Day 44- Wheaton College.

Hey guys,

    So, growing up 15 minutes from Wheaton College campus, I am very familiar with it. Ever since I returned from my first year of camp that was run through Wheaton in 6th grade, I loved the people, the atmosphere, and most of all the community there. Unfortunately, there is also a price to pay living SO close to Wheaton. As a teenage Christian girl in Wheaton, if you tell someone you are interested in going to Wheaton, it is basically assumed that you are a genius. For people like me, where that's not necessarily true, it can be INCREDIBLY intimidating to even apply, because you KNOW how hard it is to get in. Despite the intimidating aspect of it, I took the plunge tonight, and I began my application. Being away from Wheaton, while at the same time seeing all my friends go off to colleges that they loved showed me that there was a deeper reason why I loved to be on campus so much, it wasn't just because that's where my friends were, it's because I truly, TRULY loved the college. Now I know, the chances of me being accepted are very, VERY slim, that is God's will and I'm ok with that, but I just feel like the fact that I feel that I am not smart enough or talented enough to get into Wheaton should NOT dictate whether I apply or not. If it is truly where God wants me, than so be it! God's plan is not dictated by MY educational standings or abilities, if God wants me at Wheaton, who am I to say, "Nah, I'm to scared?" Anyways, it gets me very excited to know that there IS a chance than God might be calling me back to Wheaton, I would love to "officially" become a member of the 3E floor where I know so many dear friends, and I would LOVE to continue my youth experience at Blanchard by leading new students to Christ. I know, I'm getting ahead of myself, I haven't even FINISHED the application yet, but I am going to take this moment to rejoice in the little things, in the fact that God HAS put Wheaton on my heart to begin with. I want to close out this post by saying (and using Wheaton's motto), Whatever happens, I will live my life, unashamedly "For Christ and His Kingdom."
<3 Always,
Rose