Hellen Keller once said, "The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision."

And I wholeheartedly agree.


Ever since I began to help students as they embarked upon the college application process, I've been noticing a recurring trend among these very-much-optimistic individuals.

Me: "What schools do you want to get into?"


Them: "Ivies."


Me: "What are you going to do to get there?"


Them: "Study."


Me: "What are you going to do once you get there?"


Them: "Study."

WHERE IS THE DRIVE? WHERE IS THE PASSION?


Yes, everybody wants to get into a top-ranking university in order to get that top-ranking job at a top-ranking facility. But understand this: simply attaching yourself to a university DOES NOT guarantee success.

You have the sight...but now you need the vision!


Where do you see yourself in ten years? Twenty years? A writer for The New Yorker? A toxicologist for the CDC? A composer at Julliard?

It doesn't hurt to dream, but dreams are just that: dreams. It takes work to make anything happen, but for your dreams?

You have to work hard.

 Suffer through that minimum-wage job. Fumble into that no-pay internship. Bolster, bolster, bolster that resume. You deserve that experience. 

Your future deserves that experience.



Buckle up, buttercup.

It's hard, I know. But you've seen the mirage. You've painted it over and over again in your mind. You know you have the capability to make it a reality. So why aren't you?


For without sight, there is no vision; without vision, there is no reality.

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