Experiences at Caribbean Union College-Personal Narrative Leaving home to study at Caribbean union college gave me several positive and negative experiences I will never forget. I arrived in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago on the 6th of September 2001.from there I had a long drive from the Piarco International airport to maracas valley, st. Joseph. On arrival, students from several parts of the world greeted me. It was from there on I had several experiences. Firstly, after coming to Caribbean Union College, I have been able to become a more responsible person. As a matter of fact, I have been able to wash and iron for myself. Secondly, since this institution is a religious one, I have become a more spiritual person, so attending often and taking an active part in the different activities. Another thing is that I believe, I have become a more mentally and socially mature person, though at times I prefer to be by myself. Due to this, I have made friends from different parts of the world and proud of that. During my first semester I had to do a physical fitness program. A...
The author conveys his opinion of community college as “the place that made me what I am today” (Hanks 11) clearly expressing his gratitude of the institution, Chabot College. While expressing
Use the time to help develop your people skills to help you in the future. College helps with your organizations skills, time management to prepare you for the future. In college, you learn that there is a lifetime of learning to experience and you getting prepared for the upcoming decisions in life. With the future jobs, you will have deadlines to meet with multiple things at once, but you will be able to handle with having had 4 class and several things due on the same day. In college, there are many organization that people are members of helps set their future careers. College gives people the experience of an atmosphere that is a step closer to the real world. The experience that the college offers to study aboard and explore other countries to learn cultures that you may know nothing about gives you a diverse learning experience. Many people do not get the opportunity to travel aboard without college because they can’t afford. College has set up a way for many to experience these things. The essay Is College Worth the Money? Answers from Six New Graduates The lawyer Beverly Ozowara stated “she had the opportunity to travel (for a third of the normal cost) to Brazil with the Notre Dame Concert Band. During the trip, I was able to do things like perform at the oldest concert hall in the Americas and to swim in the Amazon river” (Dwyer113). While in college now I have met many different people in the classroom, where they are from and different things about their background. Opening and communicating with others helps you to be a people person with in the
Prompt: In 500 words or more, describe your collegiate experience thus far. How has this experience and the knowledge you've gained influenced what you plan to study? How have they influenced your decision to apply to St. Edward's?
After graduation of my high school, I’ve decided not to attend college. I spent over three months preparing for college admissions. Over three months of studying for the SAT and writing essays for colleges. But, all this hard work was blown away in just a week. The week before the May 1st, the decision day, I had made my decision not to attend college. I have decided to return to my country and start working. Of course, there was a strong disagreement from my parents, but I didn’t hesitate. For the past years, I have worked in many different kinds of places and I have faced the true reality. This made me want to attend college and brought me to Concordia College.
College is a different experience than high school. A large difference between high school and college is the people you will meet while attending college. An interesting group you will meet in college are international students. These international students come from all over the world and have their own unique story to tell. For my project I interviewed Jholdi Brooks, a native of the Dominican Republic, who has spent half his life in the Dominican and the other half in the United States.
I will definitely enjoy the independence of campus life. The camaraderie, which will develop, should only add to the college experience. The courses will be challenging but I am willing to do what it takes to achieve my ultimate goal, which was alluded to earlier. The untapped potential is there. I would like to be given the opportunity to show what I can accomplish.
Hello class! I am Sophia Sanchez, this is my second semester attending Cypress college. My intended major is Nursing, though it is subject to change due to other interests. I’m currently a full-time student. I’m hesitant whether I will earn my Associates Degree here at Cypress College or if I will transfer to Cal State Fullerton University for the remainder of my education. After graduation I plan to work as an Oncology nurse at Kaiser Permanente or CHOC. My time is spent studying, working, and attending church. I’m currently employed at an Urgent Care as a Medical Assistant; I love to interact with patients and help them with their needs. For the most part, I have no time to do the things I love which are shopping and singing. Altogether,
Attending college has helped me see the right benefits that will help me achieve my ultimate dream goals. First of all, I want to be able to learn how to relate to different cultures, ethnicities, and personalities, and also be able to understand different backgrounds, the way people from diverse culture think and act and their lifestyles; In addition, I want to learn how to adapt to new situations including dealing with responsibilities such as using Blackboard and making sure that all my assignments are completed and submitted on time. Furthermore, I will have to learn how to adapt to being an adult and taking care of my own needs.
