So, I have gotten a few questions about how college is going for me and I figured it was finally time to answer! Yeah, I really regret attending McGill. Thereās no way I could have known what I know now when applying, but itās just not my fit. Itās very hard to predict what youāll want out of a college experience when youāre applying, so a lot of people do wind up at places they donāt necessarily enjoy. The whole sensation of being at college is entirely different from what I expected as an applicant. I realized I definitely want a smaller school with more intimate, conversational classes. I want more flexibility with course selection and program planning. I dislike Montreal a lot and would prefer someplace more rural. I donāt like attending a school considered to be āprestigiousā because people are insistent that theyāre incredibly intelligent and gifted, which comes off as arrogance. I also, surprisingly, hate the party atmosphere, which I thought I would love. Iāve participated in it as much as the next person, but at the end of the day, itās rather unfulfilling and rather boring. Overall, Iām sure my story is a little scary, but I guess I would take comfort in knowing that thereās nothing I could have done differently because I simply didnāt know myself well enough in a college environment to correctly choose what schools matched my preferences! In hindsight, I would have chosen Oberlin, but itās in the past, so Iām just working on making my future better!
