“Hello PUP! Hello COC!” I remember
myself saying when after the ever prestigious PUPCET and after the
time-consuming enrolment, I was finally in front of College of Communication
building.
It seemed like my hypothalamus and
my senses have failed their functions that time. I did not know what to feel.
After a while, I had my feelings back. The sense of pride and achievement that
I felt on our graduation day came rushing through me again. Being accepted in College of Communication,
specifically Department of Journalism, was not easy anyway.
It was no easy convert for me. I
have been in high school for the past four years of my life. And the fact that
I am already a college gives me the creeps in such way that I do not know what
college life will bring me.
I am surrounded with genius people
-- faculty members, professors, instructors, co-students and block mates. If
you are surrounded with geniuses, chances are you are also one of them. Yes, being
with geniuses is such an honor but no matter how I tried to avoid it, it still brought
me insecurity at the same time. The problem is how can I excel when there are
equally or even more talented than I am.
But when you put pressure into
clay, you can mold it into a beautiful pot. The pressure of insecurity has
molded me into a person with confidence. The pressure has converted insecurity
into a challenge.
Now, when someone asks me about my
college life, with head held high, I am proudly saying that I am a Journalism
student from PUP. A university wherein its students are epitome of delayed
gratification. With due experiences, students therein are being taught the
virtues of patience and perseverance.
And as I roam along the hallways of
COC, I look around as I tell myself, the walls of this building will be the
witnesses as I strive hard to reach the proximity of my goals.
Yet, I do not know what qualifies
me to write this. Sure, I am still light years away from my dreams. But with
PUP-COC on my side, I know there is bright future ahead of me.
-Precious Gunayon, Contributor
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