My experience in community college was invaluable; I encountered many professors who inspired me to push myself harder and pursue higher education. These teachers helped me push myself into taking honors courses and applying to top-tier universities. Their passion for social justice through education was visible and made me want to become an educator myself. One day one of my favorite professors, Dr. Bernard, excitedly shared information with the class about the Los Angeles Team Mentoring (LATM) program. In this program, you can volunteer to mentor local at-risk middle school youth through small group activities centered on wellness, diversity, and development. I saw this as the perfect opportunity to give back to my community with hopes to
"Tomorrow is the first day of what I will become." I wrote this in my diary the night before my first day of college. I was anxious as I imagined the stereotypical college room: intellectual students, in-depth discussions about neat stuff, and of course, a casual professor sporting the tweed jacket with leather elbows. I was also ill as I foresaw myself drowning in a murky pool of reading assignments and finals, hearing a deep, depressing voice ask "What can you do with your life?" Since then, I've settled comfortably into the college "scene" and have treated myself to the myth that I'll hear my calling someday, and that my future will introduce itself to me with a hardy handshake. I can't completely rid my conscience from reality, however. My university education and college experience has become a sort of fitful, and sleepless night, in which I have wonderful dreams and ideas, but when I awaken to apply these aspirations, reality sounds as a six thirty alarm and my dreams are forgotten.
The experience that I went through a couple of years ago is what influenced me to go to
I became apart of this world on the morning of May 20, 1994 at 8:15 am. I was born at St. John’s hospital in Queens, New York. My early childhood years were spent growing up in South Ozone Park, Queens. My family and I lived with my grandparents in their home for about thirteen years. Also, in that neighborhood is where I attended Catholic school from kindergarten through eighth grade. As a young child, I was brought up in a christian household, which was family oriented. I attended Sunday school as well as church every week and was a part of big celebrations and occasions around the holidays.
To go through your educational journey successfully, you need to be surrounded by people who will support you and an institution that will be able to provide you with all the right tools that you need. Saint Mary’s University was able to provide me with the right tools that I need to obtain my degree. The staffs of Saint Mary’s University are very helpful and are experts in their field. My educational journey will not end at Saint Mary’s University, as long I’m
One of the biggest “life changers” I have ever experienced is college. You get to experience a whole new atmosphere, meet tons of new people, and you get to live a new life. Going into college, most of the time, kids are nervous and scared for what their future. I was one of those students. Going into college I was quite nervous and I didn’t know what to expect. Often, I would hear how difficult college is and how much different it is than high school. I was not prepared to constantly be studying or doing homework because I was not used to doing those things in high school. I wasn’t too fond of being away from my home and my family as well, which is another reason I was skeptical about going off to college. From move in day to now, college has been such a pleasant surprise for me and I am loving it. My college writing course, General Studies Writing, or GSW, has also helped me learn quite a bit, but it could also be improved to help students learn even more than before. Overall, my college experience has been a great one and I couldn’t ask for a better start to a new life.
The Caribbean, a region of small states, is a unique place where people share similar history, culture, language, social, economic and political issues. This region is also vulnerable to political reformation, devaluation, natural disasters and globalization. Despite these threats and difficulties, this region has been slowly progressing to a common purpose; a goal that will make the Caribbean region stand out from the rest of the world. Caribbean integration has come a long way. Today 14 million CARICOM nationals have the right to move and work within the CARICOM nations; they are also guaranteed the right do business without barriers. But this didn’t just happen spontaneously, the Caribbean people have been fighting to be recognized as a