Blog Topic #1

I have always known that I would go to college. Both of my brothers went to college and I'm not sure I could have lived with myself if I didn't at least try going. Of course, that wasn't the only reason I decided to go to college. I wanted to further my education as well as get my teaching degree. I've wanted to be a teacher since my junior year in high school. I also know that with a college degree I can get a better job than without one.

Although both my mother and her mother went to a woman's college, that is not the reason I came to Converse. Part of the reason I came to Converse is because I don't normally get along with other girls very well. I thought that this would allow me to concentrate more on my studies than my friendships or social life. Another reason was for the school of music. One of my specifications when looking at colleges was a school, rather than just a department, of music. I've always wanted to pursuit a career in music. Another one of my requirements for my dream college was it couldn't be too far away from home, nor too close. I didn't want it to be so far away that I couldn't just go home for a weekend, and I also didn't want to be so close that my parents could drop in whenever they wanted either. I suppose my last reason for coming to Converse was the class sizes. I don't know that I would do very well at a large college. I usually need a little extra help and I really like being on a first name basis with my teachers.

As I said before, I have always wanted to pursuit a career in music. I have been singing since i could talk and when I was five I said that I wanted to be a rock star when I grew up. Music has always been a huge part of my life. In elementary, middle and high school I was in the choir at school. In middle school, I got my first voice lesson and really began to better my voice. In high school, I took more lessons and my senior year I joined a cabaret group called Spotlight. I feel that Spotlight really opened my eyes to my own potential and let me truly decide what I want to do for the rest of my life. I love music and I can't even imagine spending a day without it.

Having said that, if I could no longer do music, I think I would still be a teacher. Instead of teaching high school, however, I would teach elementary students because I love kids and I like to think I'm pretty good with little ones.