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An encouraging story I'd like to share

Your Next Kill·5/1/2017, 11:58:23 PM·26 votes·788 views

I just played the nicest game I've had in a while, and I'd like to share it with you all to maybe brighten your day a little.

Basically, to set the scene, I had just found out that I was denied a scholarship that was worth over 50% of my tuition. I was quite upset about this, and not knowing what else to do, I queue'd up. I wasn't expecting to play very well or be on my best behavior due to my situation, so I made sure it was a normal game to let some steam off. My mood only worsened when the enemy team picked Jax, Fizz, and Soraka with their first three picks, three of my most hated champions. I strongly considered dodging, and when I was in loading screen I strongly considered disconnecting and hope for a remake. But I stuck with it, hoping to at least distract myself.

When the game started, I told my teammates that I was in a shit mood, and instead of the typical "ok" or "don't feed or i'll report", I instead got encouraging words from every single teammate. This proceeded to last the entire game. I didn't play particularly great, but after every missed play or blown ult, they'd always say "it's okay, we'll get them next time". Long story short, the enemy team forfeited, and I left the game feeling much better.

Just wanted to share this to show that there's still good in the community and it meant so much to me.

Have a blessed day

[zombie-nunu-hearts]

4 Comments

ModWuks5/2/2017, 1:20:09 AM12 votes

I'm sorry to hear your scholarship prospects didn't work out, but I hope your financial situation with your education works out! I'm definitely glad to hear that you had a positive experience with these Summoners, and thank you for sharing your story.

Raksha5/2/2017, 1:19:26 AM5 votes

that's a really heartwarming story. sorry bout getting denied, but glad you had a great game that cheered you up c:

AeroWaffle5/2/2017, 3:09:04 AM3 votes

Make sure to ask your professors about any scholarship opportunities they may know about (especially if you're doing well in the class). Worse comes to worse, taking on student loans is bad but not the end of the world.

It's only a problem if you don't get a decent job jumping out of college, and keeping an eye out for internship opportunities while you're finishing up classes almost always negates that concern.

-- From a perspective of a guy who survived taking on student loans all the way up to the Master's degree.

Aeszarck5/2/2017, 2:40:53 AM1 votes

Hi! I'm in the scholarship application process too. Just remember that scholarships are often extremely picky since they get a lot of applicants and only have one or a few award(s), so don't feel too bad about the scholarship. I'm really glad you had such an understanding team. I wish all my games were like that, so I try to be an understanding person in my games so that others in the game can have that nice experience I want.