Going Into College

The moment I moved to Florida for college, and left my teenage years behind me, I struggled tremendously adjusting to my new surroundings. There are an infinite number of situations everyday which people experience the complications of culture shock, and how they are able to adjust to the phenomenon. Surviving college made me realize how important my mother and father are to me. The love, wisdom, and support they provided through every obstacle helped me persevere and achieve a college degree.

People will often tell you that they want to be rich or famous when they grow older, how will that be possible without the proper education and schooling? Many people dream of being an entrepreneur or a lawyer and they believe that it is possible to be one of those things out of thin air. It’s not. Often times most businesses want to see a degree or a diploma to even consider you for a job. However, there are many advantages of attending college. The advantages of attending college is never ending but can include incessant opportunities.

Life is full of decisions, which are both easy and hard. My parents' stories of escaping persecution from a

One of the first things to consider when considering a secondary education is the college one may wish to attend. The article “How to Make College Worth the Cost” offers some advice, “Finding a good college fit can be tricky, because you’re looking for a school that meets all or most of your needs (like the location, majors, and extracurricular activities you want) while also remaining affordable,” lots of consideration and thought needs to be put in when choosing a college (CollegeXpress 5). An individual has numerous amounts of options when deciding on a college and it is crucial that it fits all of the needs the person wishes to have. Prospective students have to keep in mind that even though a college may be more expensive does not mean it is a better college. Students are easily able to attend a community college before attending a major four year university to help with costs. There are also thousands of scholarships that one could take advantage of in order to help pay for college tuition. It is also suggested that “prospective students must give careful consideration to selecting the institution itself, the major to follow, and the eventual occupation to pursue,” in order to ensure a successful future (Oreopoulos and Petronijevic 41). The importance in selecting the institution comes from selecting the best college for the individual themselves, making sure that the institution has the degree program they want to pursue and is affordable. It is also important to take in consideration what major to follow because some can find themselves with a major that does not offer many careers with the degree. This could leave the individual with a job with the required education equivalent to one with only a high school diploma making the degree worthless. Choosing a major with a high demand job market is the best route to go as one can

Thinking about college and why having to go back? What's the point? No one likes school but college is a big step into a new chapter.You will succeed to your fullest if you put in commiment. Chose what you want to succeed in the future.For me college is very important.It choses your path later in life.I want to procceed college to become successful and proud of myself.Procceed what you think is right for you.If you want to live a good life procceed college.College is right for me.

The first step is to pick a college you're most comfortable with what college you want then check how far it is how much it will cost and if your are well suited for that college if you're not then chose a different college if yes then go for it.

Next the location is also something to consider when selecting a college. Those that don’t like to be far from home would really be a problem. Even if you want to stay home you could just attend a community college so that you could take classes in go back home. When dealing with location you have to adjust to the surrounding areas. Not just to the campus area the entire environment matters at that point. Figure out what the school may have to offer on the campus and other places that college student may attend. Although make sure it’s a place you wouldn’t be miserable. Think about would it be a good place you will enjoy to

Overall, I learned that getting into college is extremely difficult. People just can't go into high school and not care because it is crucial that a person does well. Right now I am doing extremely well in my academics. I learned that I have to get a plethora of scholarships, and also maintain my high academic standard. Getting a job early is key, which I'm the team manager for the College of Charleston women's basketball team, so I have a little bit of coaching experience. Tulane University will help achieve my goals of becoming a women's basketball head or assistant coach because I will be learning from the best coaches in the country. The business program will also teach me commutation skills and leadership skills, which are vital if I want

Lately, it seems, parents are getting more and more involved in their children's daily lives. A parents constant involvement in their child's lives can be a good thing, when their child is still a child and not so much after they have grown up. A new trend has sprung where parents feel it necessary to ,not only, take their child to college but to stay there with them.

At sixteen, I packed up to move back to my hometown of Pascagoula, Mississippi. Deciding to finish out high school while living with my favorite aunt. I graduated with honors, I then decided to go off to Pearl River College. In high school, I had a serious boyfriend, we did everything together from fishing at the docks, to attending all the hottest parties. He was my best friend and going off to college where we couldn’t be together felt like a big dent in my heart. Being so in love while in college was more than a challenge. We went from seeing each other every day to seeing each other every weekend or every other weekend. School was the last thing on my mind. Depressed, lonely, all my time was spent in my dorm room. By the end of that semester without trying to succeed in school, I flunked out and quit.

From Chuck Palahniuk’s novel Diary, he writes, “[People are] always haunted by the idea [they’re] wasting [their] life”. People contemplate if what they are doing is worth their time or if what they are doing is considered a waste of time. When students complete high school, they have the choice of going to college or not going to college. They then question the pros and cons of attending college and the pros and cons of not attending college. Some people argue that college is worth going to because of the benefits college provides such as more, available opportunities or getting a higher income. They view college as an investment for the future. Despite the benefits college may provide, others find college not worthwhile and think those who

Pursing a higher education tends to be a very common choice for most people today. When one decides that they are going to attend college, there are a lot of decisions that he/she will need to make. With that being said, there is also a lot to take into consideration. The first thing that a college student needs to determine is whether they will be attending community college for the first two years, or a university. Some important factors to consider when deciding to start at a community college or a university are: the quality of the education, the likelihood to graduate with a bachelor’s degree, and the cost of tuition.

      Taking all this into consideration is very hard for some people to do because they think that they can just walk into college without planning or doing anything. When there is going to be testing and time schedule that you need to keep track of your going to need to be able to pay what you need to to survive and not waste your money on stupid things like parties or drinking or other things like that. Managing your time is a big factor when considering what you doing.

Being in college is about finding yourself, shaping your identity and changing. For most people, college can be a disorienting place, for ones can be easy to make new friends and be extroverted, but for others can be a tremendous impact. Ken’s low expectations were a wake-up call for Mike Rose because he spent his elementary school years being a “mediocre student and a somnambulant problem solver”, he didn’t pay attention to his classes and he didn’t care about his subjects and books. Now that he got to college, Mike understood that college life is difficult for those who don’t have a marked personality, those who haven’t found themselves yet, those who are comfortable with being “average” without being curious about what they might be able

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.