Desperate Desire

I realize that I am only in my first year here at Snow College, but living in the present and not looking to the future never got anybody anywhere. My major is Communications, and I want to become a book editor. Ever since I was in middle school I wanted to come to Snow College. I made it happen. Ever since I was in high school I wanted to go to Columbia. Snow is one of the least expensive colleges in the state of Utah. Columbia is one of the most expensive universities in the nation. And if my mother begs me to move home and go to SUU one more time I think I'll scream. Don't get me wrong, I love my mother and I love my family, I just can't live with them ever again. UEA Weekend was a total and utter nightmare. Constantly, "Where are you going?" "When will you be back?" "Who are you going with?" "Why do you stay up so late?" "Why do you sleep in so much?" "Are you dating anyone yet?" "Why don't you go out more often?" "You spend too much time with your friends." A complete barrage for three days. I was never so happy to smell the turkeys of Sanpete County as I was the day I came back to Ephraim. I want so badly to go to Columbia, but let's face it, I had to take out student loans for Snow and I have three more semesters here alone. Going to Columbia will cost an astronomical amount compared to what I've been living on here. And then there's the trouble with actually being accepted. Sure, I'm a pretty good student. But my GPA is nowhere near what it needs to be in order to be accepted there, especially when transferring is so competitive. I've actually heard it's harder to transfer than it is to get in straight from high school. One thing is for sure, I'm not going back to Cedar. I have now resigned myself into looking at the University of Utah because they have a really unique writing program that I could only dream of being accepted into. Besides, it is a reputable enough place to earn a degree from. Then, when I move back east, land my dream job, and become a world-famous, award winning editor/author, I will be able to do my graduate work at Columbia. Who knows, maybe I'll achieve my ultimate desire and study at Oxford or Cambridge. Well, I suppose I'll look into planning my path for now. Go Utes.