expectations of college

The hour has finally fallen upon me to find myself, the qualities I possess, and the wonders of my works; thus I have embarked on college for nothing more than to discover.
I expect that I will not only gain a great deal of knowledge from the classroom but from outside sources as well. Commodities such as people skills, independence and the meaning of hard work will be acquired quicker as a college student rather than one who does not pursue a higher level of education. These skills and many more are what I will need to acquire in order to perform at my best ability in the work force. However, as I have a high tendency to become overwhelmed with multiple tasks (which is inevitable during the course of the school year) I hope to alleviate the feelings of anxiety and stress by exercising regularly and developing procedures to calm the senses. Activities such as being social, getting involved in organizations and healthy sleeping habits will likely ease my mind and body of its tension from a days work.
Nonetheless, in a brief four years I plan to have accomplished many goals that I knew were possible and some that I was told my fingers would never quite grasp. Though the amount of time I will bear on this campus is short, it will not be wasted nor squandered on less meaningful ideals than success. To have studied abroad and become more cultured, to have done well for the first time in math, to have experienced and gained the knowledge needed to be superior in my field, and alas to have become recognized for my endeavors as a journalist is what I hope to attain by the time I am a graduate student.
If at the end of my four year journey there is a monument in my name, I suspect that it will reveal a colorful world of pain, sweat, passion, several periods of adjustment, enlightenment, a lapse of years, and a much valued end product. However, I am alone in the quest to reach my goals and move beyond my boundaries. My choices will make the biggest impact on my success rate; when to be studious and when to rebel, when to rest and when to be active, when to be silenced and when to be opinionated.
I have come to a place of higher instruction so that I may make a difference in the lives of the people through writing. At times talent is simply not enough, and as it falls short in life I will have discovered skills, and a sharper sense of my calling to comfort its descending.