The Thing About Choosing a College/Career Path

1st semester is over so I shouldn't slack off on 2nd semester, but I couldn't help being any lazier.  Last year I started playing Space Cowboy Online, a one of a kind MMORPG-FPS-Flight stimulator game.  I was also recently introduced to Ragnarok Online a while ago by a good friend.  Those two games started consuming me slowly, but I constantly struggled to balance my leisure life, my academics, extracurriculars and probably also a social life.

I ended my sophomore year 1st semester with a 3.67 GPA - not bad for the beginning of another school year, but I started my 2nd semester poorly.  I constantly felt lazy and stressed at the same time, because I felt I worked pretty hard for 1st semester already to start off the school year, but I don’t want to go through the hard work anymore although I really want to end strong.  As a result, my grade dropped in two of my classes (not telling which ones).

So then I took measures.  I finally persuaded my parents to let me quit piano lessons, so I can also focus more on my grades.  I really like the change because I do not like playing old boring classical music of previous centuries.

This can be drastic for some people that play video games but I also deleted Ragnarok from my computer.  Yes I did – and it was my decision alone.

My parents are not as strict as most Asian parents, maybe because since I was a pretty dumb student in elementary and middle school, they gave up on me.  But soon I was motivated to do better by my surroundings – “Colleges, jobs, basically the world is demanding smarter students, and if more students are going higher up, then shouldn't I do that too?  I don’t want the world to leave me isolated...”

After Space Cowboy became a very repetitive game I took a break from playing that, then Ragnarok mysteriously drew me into the game like any other MMORPG.  When I felt that MMORPG games are pointless to play (since massive amounts of time must be spent on them to have fun in them), I deleted the game, and I feel I am still not improving.  What this is really doing to me is that I am being increasingly lazy by the longing for entertainment, meaning I did not improve on focusing on academics, so I beg you to not do what I did, but at least be sure to limit your playing time a lot.

Wait a minute.  Am I starting to quit everything I am doing just for my Academic performance?  I am keeping myself away from everything I love, just for the sake of my career?

Think about what you want to be before you choose those AP classes or colleges.

• If you want to be a doctor just for the massive amounts of money they earn – you are going to be very busy.  Doctors are some of those people that do not spend time at home much.
• Depending in your rank in a business/company, you would either be very busy + rich, or you may be not as busy, but earn less money.
• etc.