Correspondingly, when I was accepted into the University of California, Santa Cruz, I almost did not commit to the school even though it had been a school I fairly wanted to attend. This is because I sensed something holding me back. Although I could not physically see what had a hold on me, I could definitely sense a form of guilt weighing me down and hiding within me. Thus, the decision to commit to UCSC, which should have taken me a matter of seconds, …show more content…
Accordingly, he was extremely excited for me, however, I told him that I wasn’t planning on attending. This was the day he lectured me for an hour about moving forward, it was also the day I “...finally knew what [I] had to do, and began…” (Oliver 1), the day I pursued step one of my initiation into UCSC. Due to Ories positive persuasion, I was able to realize that the only thing holding me back was myself, I had created my own obstacles, my own road “...full of fallen branches and stones…” (Oliver 2). Not to mention, the obstacles I had thought were blocking me, my parents and friends, were never the ones hindering me. As a beneficial repercussion of my talk with Orie, I went home and knew what I needed to do. I sat with my parents for a solid two or three hours and talked about my newfound determination to attend UCSC, then, I began the process of committing to the school. Overall, my plans for college changed that