<p>I graduated high school back in 2004 and was discouraged I couldn't attend a UC or CSU because of $. Ever since then, I carried this mini-depression with me through three years of CCC and would constantly drop classes, or get W's, and only had about 30 qtr units to show for all of those three years of CCC. All of my high school friends already transferred or were soon to graduate from college and I was still stuck with a minutiae of units and a dismal GPA. I buckled up, found out there was still hope, and upped my GPA to 3.5
Admitted to UCSC, and waiting to hear from UCB, UCLA, UCD, UCSB.</p>
<p>yay! this is like therapy!</p>
<p>Well, I graduate HS in 2006. I got rejected from all UC's and SDSU (the nail in the coffin). But, I did have an amazing boyfriend and we were in love. Then, summer came. He started to go off on long trips without telling me, then calling me in the middle of them to tell me where he was. We had a talk, he stopped doing it and "seemed" apologetic about it.</p>
<p>Then, early July, he told me that he had no intention of going out with me during college. He said that since I'm going to a CCC, he kind of hinted that he thinks it's pathetic (sort of said it), and said that it will never work out.</p>
<p>I was crushed. First love, high school sweetheart, yada yada yada.</p>
<p>I slipped into a pretty crushing depression. My family kept saying "I told you so. You should of worked harder then you could go to UCSD with <em>his name</em>." my dad told me that I "lost a good one." </p>
<p>Moving on.</p>
<p>I started my CCC, the last time I saw him he told me that he was "hurting too" and he cried after he said it, he never cries. So I felt like slapping him. He went to UCSD, I went to LAPCC and for awhile, things we just getting worse.</p>
<p>Therapy came. Medication. Diagnosed with schizophrenia paranoia (I was scared of seeing his car, he has a very distinct, crappy car) and severe depression, with possible bipolar diosrder. Yay for medication. Zyprexa, Lexapro, Seroquel, Trazadone. I attempted suicide once. I almost attempted it the second time (I call my therapist and he talked me through it).</p>
<p>But then I went to Habitat for Humanity. I built a house for a single mother with two sons. I met a bunch of old people that said that they loved me and insisted that I visit them one day. They called me their adopted granddaughter.</p>
<p>I found meaning in helping others, it made me realize that my world isn't so bad. I had a lot of deep family issues that were resolved in group therapy (for the most part) and I have come to accept that the person I loved didn't love me back but was dating a girl that looks like me and has the same name as me (HE needs therapy).</p>
<p>First semester of school, I got an A, B, C and D. Second semester, all A's. It went on from there, straight A's. The moment I got back from Habitat, my life completely changed. Now? My C doesn't apply, I changed my D to an A and I currently have a 3.98 GPA with a major in philosophy.</p>
<p>During the summer of 2007, I was struck with a life threatening illness during summer school and wound up in the ICU for 5 days. They didn't know what I had until the 3rd day. I still got A's in both of my classes.</p>
<p>I haven't gotten accepted anywhere yet. But I am not too worried. I'm a smarter, more confident person that can't believe where she's been in the past 2 years. Thanks to Habitat for Humanity, I also went to Ghana and taught school to orphans (sounds like a movie, I know).</p>
<p>I think everyone here deserves a hug and a congratulations! You're almost there, this is the easiest part. Good luck in all of your future endeavors!</p>
<p>Wow, xleper!! Your story is so inspiring! Congrats to you on all your accomplishments!</p>
<p>Good luck to whoever tries to top that one</p>
<p>Awesome, though</p>
<p>oh wow xleper17! I became extremely teary eyed reading your post. Congratulations on overcoming everything in your life. I know whenever I feel like it's too hard I'll just read your post! Good luck on ALL your future endeavors.</p>
<p>Seriously alansda, that is my story in a nutshell, lol. Both my bro and sis went to UCD (my sis got her masters there as well). And here is lil ol me, 22 and at CC still. oh yay.</p>
<p>oh wow xleper17! I became extremely teary eyed reading your post. Congratulations on overcoming everything in your life. I know whenever I feel like it's too hard I'll just read your post! Good luck on ALL your future endeavors.</p>
<p>Seriously alansda, that is my story in a nutshell, lol. Both my bro and sis went to UCD (my sis got her masters there as well). And here is lil ol me, 22 and at CC still. oh yay.</p>
<p>oh wow xleper17! I became extremely teary eyed reading your post. Congratulations on overcoming everything in your life. I know whenever I feel like it's too hard I'll just read your post! Good luck on ALL your future endeavors.</p>
<p>Seriously alansda, that is my story in a nutshell, lol. Both my bro and sis went to UCD (my sis got her masters there as well). And here is lil ol me, 22 and at CC still. oh yay.</p>
<p>oh wow xleper17! I became extremely teary eyed reading your post. Congratulations on overcoming everything in your life. I know whenever I feel like it's too hard I'll just read your post! Good luck on ALL your future endeavors.</p>
<p>Seriously alansda, that is my story in a nutshell, lol. Both my bro and sis went to UCD (my sis got her masters there as well). And here is lil ol me, 22 and at CC still. oh yay.</p>
<p>oh wow xleper17! I became extremely teary eyed reading your post. Congratulations on overcoming everything in your life. I know whenever I feel like it's too hard I'll just read your post! Good luck on ALL your future endeavors.</p>
<p>Seriously alansda, that is my story in a nutshell, lol. Both my bro and sis went to UCD (my sis got her masters there as well). And here is lil ol me, 22 and at CC still. oh yay.</p>
<p>oh wow xleper17! I became extremely teary eyed reading your post. Congratulations on overcoming everything in your life. I know whenever I feel like it's too hard I'll just read your post! Good luck on ALL your future endeavors.</p>
<p>Seriously alansda, that is my story in a nutshell, lol. Both my bro and sis went to UCD (my sis got her masters there as well). And here is lil ol me, 22 and at CC still. oh yay.</p>