Through the Golden Door

In three hours I get on a bus to go to New York City for the first time. I chose this because

I'm not happy with where I am.
--School may not be for me.
----I have forever had difficulty doing schoolwork. Not understanding it, but simply doing it.
----It is singularly my largest problem, and may prevent my success in life.
----I don't see this improving. I've tried every solution I can think of.
--WPI may not be for me.
----Even if I were to stay in school, WPI is too strongly for engineers, not theorists, like me.
--Worcester sucks.
----The best thing in Worcester is WPI.
----There aren't many jobs or fun things to do, even though the city is populous.

This schoolwork problem only applies to schoolwork. I've had an increasingly strong desire to do productive work. I chose New York City because

I am already going there with Paul for vacation.
It's close.
--Therefore the culture won't be very different.
New York City is the biggest city in America.
--This means that it is the center of production and life.
--It will have thousands of job opportunities.
--I can make it anything I want.

The beauty of New York City comes from the values that created it. This journey isn't a horrible idea because

It's reversible.
--I can go back to WPI at the beginning of C term, D term, summer classes, or even A term.
--If I fail to make it what I want, I can try school again.

But instead of continuing something that hasn't worked for 14 years, I'm going to try something new.

-Alex Scott