julie white

A STRONG AND CAPABLE SENIOR, JULIE IS READY TO TAKE ON PHAMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY AT U.C. DAVIS

I would want future me to know that 18 year old Julie is 98% confident that she’ll end up where she needs to be and that, although the start was rocky, she couldn’t have asked for another high school experience. My plan as of right now is to study Pharmaceutical Chemistry at UC Davis starting this fall after spending the summer traveling. I have very low standards for enjoyment so I’ll probably be having fun doing literally most things that aren’t related to academics but because of that I probably enjoyed being able to meet a lot of new people the most [at Rocklin]. I feel like I learned that I’m not gonna get along with every person I meet and there are gonna be a lot of people that I won’t be able to tolerate, let alone be their friend. And as someone who used to be a big people pleaser, this single fact took a long time for me to grasp on to. Never be awake for more than 30 hours straight even if you think you’re doing it to fix your sleep schedule, it won’t. I hopefully will not bring my sleep habits to college right now, nor my study habits because I could possibly end up six feet under or fail out of school. I’m both excited and anxious [for college]. I feel like if I succeed in making it my own I’ll be able to have an amazing college experience, but at the same time I’m worried that there’s a small chance I won’t be able to fit in as well as I hoped I would. My friends keep assuring me that I’m gonna be fine since they know my personality, but a small part of me is always just a tad bit skeptical and trying to look out for myself. Especially since I’m going to a school with more than 10 times the amount of students than Rocklin.