College can be one of the scariest steps in anybody’s life, but it can also be one of the most exciting, adventurous, and thrilling time of his or her life. You get to experience so many new things, but you also leave behind so much of your past. Some people choose to carry their past into there present lives, others choose to start over. No matter what you choose, college is going to be a difficult, transitional step in your life. Some of the challenges that I will have to face during the school year include having a difficult academic schedule and staying physically and mentally healthy.
I always set high expectations for myself, and if I don’t reach my goal I almost feel as if I have failed myself. I want everything that I can control to
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My high school experience did everything possible to prepare me for the difficult tasks to come, yet I am constantly concerned about the challenges I will face regarding academics. One thing that will help me overcome this challenge is to be extremely organized. I will need to continue to plan everything that will arise in my future. Whether it’s an assignment, or a football game, I will scribble it down in my agenda. I also have a substantially large calendar in my room and I put sticky notes on it to mark everything that will occur. I use sticky notes and checklists because I’m obsessed with the feeling of accomplishing something. The feeling of throwing the sticky note away, or crossing off an item, gives me somewhat relief. I will also need to set aside time for studying, so I don’t become overwhelmed. Another way to help me overcome this challenge and strive in my future, is by meeting new classmates. If I am the slightest bit confused towards any subject, I feel like I need to verify my answers. I understand that professors are not there to assure you that every question from the homework is correct, so I like to use my peers as resources. In most of my classes, I have found at
College is hard, scary, and stressful especially with children involved. I think it is a good thing I went to college when I did otherwise, I would be stuck in the same minimum wage job that I have had for the past year. It is going to be hard and stressful but the truth is that were all scared. It is just a matter of pushing myself into getting where I want to be. My main fear with college is mainly flunking out, it is scary but, it is also achievable. I thought to myself, “Hey, if my best friend can go to college then why I can I not”. There was three things that pushed me into going to college. Those are: getting a better job so I can spoil my children, continuing my education, and to be a role model for my children.
Coming to college as an adult, we have many expectations and preconceptions of what college will or will not be. The expectations we have can influence our college life for the better or the worse. My experience since starting college has been an interesting one. People have misconceptions about college because they do not know what to expect. After doing some research, I have concluded that there are three major factors that are often misunderstood about college life. The first is the financial aspect of college. Second, is the relationship between the professors and students. Third is time management. These three factors play an important role in why people are afraid to go down the path to college.
Glenn Altschuler addresses the difficulties and conundrums associated with entering college in his article “Adapting to College Life in an Era of Heightened Stress” He presents the experience of Kate Wilkinson and her feeling of unpreparedness for college. Glenn brings together statistical evidence to show how students are more stressed today than any time in the past. Glenn presents many solutions to decrease stress and uses Henry David Thoreau’s short story “Walden” as a basis of how stressed students should come back to a state of relaxation by meditating on what really matters in life.
Students entering college for the first time become concerned with their college life. The students are on their own once they enter college. There are no parents or guardians telling them when to do homework, when to go to bed, or how to eat healthy. These students are now responsible for how they are going to succeed in school and meet their own needs. From the beginning, these students wonder what their experience is going to be like and are they going to handle the demands of college?
Anxiety ran throughout my entire body the morning before my first class of college began. Not knowing what to expect of my professors, classmates, and campus scared me to death. I knew the comparison to senior year of high school and freshman year of college would be minute, but never did it occur to me how much more effort was need in college until that morning, of course. Effort wasn’t just needed inside of the classroom with homework and studying but also outside of it where we are encouraged to join clubs, get involved and find a job. Had I known the transformation would be so great, I’d have mentally prepared myself properly. It’s easy playing “grown-up” in high school when one doesn’t have to pay expensive tuitions, workout a
In view of this “illness,” junior year also takes a toll on individuals. There is the ACT and the pressure to obtain a certain score to receive a scholarship or to be admitted into a dream school. As a matter of fact, the college application process is exhausting in itself. The stress seniors build up before they click
According to the College Health website, “No one is immune from stress, but those entering the ivory towers of college are particularly vulnerable to it.” Attending college for the first time gave me a feeling of displacement, nonetheless, I maintained my sense of priority, I am here to learn, here to excel, and here to focus on my objective.
