"I am a more refined version of myself."
Honestly, college has given me more questions than answers. All the universal truths that I came in were immediately dispelled. Looking back, I would say that I came in more idealistic than I am now. I thought reading the thousand plus War and Peace novel would be fun. While college did not stomp on my love for reading, I would reframe that statement and say it will be a challenge. If you have not picked up on this yet, this reflection will be very candid and not an idealistic story of transformation. Would I say that I am a completely different person than when I started college? No, I am not. I still enjoy running, exploring random events in Seattle or capitalizing on grabbing coffee in during my rare blocks of free time. Some people would say that college is a transformative process. I would argue that it has not. Rather I feel that I am a more refined version of myself. My public speaking skills are better. I have a clarity in my essays I did not have before. Impactful leadership opportunities and experiences are more plentiful. I would argue that it has made the lens I look at the world through a little sharper. But the consequences are that I have more critical questions than before starting college. Such as…