College Admissions Essay: Living With Me

I am incredibly sorry it has taken so long to send this email, and I also apologize for the confusion regarding my application. I will be living at the Graham, Kentucky address and I have understood it to be around 10 miles over the recommended distance however I have scheduled classes so that I don't have them everyday and my car is great on gas so it won't be a problem. I personally know people who commute from farther distances than I would be to WKU, so an extra 10 miles won't be an issue for me. My freshman year has been challenging and with all the distractions provided on campus and in general, an environment that doesn't support my level of commitment to my studies, commuting is the best option for me especially

Most people multitask while listening to music in their everyday life. When people vacuum, they don’t forget to vacuum the other half of the room when a certain song comes on. In Mr.Cutler’s article, he tries to use evidence to support, connect, and persuade his audience that music will affect your academic work. That is why Mr.Cutler called the article “Don't Listen to Music While Studying.”

As an only child, I adore personal space. I grew up never sharing a bedroom or bathroom, never fought with anyone over the remote control nor shotgun in the car. When I received my roommate assignment, I will admit that I cringed. Stuck in a triple, I imagined a dark, cramped room with all three of us living on top of each other. When I arrived at school, the room did not match my nightmares and I thought all was well. The first two nights of school, I slept alone in the room, as one roommate stayed at a hotel with her parents and the other had a horse show out of town. The mini-fridge is right across from my bed and the electronic glow of the clock ruined my

My fitness level may decrease when I got to college because I will no longer be constantly competing on a track or cross country team.To adapt to these new conditions and prevent my fitness level from decreasing, I will find time and activities that fit into my new schedule. I will continue my athleticism by running every morning before college classes or work. Also, I will become a member at a local gym to play sports and take exercise classes I will enjoy.

Sydney is neat when it comes to nitpicking practically anything. One thing she’ll forget to do almost every other day is making her bed. She thinks there is absolutely no reason to make your bed if later when you come home you're gonna sleep again and make it messy anyway, but my parents expects us to make our bed every morning. If I brought Sydney home with me, at first my sisters would be shy but then once they reach out and play with Sydney, they’ll like her very much. To them it’ll be like having another older sister around.

A big controversy of our generation today is concerning of a topic that many of us praise and could not live without. In fact, spin.com claims that the average American listens to four hours of music each day. So is music effective or hurtful to our studying? This may be an eternal topic for we don’t truly have one answer. In numerous ways listening to music is beneficial, belie some studies have come to find out it can also be harmful. Students should be given the option to listen to music in class, but whether they choose to take upon this privilege or not is up to them.

8th grade is graduating. The pain of being at Burdick will finally be gone. I'm mostly excited to meet new people since no one else is going to my school. I will be upset leaving everybody but most friendships don't last in middle school :(. Well, unless you guys are both going to the same high school. Anyways, glad I met everyone here and GOOODDDDDDDDBYEEEE!

A typical college student living in a dormitory often times includes a roommate. Having a roommate is not always a bad thing. In my experience the roommate I had actually became a secondary alarm for me. Dante

In recent years it’s become noticeable that students are using all different forms of music to help them while studying or doing homework. When listening to music one may notice how that person may tap their foot or drum their fingers, even though they appear to be focused on the task in front of them. The rhythm of the piece, whether it is fast or slow, causes the listener’s heartbeat to synch with it (How Music Affects Our Mood, 2014). The question however is which music to listen to. In some studies, test subjects show that the louder the music the more distracted the subjects became (Manthei, 2014). Doctor Emma Gray, a clinical psychologist in Britain, says, “If you choose the right music for the topic you are

Imagine the day when you see your child’s report card, and all you see are As, and you are speechlessly staring at your child’s grades. Are you still waiting for that moment to come when you will be proud of your child for getting good grades? Have you ever wondered why your child has not been able to do well at school?It is possibly because your child has not been exposed to listening to music while studying. Listening to musiccould be the golden solution for your child. Students definitely need to be granted the freedom to listen music during classes. Listening to music while studying helps to keep one’s mind relaxed. It also helps in finishing work faster and in memorization.

Even though listening to music barely squeaks by as one of my favorites, it is crucial to helping me stay relaxed. Due to my anxiety of driving for extended periods of time on the highway. Music is the one thing that allows me to focus on the road and help relax me as I am driving. It keeps my mind occupied and there are several genres of music to listen to so that I do not get tired of hearing the same thing over and over. While worrying thoughts may creep into my head while driving, the music keeps my mind occupied and my mood good while driving. It also allows for me to some creative freedom when it comes to relaxing. Switching from song to song or even genre to genre keeps me interested helps put my mind to

One October day during my junior year of high school, I came home to see my parents anxiously waiting for me behind the kitchen counter. They informed me that my dad had lost his job. My initial worries, although selfish, surrounded what this change would mean for my college education. Without an income, the burden of college would fall solely on my shoulders. Thankfully, seven months later, my dad accepted an offer in a competitive position at a company on the other side of the state. As soon as he accepted this position, he guaranteed a move in the near future.

Recently, Yale University announced that it would be removing former Vice President John C. Calhoun name from one of their residential colleges. While we know now that slavery was immoral and ultimately abolished, Calhoun, an 1804 Yale graduate was a committed slavery supporter. The university will remained the said residential college after Navy Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper who was a pioneering computer scientist.

I also have my own space in my house, but as you see my picture, I don’t have a private room. I’m living with two Korean friends. One of my Korean friends uses bedroom and the other one share the living room with me. Even though I have my own boundary in the living room, I cannot keep my privacy in my space, because there are no any door, and the biggest problem that I cannot use the living room as my private place is to share my living room with my roommate. Therefore, I cannot decorate or put something without other roommate’s permission. Sharing the space is really good example to show my present identity. I have a different situation unlike other students who were born in the US. As I am a foreign student, I cannot afford to rent my own apartment, so I need to save my money from useless consumption. That’s why I share my living room with other people to save more money. Even though there are some uncomfortable things coming, I should endure those things. When you see my room, I don’t have any specific things such as movie posters, celebrity posters, or even one framed picture. All the things

I was wrong, about it all. I Remember that day, My mom told me something, because if you know my family we are all dramatic, we overthink everything. On move-in day, my mom told me “She is a wired one” “Watch out for her “. She did kind of give me a bad vibe. ignore the feeling me being judgemental. She seems nice, she seems like a kind person almost innocent if you would say. As I got to know her and my other roommates, Things seem to be great. I honestly don 't know where things went wrong.