College Essay About Moving To College

Transitioning from the Democratic Republic Of Congo to the United States was a challenge that my family and I had to overcome. The main reason why we moved was because my father wanted a better life for my siblings and me. My father did not make enough money to pay for our education, food, housing, and other things. With the little money that he did make, he would give some to my mom so she could buy clothes and sell them in order to put food on the table. More often than not my mom was unable to sell anything so, we would go to my uncle's house to see if he could provide us with at least rice to eat with sugar. In my family's eyes, at least, the rice was better than not eating at all. One day, my father's friend called him and told him that there was a lottery game people were playing and if you won, you would be given the chance to go to the United States. My dad was the only one from my family who was allowed to play and after eight months had passed we were informed that we won! We were all so happy and ready to start a new life in America! The new excitement about moving to a better

A fork in the road only appears as such when both paths are seen as viable options; yet, once one path becomes seen as the only one, the other devolves into a deviation. Where the aberration would require justification to travel down, the perceived correct course would require justification to not travel down. This is precisely how the false question of attending college was presented to me: it was a matter of when not if. Upon inheriting white looking skin, a middle class family, and a pat on the back for bringing home white sheets of papers with little red “A”s written in the top right corner, it was ascertained that I was to be a productive and successful engineer after paying for college with hard-won scholarship money. In short, there were several socio-economic factors that contributed to my eventual position in college.

I am from Colombia, South America and have been living here for 10 years. When I was living in my country, I started studying in the university. My major was Psychology but I had to stop my studies due to some personal problems. When I came to this country, I wanted to return to the University but there was always an obstacle. After so many years, now I have the opportunity to do it; it is challenging, but I will put all my effort to accomplish my goal.

For more than a decade, I grew up around ringing slot machines and glaring casino lights. It was not like any other childhood environment, but then again, Las Vegas is not any other city. I was admittedly less serious about my education because I knew that students there usually attended one of two closeby colleges, so I did not see the purpose in challenging myself to pursue any other college. However, the decision to move to a new city and state came as a surprise when one day my dad suddenly told my family that he’d accepted a new job in Irvine that offered a higher salary. My first reaction was to be angry- I could not fathom leaving everything I’ve ever known: my friends, my school, my home. We left Las Vegas on June 8th, 2013, two days after my last day of freshman year of high school.

he motive behind student transfer is to continue to pursue their goals in higher education. This population of students more often than none attend multiple institutions, with some moving one direction, such as transferring from a two-year to a four-year institution, and others moving between institutions of the same type: two year to two year or four year to a four year. The academic and social motivations underlying transfer student experiences have been articulated in a variety of studies. A 2005 U.S. Department of Education study reported that two-to-four transfer students took about 5.4 years on average to earn a bachelor's degree, four-to-four transfers took an average of 5.1 years, while students who did not transfer took an average of 4.4 years to finish (Enzi, Boehner, &

For as long as I can remember, since graduating high school and becoming a mother, I have aspired to return to school and get my Bachelor’s Degree in Business and Human Resource Management. It has always been a dream of mine. I hope by furthering my education, I will inspire my children to put forth their best effort, and that they will be more eager to get the most out of their education. My experience thus far, has been a compelling time for me. During the first two days of school, I was a basket case, my thoughts were all over the place. By the third and fourth day, my nerves finally calmed down. I was able to comprehend a little more about e-Campus, and what was expected of me. Currently in week three, I am feeling more confident

WEll, I guess this is the beginning; the beginning of a new journey, a new life, a new me--hopefully.

Sophomore and junior year basically felt like two years in one. Just like freshman year, I was the new kid on the block. My dad got sole custody of my brother and I and drove through several states just to get us. I was mad at first and I hated Tishomingo, and all I thought about was being able to move back in with my mom after sophomore year was up. But by the time second semester came around, I was able to make friends who I thought understood me, and I no longer wanted to move. Eventually the year was over and it was Junior year in the blink-of-an-eye. Junior year was my best high school year which included me joining band for the first time, dating the love of my life, and finding out who my true friends were.

Sitting down thinking about life, I think about what am I doing with myself? What am I doing with my life? I’m about to be 18 on May 7th. I’m about to graduate highschool, and I still don't know what to do or what to go in life.

It can be daunting thinking about what you want to major in in college and what you want to do for the rest of your life. Even when you think you have it figured out, you end up changing your mind later on. Many people go into college undecided and waste their time taking classes that they don’t end up needing. A life changing experience can influence you in the career choice you want to make.

My reasons for wanting to attend college do not simply revolve around getting my masters. I do not directly see college as a time to only gain textbook knowledge. I see it as the first real step into life, a time where most have the chance to be independent and start creating a name for themselves. College to me is needed but not required, blatantly put I do not believe you need college to become successful in life.Yet this is only because of the people I’ve surrounded myself with, all successful businessmen and women who didn't attend college. Yes they are all living rich lives, but i think to myself, if they can do this without going to college then what could I really do if I graduated with a masters? That is my reasoning for wanting to

My dad moved to a new state and enrolled me into a new school, it was already hard for me in my last school, so I had to face new obstacles. That means with new friends and new people talking stuff and cracking jokes, and new teachers. Facing new obstacles can be really different cause everything will I will have to face new schools n teachers and students, when I have already got used to my last school. Everything is so different and confusing cause I don`t know anyone or anything about anyone , but yet everything so far has been great and I am getting used to everyone and all of the new teachers, and the way they teach, and all of the students, and classmates. But although I moved schools my new school had new waxed and polished floors, and

I received the prompt challenging me to compare a piece of art in the exhibit to my transition into college. When trying to make a connection to my shift into college I was most drawn to the Andy Warhol, Warhol by the Book, collection in particular the piece based on Truman Capote. This piece depicts Capote in side by side pictures with the only contrast being his hat. I found this relatable to the transition into college because of this changing of hats. When making this change I have tried to kept the belief in staying true to oneself and not letting the environment shape you. College is a different world with different expectations making your hat change, however your hat should not change you.

Welcome to the fourth installment in our six part college series. If you have an upcoming college student you may want to check out parts 1-3, the drive to the orientation and meeting the roommate, the debate on whether you should let your college student take the car to school or not, and the ways you can savor time with your teen before college. Moving to go to college for the first time is a daunting task of reorganization of everything that you own. Your teen has lived with you all their lives so may have items in every room of the house. Between the number of bathrooms, bedrooms and other rooms in your home, there are items everywhere because you you had the space. However packing to go to a dorm or even an apartment which may be smaller than what they were accustomed to can be daunting and at times frustrating. Sorting through the tons of items

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.