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Personal Narrative Analysis

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I wasn't expecting freshman year to go by as fast as it did, it all went by in a blur and if I could go back and redo it all over again, I would. Words can not describe how ashamed, and how deeply I regret jeopardizing my academic future. Before freshman year I had lived unexposed to the world in Amish county, Lancaster Pennsylvania, a small religious farmers town. When I graduated high school I had my life together; I was going to attend a great university, pursue a career in communications , and move to the city of my dreams.

Unfortunately, I forgot that between the list of things I wanted to do; came a lot of responsibility that I wasn't prepared for, and instead got involved in the wrong set of extra curricular activities. Once I got to Miami everything changed. I felt like a bird who's cage door had just flown open and suddenly I could spread my wings and fly. However, while that feeling was empowering, it also gave me a false sense of independence. I thought just because I was officially out of the nest, and there wasn't anyone there constantly reminding me of what to do and how to do things; that I was independent and I didn't need anything, or anyone. …show more content…

In reality what I had to be doing was worrying about myself, studying, and holding my life together instead of following everyone around me and doing nothing; other then completely throw away my parents money, and waste my

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