reading several of the stories that many MTU students had posted about their struggles when they were first got to college, I really started to think about my college career. The one person that I could really compare to was Rebekka Mikkola. Honestly, when I was reading through her story, I had felt as if I was reading the story of my life when I first went to college.

She opened the story stating that she was a commuter that had always lived around here, which I was as well. She continued to talk about how after graduating that she was thinking about other colleges and that college was going to be awsome and a great time, as portrayed in movies, which I was thinking about as well. She later goes on to talk about how when she went to orientation she loved it and thought that college was going to be the most fun thing ever. Also being mentioned is how hard it was to go to orientation and be there fro 13 hours every day because she was a commuter and traveling home and back would be pointless. This would force us to sit around for hours waiting for the next event to start.

Later on she talked about how she got really sick of school after a couple weeks and would count down the hours until she could just go back home and leave it all behind. Which is EXACTLY what I would do. I seem to be almost just like her when she was in her first year. Being the most nosalgic person that I know, I really hate giving up my childhood and highschool days, and everyday I went to college it was worse and worse. She continued to talk about how she had decided to quit school to jut grow up, work, and take it easy for a while. I kid you not, this is what my mindest was after my first semester, which I did really bad in, grade-wise. After she worked for a while, she stated that she felt like doing something with her life and not just having the same old job everyday. I couldn't believe when I read this because that is also exactly how I felt after thinking about it over winter break. I felt completely useless. It really hit me that I had a huge oppurtunity here, and that if I didn't take it, I really wouldn't be happy in life.

Sure, my first semester of school was pretty bitter, but I remebered how important it really was to go back and try my hardest. Which is what I'm doing now. I know my potential and that if I apply myself, I can achieve my dreams. This is what keeps me focused now and because of the faulty first year, I believe I have been even more motivated then ever. I hope to make many people, including myself, proud.

Rebakka's story truly inspired me to keep on keepin' on. I really could relate to her and appreciate her for posting that story.