Personal Narrative: My Life After College

Ever since I can remember, I have categorized my stages of personal development by educational stages: elementary, middle, high, and college. During those years, most of my inner thoughts were focused on building a foundation that would guide me towards who I was to become: an extraordinary being accomplishing extraordinary things. Moreover, my elemental years were spent assimilating to a new culture and playing in Wannado City, middle school years were just a detrimental life stage filled with insecurity and stagnation, high school years served as catalysts towards the life motto that has allowed me to succeed in college thus far: “And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.” (Coelho) However, soon enough, I will not have school grade levels to guide me through my developmental process and I will be freed into the expansive realm of the college after life.

I can reach my goals and dreams through discipline. There are many goals that I intend to fulfill. At the end of my senior year I hope to have achieved a 3.75 grade point average. If I successfully obtain a 3.75, it will ultimately make it much easier for me to get into college and further my career. I also want to obtain this just because I do not set many difficult goals for myself, so when I do, I feel that I must complete the goal successfully. I have always had the goal of becoming a Wildcat at the University of Kentucky. Nearly my entire family (on my father's side) has at some point attended the university, therefore, feel that I must attend the university as well.

The stereotypical version of the normal life of a teenager proceeding to college would include high academic standards met throughout their high school career and outstanding outside testing scores resulting in automatic entry into the institution of their choice. Many of these individuals have the support of their accomplished family members in the form of financial support. There are those who have not had the luxuries of any easy upbringing but forced to decide between a life with a college degree or full-time employment. For myself I want to have it all and to achieve that I have taken on both.

My transition to college was successful, but it was nonetheless one of the most stressful times in my life. Unlike many of my peers at Saint Louis University, my rural high school experience did not truly prepare me for the academic rigors of college. Despite extensive preparation, I performed rather poorly on the first round of exams. While I didn’t fail any particular exam, my performance was seriously lacking. I knew that getting C’s on exams would not serve me well in the pursuit of my dream of becoming a physician. I remember feeling, for the first time in my life, that I was unintelligent and incompetent. I was also heavily fatigued from the excessive hours of studying, which I felt were necessary to reconcile the problem. I managed to

There are many exciting events happening this year and I am excited and anxious about what the future holds. However, I'm not sure what I want to do after high school, so I hope this year will prepare me.

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.

According to statistics of a college dropout, seventy percent of Americans will study at a four-year college but less than two-thirds will graduate. Although college is difficult, I am going to be successful by listening to advice from experts, by developing some effective strategies, and by taking advantage of the benefits offered by my college.

Two years ago if someone would have asked me what I was doing with my life after high school I would have giving a totally different answer then where I actually ended up. As a junior in high school I went through a roller-coaster of emotions as I was trying to figure out who I was and where I was going to be in the next few years. I have always loved being artsy and creative so I began my junior year thinking that I was going to go to either Ball State or the School of Advertising Art for visual communications. However, I was completely wrong. Due to events that happened in my life when I was sixteen and seventeen my whole world changed and nothing felt right anymore. I started to depend on fashion to help me find myself again and that is when my best friend, Nadine Kleman,

It started out like any other Sunday, my dad doing the crossword, my sister watching television, and my mom walking the dog. I was sitting at the table doing homework.

My post secondary life had been a life changing event for me. I went to Stony Brook University in New York and lived on campus. I had never lived away from my family before. It was hard at first but then with college life one gets busy. We had to choose our own classes at our own schedule according to our own interest. I also had