Breaking starts the game of pool; the balls are tightly compacted and broken apart and scattered throughout the table. When finding a college, breaking is just like starting my senior year. During my junior year in high school I gather ideas about different colleges and once my senior year starts, my thoughts scatter, just as in pool. I start traveling to different school locations and attending college days. This helps show why playing pool is like finding a college. .
I labeled each pocket on the pool table and showed its resemblance in deciding a college. The pockets represent each college I am considering. If a majority of balls drop into one pocket, then I could say that the college is one of the top colleges I"m considering. The four corner pockets are my top four colleges I want to attend. I labeled the two middle pockets as the non-considering pockets. The middle pockets are also the out-of-state colleges, the colleges that repeatedly mail meaningless letters, constantly send e-mails, and continuously call about open campus. I labeled the two worst colleges as the middle pockets, because the worst shots in pool are at the middle pockets. .
Each pool ball has a different meaning when it comes to finding a college. I gave the beneficial decisions to the stripes and to the solids I gave the inadequate decisions. The cue ball is described as the person finding a college. The eight ball represents the letter of acceptance; in the game of pool when the eight ball is hit in the game is over. Just like when finding a college, when I decide to enroll in a certain college the searching game is over. .
When playing pool, accessories are needed and show the same amount of importance. The cue stick describes the thoughts of my parents, my friends, and me. The cue stick influences the cue ball into any pool ball, which then falls into a pocket. When applying this to finding a college, my parents" thoughts influence me into what college I should attend.
