The college journeY: Fictional Story

I never thought it would be like this. I was always so excited for the day. I held everyone in suspense as I made my decision. I always looked forward to this moment, but there were so many choices. Which one to choose? So many ways I could go toward my future and everyone is telling me something different. But the time is here, the big day. I have to commit to the next four years of my life, leaving the only place I have ever known and restarting. 
Let me give you a little background. Hi I’m Trey. I’m a senior trying to figure out my next steps. I can either go for sports, or I can go for my studies, or I can go for comfort, but one thing I won’t go for is to please the people around me. Yes I’m talking about college choices. All I know for sure is that ever since I was young I knew I wanted to go to college. I would be the first one in my household to actually go to a college. This feat is definitely not the only reason, but also I wanted a better life. I wanted to say, I went to college and got a degree in whatever field I chose. 
Thankfully, I had a family that backed me all the way and showed me that they would support me with whatever choice I made, within reason of course. Not only was it my family but my best friends that I have been consulting with the whole process.  Even with this support, I knew I couldn’t go far due to the help I still needed to give to my family as well as the money side of the decision. So as I grew and matured, the closer my “dream college” became, going from Florida, to North Carolina, even Tennessee and Kentucky weren’t off limits, but eventually ending in my own home state. 
Although I’m considering landing in-state, that doesn’t mean I’m staying only 30 minutes away. I’m planning to go on with my life, opening a new chapter and escaping the void of my small city, which I resented when I was younger, but grew to love due to the people who also dealt with the struggle of this no-man's-land of a city. 
I have my eyes set already, only allowing those closest to me to know which door I will choose. When I ended my junior year, I was a mess on where I wanted to go and even what for, but as I spoke with many colleges and sat through many forced speeches, it became more clear to me the route that works best for me. 
Now that you know a little more to the story I have to go to my signing day. Thank you everyone for being here. We have all of our seniors, and we are so proud of them, starting with our  Trey. He will be attending.