I feel like ranting a bit...I recently told my father about my college plans (to get my B.A in biology and then on to med school to become a surgeon) and though he wasn't necessarily unsupportive he certainly is helping much. He promised to get in touch with this woman he and my mother were friends with before my mom died, the woman is a surgeon now and would really be able to give me a good career plan (i.e what undergrad and med school to attend) and she would also be able to sponsor/recommend me for whatever med schools I apply to. Unfortunately, though I should have seen this coming, it has been a number of days since he spoke about doing this and he still has not even called her. I know I should be used to this because my dad hasn't really supported me in anything for a long time but I guess I was just hoping for him to come through for me just a little bit this time. I guess that's just too much to ask. Anyway I'm freaking out because my ACT's are on the 10th and I have yet to fully decide which colleges to apply for since I've yet to get in touch with this surgeon women, so now I have no idea which colleges to have my scores sent to. I already appplied and was accepted to Seminole State College but I really feel that going to the University of Central Florida would give me a better chance at med school as it is a more prestigious school. However I really would rather hold off on spending the fifty or so dollars to apply to UCF until I get this woman's input on the matter. To top it off have to hold off on applying for a bright future's scholarship until I know for sure which university I'll be attending. *sigh* It's all irritatingly stressful and is only exacerbated by the fact that on top of all this I have to make job plans, moving out plans, study for my ACT's, and continue with all of my usual course work. The only comforting thought I can even seem to fathom right now is that in a year or so I will be sitting in a classroom or lecture hall and on the cusp of the long road to reaching my goal. I know in the end all this abject suffering will only make my success that much sweeter. So a message to myself and all the others out there stuck in this grueling transition period between high school and college, "Buck up soldier!" Lots of love <3