Being A Freshman College Student

At the beginning of their harsh journey that became known as the Holocaust, Jewish people were deported from their homes to concentration camps located throughout Europe. Run by the Germans, specifically the Nazis, around six million Jews were persecuted and murdered. However, during the first few stages of this event, many of the Jews were oblivious to the horrors that they would soon encounter. In the novel Night by Elie Wiesel, Elie describes his own experiences from the Holocaust. On his way to the concentration camp known as Auschwitz, he encounters a woman who he presumes has gone mad in light of recent events. Mrs. Schachter's husband and two eldest sons had mistakenly been deported separately from her and her 10-year-old son. Mrs. Schachter

The thought of new adventures I will encounter and the freedom I will gain in college makes me ecstatic. Your First Year of College: 25 Strategies and Tips to Help You Survive and Thrive Your Freshman Year and Beyond written by Randall S. Hansen, who is an entrepreneur who is focused on helping people with college success and health and wellness. “Get enough sleep, take your vitamins and eat right.” Getting enough sleep can improve your focus and agility. The author suggest that if you stay healthy, get enough sleep, and take your vitamins you should have a better chance of avoiding the “Freshman 15.” Without having your parents around to serve you a good balanced meal, one may be tempted to go for the cookies

They’ll have enough money to pay for their books, utensils, notebooks, and meal plan. As a college student, it’s already hard enough to find a local since we spend so much time with homework and studying for exams. Those that are working are complaining because it’s almost like waste of time; most of them are saying that sometime they have to work at least 40 hours a week, while attending school, just to live in an apartment or dorm. Now, as a freshman in college I have witnessed and lived a life of a college student and it’s not what it seems like; before attending college I had a misconception about college lifestyle. I thought it’ll be a life of rollercoaster, where there new things to explore in every turn, but no that wasn’t the case, matter of fact, it was the totally opposite. As a freshmen I had to find a job and though I can save some money while attending school at the same time. The money I had before school I used that to purchase few books which total out to be $500-$700. At that point, I was disappointed because I knew I had to work more hours in order to balance myself. I started working 20 hours a week as a full time student; taking 12-13 credits. After a month of paying for books and school materials, I needed to find extra money for personal spending so I worked full time instead and school was kicking my ass, but I had no choice to work as hard as I could

Several colleges recommend that students should work only 10 to 15 hours a week, according to the Department of Labor most states limit high school students to 18 hours per week during the school year. It is nearly impossible for the students who work or participate in extracurricular activities to get an etiquette amount of

My time spent at Cogswell Polytechnical College has been one of a great experience thus, making me more appreciative of the financial hardships my family continues to endure in order for me to attend such a prestigious university. There is no one in my family to have made it this far academically as I am living the life of a first generation college student. Now, being the only person out of my other nine siblings to identify as a college student raises a lot of concern from the adults of the family as well as intrapersonal stress. The annual income my family lives off of could be considered at poverty level, therefore financials are allocated properly by priority with my education not being one of them. Just as society views eighteen to be the threshold of adulthood, so do my parents. Consequently, I am attending college strictly on my own and this is what makes me suitable candidate for the Dragon scholarship. Simply put, anything to financially assist in my schooling would definitely relieve the stress of wondering if Cogswell will just one day become too expensive for me to attend.

Mexico has experienced many reforms economically, socially, and politically in recent history leading itself into becoming a more well developed country. Typically, when people think of Mexico they think of the corruption in the government, the violent drug cartels, the widespread poverty, and the long time one party dominance of the government. Although these are major problems, they are not problems that are impossible to fix, or are currently being fixed. They are not persistent all throughout Mexico either, there are places where poverty, violent drug cartels, and corruption is non existent. Mexico is often misunderstood and generalized for a few flaws and characteristics it possesses. By the previously accepted definition,

Stress is unavoidable, no matter the situation, location, or time; stress is always present. Stress is found in higher levels during the duration in which students attend college. It is predictably higher among college students, freshmans in particular, because of the extreme expectations set upon them by their parents and, of course, society. The need to please their parents, longing for success in life, and being able to sustain a reasonable income in the future, all of which falls into the hands of college students who are making critical decisions which may decide the outcome for a large portion of their lives. If these students end up hating their future jobs, the stress of having to go back into college to study for a new career

The actions that are made following High School are huge and they greatly impact the future of your life. We can attend college, enlist in the military, or go straight into the workforce. We have a plethora of options after High School. Attending college is more suitable for me than going straight into the workforce.

Alexander Graham Bell once said, “Before anything else, preparation is the key to success” (“Alexander Graham Bell quote”, n.d.). Freshman studies is a great class, because it teaches plenty of things that you can use to prepare for the future. Like any other class, however, you must be prepared for it, as it will not be very easy. Here are some ways that students coming into this class can be prepared.

The main reason why money is a big problem for college students is having a strict budget that can be used. Money is a common problem for every student because of their perspective on what are the spending priority. Most students only prepare to go to college for only four years and the author Jon Marcus explains, it is because it is an idea that everyone should graduate in four years, parents believe four years of college it the norm to graduate and finally

Having the unpopular opinion of something can be scary, especially for someone who cares about what others think. Sometimes you want to fit in and or be normal with others but sometimes it doesn't feel right. I take the bus home from school every day and my bus is crowded, mostly around third graders to fifth graders. Most fifth graders like myself sit towards the back seat because at the time it was 'cool' to be in the back seat. Despite the fact that the bus is organized to have the kindergartens to be in the front seat than the first graders all the way to the fifth graders in the back there is one kid on our bus who was a third grader that always wanted to be in the back seat of the bus. Almost every day he would be bullied and get laughed

One of the most important key factors to succeeding throughout your life is creating goals for yourself. Some goals are short-term that can be accomplished within a year, while others are long term goals that you work for over a long period of time. Majority of the goals that I have set for myself require hard word, dedication, and planning. To achieve the goals that I have set for myself, I attend an institution that drives my creative mind in a direction that will bring prosperity and achievement. Receiving an education from Spelman college has enabled me to become a critical thinker in a society that is diverse. The three main goals that I have set for myself are based upon ways I can strive in my academic journey, personal life, and

It is the dream of everyone to join college with the hope of getting a better tomorrow and a foundation for them to make it in life. However, this may not be the case with some students as this dream may turn into a nightmare. This is because many students fail to go through or others even fail simply because they have not prepared enough; not just academically but also on the personal side.

For first year students coming straight from high school, college life can either be very exciting or overwhelming depending on how well one prepares for it. Some have the notion that college is fun and is all about partying, while some believe that it is an environment in which they can achieve the ultimate freedom thus escape the stringent rules made by their parents at home. Others look forward to experiencing a different learning environment while being exposed to different cultures and sharing different academic knowledge. Successful assimilation into college life is determined by the student’s capability to transform into the new role of a college student. Numerous students face challenges they have never experienced before which can

My life as a student has been a fairly good one. I’ve received good grades throughout all my years of high school and pride myself as an intelligent individual. But my individual ability to grow and learn has been always changing and shifting as I have grown. I think that currently, I am at a low point in my mindset and learning ability, but there is hope on the horizon. This essay will explore the growth and mindset of Will Roser, and how I can grow as a learner, friend, and individual.