"I need to decide whether to apply for college or delay it for a couple of years while I pursue some more acting projects. Right now I'm trying to sort things out, so I can make the right choices"
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The line works because it refuses the romantic myth of the fearless prodigy. There’s no “I’m going all in” swagger, no anti-school rebellion. Instead, she treats college as an available anchor, not an enemy, and acting as a legitimate path, not a reckless detour. The subtext is pragmatic anxiety: if she pauses acting, she might lose momentum; if she skips college, she might lose a safety net and a sense of normalcy. “Right choices” is doing heavy lifting - not just the correct decision, but the one that won’t be punished later by regret, by family expectations, or by an industry that rewards early bets and rarely refunds them.
Context matters: for a working actress, opportunity is perishable. Projects come in bursts, and visibility is fickle. Her uncertainty isn’t indecision so much as risk management in a culture that tells young women they must optimize every year of youth - either for credentials or for camera time - with little room for a slow, human learning curve.
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Chabert, Lacey. (2026, January 15). I need to decide whether to apply for college or delay it for a couple of years while I pursue some more acting projects. Right now I'm trying to sort things out, so I can make the right choices. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-need-to-decide-whether-to-apply-for-college-or-165345/
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Chabert, Lacey. "I need to decide whether to apply for college or delay it for a couple of years while I pursue some more acting projects. Right now I'm trying to sort things out, so I can make the right choices." FixQuotes. January 15, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-need-to-decide-whether-to-apply-for-college-or-165345/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I need to decide whether to apply for college or delay it for a couple of years while I pursue some more acting projects. Right now I'm trying to sort things out, so I can make the right choices." FixQuotes, 15 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-need-to-decide-whether-to-apply-for-college-or-165345/. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.



