One day I got a letter in the mail saying that I got into a college named The Mariah Paulk College of the Arts. I was not familiar with that college, but I have a feeling my mom did the application process for me. I decided to do my research on the school and found out that it was ranked the number one Ivy League school in the world. I was really surprised at how great of a school it seemed to me. This time mom, doing something without my permission actually worked out. Three months later and I was off to The Mariah Paulk College of the Arts. It took me two hours to arrive at the school and off I go to orientation. The woman that was speaking was boring me to death all I wanted to do was explore the dorms and find out who my roommates
...irl into a confident young woman. About a month later, I was accepted to my top school, Fordham University. Then, to my surprise, I also received a full-ride NROTC scholarship, to Columbia University! This was beyond surreal to me, and came at the perfect time, right before my interview for Columbia University. All of these accomplishments came at once, and I was finally proud of myself.
“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
My eyes explored the hall in front of me for the second time. It’s Early College High School, I realized. This school is extremely academically oriented, I recall. I think I would be a good student at this school. I knew from visiting that the school itself held a warm, home-like feel to it.
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?
College was such a big ordeal around this time last year! Many students had no choice but to think about it every day and I was surrounded by friends and classmates thinking about the same thing. Am I sure this is the school for me? Do I really want to move away or just stay near my mom? I even thought to myself, “What about moving out of state?” Everyone was so nervous, and everyone had the right to be. We are all trying to take the next step into moving on after high school. Until April 5th, 2016, my proudest moment was this day. I received acceptance into the Alabama A&M university. It was just a regular day that I had come home to mail from different universities, and my mom and I had applied here already with my mind on going to a predominantly
I spent much of my high school career researching colleges and universities. My mom and I traveled to well over 10 different colleges and universities in 4 different states trying to find the “perfect” school for me. By the end of my junior year of high school I had finally found the ideal school, or so I thought. The school was small, environmentally friendly, new, beautiful, diverse, and just happened to be located 1,000 miles away from home. Everyone at my small high school knew that I was going away to school and it was a huge deal because the majority of my classmates were going to in state schools. I traveled to the school multiple times for orientations, to meet my roommates, and to make sure it was the “perfect” school for me. Early May of my senior year of high school, right before graduation, I woke up with a feeling in my gut that this
During my first semester while in the First Years Honors Program, I was able to get involved with Meals from the Heartland. I helped raise money by working at a bake sale. It also gave me the chance to help prepare and package the meals. While I was a leader for the First Years Honors Program, we organized a service learning activity for our class. For this activity, we made and delivered gift baskets for children in the hospital. My membership in Tau Beta Pi has also given me opportunities for community service. During my initiation, I served as a volunteer judge at the Tau Beta Pi roller coaster competition, which aims to motivate young students to pursue a degree in engineering. I also helped with the 2016 Pi Mile Run which raises money
I am very blessed to be able to attend Oakleaf High School, it is a modern and technologically advanced high school and any outsider who walks in can immediately tell that the teachers really do strive to see us students succeed. In my junior year, a fellow student came into the classroom and handed a few students a rolled up piece of paper that resembled a scroll. It piqued my interest because something like this never happens. She placed the last scroll in her hand on my desk and quickly spoke up, "This one is for you," I opened and read it immediately, it was an invitation to join the National Science Honor Society. I was elated at the chance to join something that meant a lot to me.
Going on this trip would be a very cool experience and I would be extremely thankful if I got this scholarship. My mom always talks about what cool things I may see if I went on the trip. Also, she talks about what amazing monuments there could be and what cool things we may hear about. We knew from the beginning we heard about the Washington DC trip we were going to go, but then we ran into some problems. My sister was got ill and she kind of ran into some problems with herself which caused problems with us. My mom had to take her kids while she went off to get some help, unfortunatly this caused problems all around. We had to watch kids a lot, but we also had to pay for their clothes, daycare, diaphers, formula, etc. It may not seem like
“If you can dream it, you can do it!” These words from Walt Disney were in my head, so I decided to apply for the Disney College Program. Some people dream their whole life of working for Disney. I was one of those. Being from a small town in WV, I didn't think that dream would ever come true. Disney's quote proved me wrong! I got the chance to intern for Disney World and their College Program. Working for Disney has always been my #2 dream job. This experience was the best seven and a half months of my life! I met and friended people from all over the world! Literally anywhere I met Orlando natives like Kim, Rodrigo from Brazil, and Majie from New Zealand. Some of who I am still in contact with; for example, Christine from Illinois is my first and only pen pal! #oldschool Three components of the DCP is live, learn and earn. I'm gonna hit on all these three and more.
One year, I tagged along with my parents when they drove my brother and sister to Worldview Academy. Unfortunately, I forgot about the incident. That all changed, though, when I found myself enrolled at the same academy my siblings had previously attended. Since then, I have returned three times and this year served as my third and final “term”. After my enrollment, I concluded that I had discovered an anomaly, for I had never found myself more comfortable in a crowd of perfect strangers, nor so intrigued with academic subjects or experienced such an exhilarating time evangelizing as I had at the academy.
The moment I was awarded a scholarship for a class at Temple University from my school made me cry. I almost screamed “Thank you!” to the teacher who offered me the opportunity. My time at Temple changed my attitude about school and made me realize that college holds more than just classes and grades, but a diverse pool of unique personalities.
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.
I had been sitting there wondering (probably unlike all of the other kids who were at State University Orientation) what kind of guy I was going to look for when I arrived a month later to attend classes. Everyone else was talking with their parents about their class choices and housing contracts. Some were even asking the experts at the podium questions about the university. But this was way beyond me because I had more important things on my mind.
grade, I rushed to the office, only to see my God Mother waiting for me. She