Attend Columbia University in the City of New York

I’ve done some research on Columbia, and the more I research about it the farther away it seems. It’s crazy difficult to get in, and it’ll be extremely expensive.

I’m not sure how I’ll be able to pull it off, but I guess all I can do is try my best.

There are a ton of people at my school who dream big, apparently, which doesn’t surprise me because my school is pretty rigorous. To date, I know of two other people at my school who want to go to Columbia, as their first choice.

I hadn’t realized so many people would want to go to Columbia, but I guess since it’s one of eight Ivy League schools, it sort of gains popularity automatically.

Columbia is my dream, my aspiration. Those college students, maybe with acne and subway money in their pockets have no idea how much I want to be a part of them. Not necessarily a part of their crowd, as I’m no conformist, but a part of them.

I want to exude happiness because I’m a student at Columbia. It’s just a dream, and I want to prove that it’s more than just a pipe dream. I’m working towards it.