Focusing on what you can’t control will only lead to disappointment. Expectations are something that should be avoided since you can not control what will happen in any situation. If you don’t have any expectations you can’t be let down. “Do not seek to have everything that happens happen as you wish, but wish for everything to happen as it actually does happen,
The transition from high school to college is a tough, life-changing path many young people take in their life. Student loans, being away from your home, meeting new people, etc. are a stressful and new environment that young people many times run into blindly. Running blindly is one of the worst ways to begin in such a live changing experience. Small, but important information can be your difference between life and death in a college situation.
Starting college was not what I expected it to be. I have always been excited to go to college since I was little because I’ve always wanted to get a degree that could help people, animals, and the environment. I did not expect my Freshman year of college to turn out the way it did. I knew there would be challenges, but I did not expect that there would be so many large emotional valleys for me to overcome. I hoped the greatest challenges I would face were midterms and finals. I did not expect the great amount of loss I would experience which began the summer before my Freshman year. I had a bright start, I was looking forward to being a cheerleader at UMHB. I made lots of friends and I was able to go see my boyfriend whenever I wanted - what could go wrong?
College years are often the years that are worth living for in our lives. They are the years when we can effectively identify ourselves in the society today. They are also the years when we can be able to look back and say they are worth after all. They are the years that make us who we are in life. It is these years that enable us to shape our careers in our life. My college years just like any other student who remembers their college years were fantastic. There are however different types of pressures that normally make college life to be a little complicated. Pressures are the things that cause us stress or make us stray away from our hard earned dreams that we make sure that every day we try and focus. My college years were comprised of economic pressure, parental pressure and peer
When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one student to dissolve the bonds which have held him to his high school life, he can get fairly intimidated. Making the transition from high school to college can be a tough one. I remember my experience in such a transition vividly, as it was only a short time ago.
To think that my first semester of college will be over this friday makes me realize how fast time flies. The first few weeks of college were tough, tiring and full of anxiety. Being in a new environment, a different state and not knowing one single person was something that I did not prepare myself for. Throughout all of the tears and the frustrations, I had to constantly remind myself that I am at The University of Akron to gain an education and become a successful individual.
The first semester of college is hard. My half sister, an occupational therapist in training, likes to point out that given the mental development of most eighteen year olds, going to college is one of the most intense transitions of someone’s life. Throughout all of high school I knew I wanted to leave the west coast and move as far as possible. Fortunately I love the east coast even when my cravings for savory Mexican food and dry heat still leave me with pangs of homesickness. In addition to being immersed in a new culture and weather, I was starting over and had to hold my own for the first time. I had to make new friends, create my own schedule, and take care of myself. My first semester had all of these challenges and more. I fell for modern love and got dumped, realized I did not want to pursue my ‘dream major,’ and my grandpa died; all testing my newly reconstructed mentally healthy state of mind. In hindsight I am proud of myself for getting by and even consider my time here the best months of my life
Most of us would agree that college is one of the most exciting, yet most challenging times of our lives. It is typically our first time living away from home for an extended period of time. When I went away to college, I was eager to embrace the next chapter of my life because it was something life-changing that I had yet to experience. However, entering college was also scary for me because nobody handed me a “how to survive college” guidebook. I feel that everyone should be given a book full of tips and tricks that outline the ups and downs that lie ahead throughout our college experience, so that we can maximize our time in school and reach our full potential. That this why this anthology is important for all of us. This anthology summarizes some of the most important tips to survive college, that I have learned thus far as a current freshman about to finish my fall semester. No matter who you are or where you come from, these few, simple tips to be explained will help ease the transition from high school and living at home to college and living on your own. This topic is meaningful because I know how it feels to go off to college excited for the journey ahead, nervous to leave family and friends, and not knowing what to expect. This guidebook should help future freshman to succeed and make the most of their