Published on 2024-01-24 22:28 by Sam Wu

Virginia Popov

Coming into undergrad, I was really focused on academics. Now, because I’m gonna be applying to law schools, I think I’ve shifted a little bit. I want to put a little bit more into student culture and that kind of social dynamic. That was definitely a transition. At first, I couldn’t really put my finger on it. It took me a little while to figure out what was going on in terms of connecting with people differently. After a while, I started trying to be more confident in my own identity and assert myself a little bit more. Not be drowned out by everyone else.

I’ve learned to be a lot more firm within my personal boundaries and advocate for myself. I started asserting myself and being more strict with the people around me in terms of friends and just being a little pickier. I realized that no singular person is the end of the world. No one relationship is going to make or break you, so don’t put so much emphasis on making any one individual thing work. Be more open to seeing where things fall into place. To be at that stage, I think for me at least, it’s been a lot of acceptance over things I can’t control. Being at peace with the fact that I can’t control other people and that they’re gonna do what they want to do. Life is just learning to be okay with not knowing and not having control over it.

Written by Sam Wu