My interest in college started when I saw the places that college could take you. I have relatives (cousins) who have attended college and I see the amount of success they have from doing so. I only want to give myself the best shot in life because like people say you only have one life to live. I also feel college could expand those horizons for me. I have done several things to prepare myself for college. One of the many things I have done was realize that completing college was one of my main priorities/goals. Realizing this made me focus more and put more things in perspective. I started creating a list of goals I wanted to accomplish in order to make myself a college ready student. One of my many goals was to gain knowledge on the college selection process so I singed …show more content…
If I didn’t start typing my ten page African American lit paper a week before it was due I needed to realize that was my fault if I was up cramming to finish the paper the night before it was due. In the mist of me preparing for college I had a few roadblocks. I lost a family member who was really dear to me in the middle of my senior year of high school. I lost my aunt she was someone who really believed in my dreams and me. She helped me prep for my ACT she also helped me look at colleges. Working with someone like her who had masters in something she really cared about inspired me even more to do what I love. Which is go to college and learn about television and radio. I have a passion or a dream to become a radio/ television personality and I know going to school to further my knowledge in that field will help further my career. Going to college is path I want to take in my life so I can gain knowledge and give myself a shot at success . “Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and day out.”- R.
I always heard that college would be tough, but I went in to college with a set mind that I was going to finish strong and at the end be successful. I kept my head focused and always made sure to get my work done no matter how hard it was.
“Coastal Carolina is too far away for you to come home when you have the chance.” Kaylee (my Girlfriend at the time) said to me in my first car as we talked about college choices. I told her about my acceptance to Coastal Carolina University I received from Mrs. Emmons (personal guidance counselor in high school) during a school day, early February. Kaylee’s words made me start a to question myself; “What other colleges can I choose?”. I came home and sat down with my parents in the living room with my Coastal Carolina acceptance letter in my hand and they were proud of me. I asked my parents the same question I asked myself earlier that day “What other colleges can I choose from?”. When
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?
I want to go to college for the wholesome intellectual stimulation and to get more involved with my community. College will be my last opportunity to do so before I enter the work force. At college I can be intellectually and academically challenged; I will be able to learn with friends who are as dedicated to learning and the pursuit of knowledge as I am. My goals in college are to acquire the skills that I need to lead a successful and productive life, to expand my knowledge of the world, to step out of my comfort zone, and to become more proactive.
The number one thing that motivates me the most in college is the fact that I recognize this is not the end. I have to work hard to obtain where I want to be at in life. I identify that I did not want to settle with just being a high school graduate and wanted to do something additional with my life.
College is a place where people go to learn and to grow as a person. Most people go to college for the same reasons. They want to set a good foundation for getting a job, experience new things, or because their parents wanted them to. All of those reasons apply to me also.
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.
I have been working towards going to college practically since I was in elementary school. It has been my sole aspiration, to go to college and learn everything I couldn't in high school. Whenever I would complain about school, my mother would tell me, "Just wait for college. College is where everyone finds where they fit in in the world." As it's gotten closer and closer to the time where I will decide where I'm going to spend the next four years, I've become increasingly excited.
About a little under a year ago I had questioned a strong belief of mine that I had my whole life; going to college. I had started to question this because my father had went to college to study business and he now sells insurance. I thought to myself, why would I need to go to college when I could get my license to sell insurance straight out of high school. It didn’t make sense to me on paying a lot of money for tuition when I could always just start a career and be pretty successful out of high school. I started having these questions run through my head because a while ago my father had worked for a company named Delta where he was in the business department. By him getting his masters degree in business it would obviously help him. However
A college degree is something my family has pushed me to achieve for as long as I can remember; both of parents have college degrees and always want the best for me. In a way, I feel obligated to make it my goal to attend college and to graduate with a degree. This degree will be helpful which the time comes for me to get a job. A college degree will make me feel accomplished and will in the end grant me success. I tend to be a go getter, when I start something I intend
People have very different reasons on why going to college and getting an education is important for them. Some people go to college because that is what is expected of them, and others go because they have nothing else better to do. However, I am interested in going to college and obtaining a good education because it will benefit my family, my country, and me.
College was never an option for me at all, I was going to pick up a trade and just get a good paying job and just live according to my money and not above my means, but then I started to watch my older sister go to college and I observed how she did and what she did to pass and succeed in her education. She studied and never gave up, when she got in college that was the best she ever done and it got me thinking well maybe I can succeed if I go to college and just study as hard as I can when I decide to go off to school but she wasn’t the only person that sparked my interest, no not at all. Another reason why I had started looking at going to college is because of a program called Genesysworks, they had inspired me to go to school and further my education, which was best for me to do anyways, I didn’t want to be a person who was not educated especially as a young woman.
In the beginning of college I thought that I would stay true to who I was and the goals I have had since I was old enough to know that college is the only way to better my situation. In being away from home and surrounded by people constantly I had started to cave on my values and believes but a friend of mine helped me see that I need to stay true to what I want and to stay firm on my ideals. In finding myself again and cutting people out of my life who do not benefit me I have achieved my first short term goal. I have also detected time to organizing myself now that I set aside time where Im by myself without people so that I could work on what I need to accomplish. Lastly, I have used my resources as well as reflecting on my self to figure out that I want to be a biology major and then go to veterinarian school. In the past this had been my dream but I lost my direction for a little while due to unforeseen circumstances but now I have found it again and achieved the goal of figuring out what I want to do with my
...new classes, I soon realized what would be the biggest challenge of college: deciding on a major. Yes, I am one of those people who started college without first declaring a major. I soon heard every question, suggestion, and response regarding possible options. I even began concocting false majors to throw some people off. Large-Scale Demolition was a crowd favorite.
As the end of my senior year in high school approached, I had to make an important decision. What school was I going to spend the next few years of my life at? When the financial aid packages arrived, I was torn between two colleges. After sitting down with my mother and discussing the advantages and disadvantages of both schools, I came to my final decision. It seemed like a year ago I was imagining what college life would be like and suddenly before my eyes, I would be a college student in a matter of four months.