The Next Four

I’ve taken a delay in updating about my personal life, because that same personal life has kept me so wrapped up lately in its ups-and-downs. The biggest news that I have is an announcement of where I will be for the next four years. I’m very happy and proud to announce that I will be attending UCLA for college with a major in business economics. (Update: applying for Communications major)

In the past, I never thought of UCLA as my dream school. There ere a variety of subtle reasons for that. One is the competition UC systems has been seeing these past few years in terms of freshmen applicants. I’ve always heard that the application process for UCs can be a complete shot in the dark. Because they receive such a large amount of applications, I’ve never allowed myself to think too deeply on UCs throughout my application process.

I’ve never had a literal dream about becoming accepted into my first choice college. Last year, even though I wanted to attend NYU Stern, I vividly remember having a dream about opening my UCLA application letter, and reading that I was accepted into their freshmen class. In my dream, I walked through the rest of the day in a state of complete bliss. When I woke up from this dream, I was confused and taken aback. I didn’t know what that dream meant, and I decided to chronicle the occurrence in my journal and then disregard it.

However, when I saw my actual acceptance letter weeks ago, my mind flashed back to that dream. In a way, I think it’s predestination, or in the very least, my subconscious calling out to me. UCLA is a perfect school for me, as I realistically can’t bear the colder weather of the East Coast. I also love the fashion and modeling scene in Los Angeles. Lastly I want to eventually work in Asia and want a school whose brand that will be recognized internationally. UCLA gives me unparalleled opportunities and the proximity and network to achieve all of these dreams for the future.  I realized upon my acceptance that this might have been what my heart was looking for all along, 

I was really happy. It might have been one of my proudest achievements. In the following weeks, I carried this happiness, even though I really began to fall in love with my current home. I’ve grown up in the same house, in the same neighborhood, in the same city, but I don’t think I ever appreciated it the way I’ve grown to appreciate it lately. With some academic stress, and some pensive anxiety towards my future off my shoulders, I think I began to really open my eyes to Palo Alto, the city I grew up in. There are people here that I will miss so much. There’s a comfort and a lifestyle here that I will miss dearly. But I’m ready and in fact pumped to take on this next chapter of my life, the next four years!

Before my scene transitions to Los Angeles in September, I am excited to announce that I am about to embark on my month-and-a-half trip around Asia! I am hoping to get a lot of photos and even some video content so stay tuned with that; it’s coming immediately. 🙂

love to all and thanks for all your continued support,