Hello World…. it’s me.

an introduction to me and my blog…

Just like in the real world, as a student at any university across the world you are going to see income disparity. Whether it’s the young man I’m staring blankly at while trying to write this with 200$ Beats headphones on, or the girl sitting across from him with cheapo earphones bound to break if ever dropped from a height greater than 4 feet… we observe and make assumptions.

I’m a college student. If you asked me to describe myself in one (ok two) words that is what I would say… I believe just the word college bring back the depression, fun, and confusing emotions any human has felt during this time.

I used to assume money and ease through life are for the most part parallel in their pursuit, but I’ve come to notice something more and more (throughout what I must admit is only a 9 week survival rate of college thus far)…

Which includes a mixture of this:

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then this:

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and to survive this:

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Privilege can, in some cases, be detrimental when it comes to motivation in a school setting. AKA having to watch your money in college may actually make you work harder to try and get more bang for your buck.

For me, I must admit I’m not personally paying for my education. I’ve been in private school my whole life and my parents have funds set aside for up until graduate school, shall I choose to apply. BUT, I’ve always been motivated to do well in school, no matter what school comes first. I rarely “go out,” and sometimes I even choose to miss my cousins’ birthday dinners if I have a paper due the next day that I’m not totally confident about. But, I have many a friends who clearly use their money to their advantage… which in a way puts them at a disadvantage.

I knew one girl in high school who openly (and quite randomly) told me she was on financial aid… and let me tell you this girl had the opportunity to be popular, go to parties, get all the dudes, but she didn’t. And it hasn’t been until recently I’ve realized she already knew, probably years before the other more privileged, what she was at school for, and in some cases who she was at school for. I commend you now anonymous friend, you have strength that very few have! Thus, I channeled her motivations, found my own, and together we made a great team.

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I came from a decently wealthy area, and when asking my friends (as “research” for my blog) if we remember any kids who decided their immense wealthy could make up for their lack of motivation- we reminisced about some pretty funny stories.

This boy, CJ, or as I’ll call him here Jolin Cohnson, was a straight c student, whose father, ironically, donated a mere 250 million to Yale just prior to Jolin starting his junior year in high school. He didn’t work hard, and I’m assuming never will, but still three other students actually GOT IN to Yale, and both received financial aid. GO THEM!

These kids that have parents to make proud and aunts and uncles who add to their investment of an education to feel successful. They have more than one bigger picture to work for.

So, as the revered businessman in the world of Netflix, Michael Scott, once said::

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Wish me luck on this pursuit to blogging… For now I will respond with:

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But I’m assuming I’ll be proved wrong.

Kindest Regards,

Sincerest Apologies,

L.A.