Hello! My name is Emily and I'm a college student at Our Lady of the Lake University. But see I wasn't planning on going to Our Lady of the Lake, it just happened. I was never good at planning my future; I just wanted to enjoy life, which means I made a bunch of mistakes, mistakes that would cost me; my life and my career. The started in high school and made their way to college. As a senior in high school, you're supposed to start planning what colleges you want to apply for. Me, I initially wanted to go to the University of North Texas and study journalism since I was yearbook editor. So I applied. I also applied to Texas State, Baylor, UTSA, and the big one UT. Since I was so busy with my life (sarcasm) I never really finished applying to the schools. Baylor sent a letter saying I hadn't finished my application so they couldn't take me in, UTSA just said I wasn't accepted (that hurt ouch), Texas State didn't say anything (then again maybe I didn't send in my application) and UT didn't say anything either -they probably didn't want to bother with someone who doesn't even finish up their application. Anywho I was left out of options, by the way the councelors don't even bother helping you apply. Until I thought about Incarnate Word-private university in my city- my cousin went there and I know they would accept since all they want is the money. So I applied and I got in. I was so excited up until my mom, told me it was to expensive, how expensive was it well let's just say you could buy a really nice house instead. My was completely down the drain I had no where left but community college. Which is where I went for my first two years. It wasn't that bad, I mean my family did have to pay for my brother's college since he was going to UT, and that itself is also expensive. So it wasn't bad. I had friends there, the only problem was that I kept changing my major. Yup another couple mistakes. I original wanted to be a journalist for my first semester and then I had this realization thanks to One Direction (I was really obsessed with them and still am, that I thought one day I could work with them and I honestly couldn't work with them if I was a journalist) that I want to be in music. By the way I'm actually a musician, I play piano, violin, guitar, and bass and I sing a little. So I changed my major and for my second semester I was a music major. I took a couple of music courses (but not a lot) and I loved it. My second year at community college I knew that I must get into the music school at UTSA (heavens knows why I wanted to seeing that I didn't get in the first time but I got accepted). My second year first semester flew by and I meet many other friends through dance and then my second semester came up and I realized that I needed to start practicing these incredibly hard songs for my audition (which I honestly didn't practice). I thought I was guru musician that I didn't need to practice and everyone told I needed to. So once I got better I stopped practicing (don't know why really). The audition came around and well. Let's just say that is the worst day of my life (there was more to the day then just being rejected). They told me I had talent just not skill and they need both in their orchestra. It was a very hard day for me. They told me to apply again in the spring, so I listened and talked to my counselor about what classes I could take in the fall (I want to do music education). Let's just say they are no help either. I mean she told what to take but she said I needed to retake test that I had past before-none of it made sense. I was feed up. I couldn't go there. I need a place that would say let us help you because this is your future we're talking about. So my mom and I talked about her school Our Lady of the Lake, she told me (from the beginning mind you) that it will help get the classes I need and will always be helpful and it wasn't that expensive as Incarnate Word. The only thing that was bothering me, was do I still want to be a music major. Yes. I really do. But honestly I don't have the motivation to practice 24/7 and learn all those hard pieces. Yes, I dream that I would work with One Direction or even make music of my own with a record label but I have to think logical here; I need a job after I graduate. I could do media again I thought but I need to get a job after I graduate, then it hit like a train, teach. I had already had a taste of what it was like to teach, being the assistant to my aunt (music director at a catholic school), I was great with kids and I love to read whether it be fiction or nonfiction or even the classics, that was it I would be an English teacher. So I applied to the Lake with an Education major focusing in English for grades 4-8 (incase I couldn't handle middle schoolers) and I got in. It was so rough. Deciding and going through everything but I wasn't alone I always had my mom and my aunts. But this school, the Lake, was always the choice for me. I'm so glad that God brought to me, I'm glad he brought my mom to tell me what to do and what my best choice was. It really is my best choice.
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