Being "pretty" is not all I want to be. People seem to think looks matter way more than what's on the inside. In middle and high school, I was classified as the geeky girl who was made fun of because I donned glasses and braces. The girl everyone thought was ugly and undateable. I honestly have to say this brought my self-esteem down and broke me. I always compared myself to the girls who everyone thought was gorgeous. I was only known as the "smart girl" when all I ever wanted to be known as was the "pretty girl".

After high school is when people started commenting on my physical appearance. "Oh, you're so gorgeous." "Beautiful." "That picture was really hot." This meant a lot to me because these compliments made up for those years that I was called unattractive. But now after really being exposed to the real world, I've come to the conclusion that being pretty is not everything and not what all I want to be known as. What about being intelligent, exciting, caring? But now after really being exposed to the real world, I've come to the conclusion that being pretty is not everything and not what all I want to be known as. What about being intelligent, exciting, caring? What about hard-working and ambitious? These are some of the things I want people to describe me as when they think of me or talk about me.

Looks are not the only thing to focus on. The way someone is mentally and emotionally is more important than the way someone is physically. Looks will eventually fade, but being a good person on the inside is really what matters. And that's why I want to be more than pretty.