There No Real Way To Prepare by Paula

There No Real Way To Prepare by Paula - July 2025 Scholarship Essay

Since you have been moving about every 4 years you think you are already prepared for any change that comes to your life, right? You are so incredibly wrong.

As someone who knows your mind, you think too much. You think if you don’t understand a unit completely, you will fail all the tests and fail the class.
You think if you don’t fall in love or get into a relationship, you won’t get your heart crushed. You think if you think of others first, then they will always stick by you. You think if you stay quiet, no one can get annoyed with you. You think if you say no then your friends will stop inviting you. You think if you don’t get into your sister’s life she will be happier. You think if you don’t invest yourself in so deeply you won’t be disappointed. You think if you don’t show your emotions no one can say that your so emotional. But you are so wrong.

You can prepare yourself all you want from the pain that is a possibility, but in reality you are only restricting yourself to the joys of life. Regardless, you are gonna feel pain with or without preparation. There’s no point in making yourself suffer from missing out. It’s human to be loud. It’s human to show love. It’s human to be tired and say no to your friends. It is human to get into your sister’s life when she needs the support. It’s human to be invested. It’s human to mess up on tests. It’s human to put yourself first. It’s human to feel your emotions

Life is hard. It’s crazy unpredictable. It will throw you around to places you never thought would be. It makes you go through events that break your heart in ways you didn’t even think would happen. It gives you people that disappoint you and deceive you. It gives you long nights where you can’t sleep.
Yet on the other side it gives you, it also gives you people that truly love you unconditionally and want to see you succeed. It gives you beautiful days where the sun wraps you like a warm blanket. Life really can pull you apart, but it also tests you to see if you are strong enough to pull yourself together (which you are doing well with, so far).

Not going to spoil any parts, but there is a real rollercoaster that you are not prepared for, but you won’t even regret going on, not even a little. You will enjoy the moments where you are above the clouds and can feel like you are floating. So no, don’t think about the ride too hard and don’t be too scared, just look forward to the thrill of it all and enjoy the present.
Also, listen to mom more. She really does have good advice even if she doesn’t know about all your life, she still knows you.