Blog: Entry #4

Still don’t know what I was waitin’ for
And my time was runnin’ wild
A million dead end streets and
Every time I thought I’d got it made
It seemed the taste was not so sweet
So I turned myself to face me
But I’ve never caught a glimpse
How the others must see the faker
I’m much too fast to take that test

— “Changes” by David Bowie

My high school career was marked more by dysfunction than by achievement. Looking at possible careers, I was set on becoming a high-priced, high-powered attorney, rich and famous, who would change the world. Law school, at the time, required a 2.5 GPA (Grade Point Average) at graduation from high school. Throughout all of the dysfunction, I studiously, maybe deliberately is more accurate, maintained the necessary GPA, no more, no less. At the end of high school, I had my 2.5 GPA and passed the EPA (English Placement Exam) in the 93rd percentile, that’s the top seven percent in the province of British Columbia. The EPA was the only standardized test at the time, was only given to college bound students, and was used to determine whether the candidate had sufficient English skills to succeed in college. Apparently, I did. Upon graduation, I was accepted into a dual bachelor’s degree program for Commerce and Law at the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver. Imagine how different my life would be if I had pursued that course in life! As I look back, though, I have no regrets. After all, it is all the different shades and contours in my life that have brought me to this point. I kinda like who I have become, love my family and friends, am mostly fulfilled in my profession, worship with amazing people, and thoroughly enjoy my side work, a pretty good life.