For all of my life, I had never thought of my future. I considered myself too young for this kind of thinking. For years, I thought like this; until the day of my graduation. I was getting ready for my ceremony when my father popped up in my room. He was very touched, for he said that I had grown so quickly. He said, “Son, you are a man now. You will have to take your responsibilities. Your future is in your hands.” His words gave me goose bumps. I had the feeling that all my life, I was asleep, and suddenly, my father woke me up! I started thinking. Thinking deeply... about the most important thing ahead of me... my future. I thought of studying architecture. I had always loved drawing buildings, monuments, and furniture. I told my father of my ideas. The first thing that came out of his mouth was, “Son, are you sure? It is a very hard subject. Are you sure you are capable of this?” The answer was yes, but he still insisted. I suddenly knew my mission. I had to prove my father wrong... totally wrong. I finally left for the ceremony. I couldn’t stop thinking. It seemed like the school headmaster was making a very touching speech, for all my classmates were sobbing, but I was far from listening to that. I was deep in my thoughts. All I could hear was ‘future...future...future...” I was thinking of what universities would be suitable for me. I knew I was a very average student. I really didn’t care. All I knew is that I had to be successful in my studies and to prove my father wrong. I really wanted him to be proud of me. I wanted him to pronounce the words “I am proud of you, son.” Therefore, I had to do my best to get in the best university, even if it meant going to Japan. I had to do all it takes, even pay for my own applications. I was ready to go to summer school, just to improve my geometry skills. I was so deep in my thoughts that when the headmaster yelled out the words “graduates of class of 2018”, I forgot to toss my gown hat. But it was worth it. It was serious... very serious! The next day, even if I had come back from prom until 4:00 am, I still woke up at 7:30 am. The first thing that popped into my mind when I woke up was to fill out all my applications. I browsed the net for good architecture universities. I had filled up over seven applicatio