Major Change

During the spring of 2012, my last semester in High School, I received a letter telling me I got accepted at Northeastern University. Northeastern University is a private research university located in the northeast of the United States, in proximity to the Atlantic Ocean and in the heart of Boston, Massachusetts. Northeastern is regarded as one of the top 50 colleges in the United States. It is highly praised for highly diversified student body. Essentially a place where people from different cultures, religions, and beliefs meet to get a higher education in a setting that encourages you to embrace your diversity. Going back, this acceptance letter also said something I would never forget: “Welcome to the Northeastern University Community”. I was now part of a community with twenty five thousand students, I remember asking myself how could I get to meet twenty five thousand different people? At the time I had never been to campus and was eager to visit Northeastern, meet people, and find my place in this great place I had envision. Honestly, I

I signed up for psychology but instead i got put into a class called sales and marketing. This was a class I did NOT want to take. So i went to my counselor to try and get it changed and she told me that she couldn't do it. I was very disappointed by this but ended up taking the class anyways. Three years later I am in an ap marketing class and wanting to go to college to study for it. It’s amazing how you can find something you love that changes your life all by accident.

I was not sure of which field I wanted to major in. In high school I studied engineering for two years, so my guidance counselor and family members advised me to pursue a career in engineering. It was a very difficult decision to make because I did not know for sure if I wanted to continue studying

When I walk around the University of Georgia campus, I feel that I have found home. In such a short time UGA has impacted my mindset and goals. UGA is a place I feel inspired to grow, learn and build relationships. A year ago if you would have told me I would find a place that feels more at home than anywhere I’ve lived, I would not have believed you. The past year of my life before getting accepted into UGA was one of the most difficult years of my life. I had left some toxic relationships, experienced health scares and was lost in where I wanted to go for school. I applied to several Universities, received acceptance letters, but none of the acceptance letters made me excited. UGA was the last application I was waiting to hear back from

Tremendous changes; economic, societal, and governmental happened in the United States during and after the Civil War. Part of these were caused by nearly total government control by Northern Republicans, who took power during the civil war and kept it through reconstruction. They were fervently anti-slavery and, therefore, strove to support the war against the southern states and, then, sought to punish the south after the war’s end. The federal government grew dramatically from 1860-1877, with the major changes being government control by Republicans, a huge growth in national debt, mainly from financing the war effort, a huge increase in the use of the power of the presidency, as shown in the Emancipation Proclamation, the decline in

Since I recognized my passion I have thought about what career I can pursue that will give me the most satisfaction. Even Though I half expect to change my mind a half dozen more times before I get to graduate and start to work on my masters… I think I want to pursue dance therapy. The best way to describe what it, is that it is an adaptation of movement

Although actual career goals were never established in college, I knew which fields I intuitively gravitated toward,

I had a feeling that I would attend that school, and what were my chances sooner than later it was. The whole month of September I was considered or actually labeled as the new girl, which I highly disliked because I have a name. I had no friends whatsoever, gym class was the worst since I was always alone, and my teachers thought that I wasn’t bright as the other students were, but one day that all had changed. I can admit that out of the past seven years I have lived here in Laredo, Texas I have learned so much, skills that include communication, leadership, multitasked, and organizer. Have helped me in some part of my life to make me the young women I am today. Yes, I do admit I am not perfect I do make mistakes, but I have learned through past experiences to get up and try again as many times I fall. Many might say that my actions describe who I am, but the truth is that it is my character who describes me from in and out.

My interest in the fashion industry, and the traditional school atmosphere became more evident as I visited schools and studied up on my options. But still time closed in, I didn’t want to make any decisions that I wasn’t completely sure of, and especially with the high expense for higher education I wanted to be focused, clear, and confident in my decision. After much consideration I realized that I needed to give myself the time to really settle into the college routine and figure out what exactly I really wanted before I took the big step to the next chapter of my academic career.

That August, I relocated to Brenham ,Texas to attend Blinn College. It was an astronomical adjustment as I had never been on my own. I quickly made friends with like-minded classmates, and I was beginning to be quite successful in my classes. Any ill will I had towards attending school once again quickly faded away, yet there was an ever growing sense of doubt that something this positive would not be without a downside.

My time at Friends has been one of immense personal growth for me. I’ve discovered a lot about myself and I’m proud of my accomplishments. Now, I’m searching for a college similar to Friends with a welcoming

When I started my collegiate journey, I felt lost. I fell in love with a wonderful school, but after my first quarter, taking Earth Science courses, I felt like I had made a massive mistake in the original major I had chosen. At Cal Poly, it was necessary that all students declare a major before being accepted and as a high school senior, I had no idea what I wanted to become. I felt like I never had the opportunity to explore my options before making this large decision. Therefore, I ended up at a school that I loved, but in a major I was not enthusiastic about.

When first starting my undergraduate studies at Saint Francis University, my intentions were originally to get a doctorate in physical therapy with a bachelors in exercise physiology because I thought exercise physiology would complement it well. During my junior year I started to grow a passion for exercise physiology that only grew stronger through the rest of my undergraduate studies. By the time I finished my upper level courses of my undergraduate program I began to realize that I was no longer as interested in physical therapy as much as I once was. I took a few weeks and really reflected on what I truly wanted to do without worrying about what other people think or how much money would be made compared to other jobs. During this reflecting period I discovered several things: I was letting my parents’ guide my life and wasn’t making career choices on what would make me truly happy, the experiences I have had with training individuals and helping them live a healthier life made me truly happy, working in clinical settings and in the lab at Saint Francis University never felt like work and was always enjoyable, Whatever I decide to do I want to be helping people, and that I had a deep connection to individuals with cancer.

Before becoming a student at Gaston College, I was a student at Piedmont Community Charter School. I spent the whole of high school thinking that one day it would just dawn on me what I wanted to study at college and eventually form a career around. Unfortunately, I only know dawn to be the first appearance of light in the sky before sunrise, so uncertainty is what ultimately led me to attend Gaston College. I’m taking classes towards an Associate in Arts degree, and the plan is to eventually transfer to NC State to major in Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management. I decided on my choice of major the day before having to sign up for classes after an intense night of searching through every course of study known to man and taking quizzes entitled,

I never really thought about where my life was going. I always believed life took me where I wanted to go, I never thought that I was the one who took myself were I wanted to go. Once I entered high school I changed the way I thought. This is why I chose to go to college. I believe that college will give me the keys to unlock the doors of life. This way I can choose for myself where I go instead of someone choosing for me.