Category: My Journey

As I sit here drafting yet another college essay, the pressure feels suffocating. I scroll through r/ApplyingToCollege (A2C) for guidance, hoping to find some reassurance or clarity, but instead, I feel an unsettling knot in my stomach. The subreddit, which started as a space to help students like me navigate the convoluted college admissions process,…

Ah, the noble title of “prefect.” It conjures images of polished shoes, impeccable manners, and an aura of authority that could make even the most hardened teacher tremble. I had dreams—grand dreams—of donning that shiny badge and strutting through the halls like I owned the place. But alas, my journey to prefect-dom was less of…

I want to kill it off. My whole life I’ve been living with this burden, I thought it was just a temporary feeling. Each time my eyes wander and fix themselves on the floor without a purpose or a have-to, or each time I notice that I am tiring my tongue beyond purpose without actually…