Moving To College

Nine years later, my family and I are still living in a small town in Northwest Ohio. I’m getting prepared for the next chapter in my life. With graduation right around the corner, I’m constantly thinking what’s next for me. Ohio is my home

Living in a community and abiding by a statement of faith that reflects the shared values and behavioral expectations of that community. In wanting to be surrounded around other people that have the same believes as myself I feel I will be able to grow as a better Christian and able to do more for the community. Also, experiencing new subject and activities in learning on how to do more things for the community that I might have not thought before. This goes to my next reason is to grow from the experience that the university provides. The university will provide many new lessons in faith and beyond that I will be able to apply anywhere I go and be able to help other no matter what. By reinforcing my faith in a Christian school Azusa Pacific university I will be able to learn in faith and be developed into a person that when I came in the

My mother ranted all morning about how I was irresponsible for leaving my car at the grocery store and how she wasn't getting me a new one and blah blah blah I was thankful when breakfast was finally over and she had to leave for work leaving me with no means of transportation. Thanks mom.

Having friends when you are in middle school and younger are exciting to have, but when you get older you realize you don’t need friends to keep you happy. I had numerous amount of friends back then. When I finished 7th grade my mom decided it was best to move away from the city. It was so heartbreaking to hear that we were moving. It was the end of the world because we didn’t know anything about where we were moving to. All of our friends since we had in kindergarten were going to be gone.

motivate me to continue the course I’ve set. Whether it is helping families through law or education,

success. I have determination because I took a year off of school and realized not graduating high school

While staying at the Honors Living Learning Community, I hope to make close connections with both my peers and honors staff. I believe it would be beneficial to stay in these dorms as a freshman as opposed to others because, I will easily be able to meet and find members in similar classes as me. This would allow for a tightly knit network with a familial presence to grace my first year of college. In the end, I hope to gain a better understanding of my peers that share similar goals as me. To aid in others’ learning experience and have friends who want to aid in mine would be advantageous to my college experience because I would be able to grow in the best learning and living environment possible.

From my personal growth, has made me understand that I am capable of trying something new. Trying something new will lead me to numerous and beneficial opportunities that will aid me into becoming who I want to be, as well as obtaining valuable life skills.

very much to be able to live a life not bound by rules and acting

Upon entering Cal State LA, my goal was and still is to attain a business education focusing on accounting to aid in commencing a satisfying long career. To accomplish this goal, I have had to make disillusioning sacrifices that have left my family saddened, particularly my mother, as I am not present at events where she wishes to see all her children together. My partner has also had to endure similar absences, however she understands my reasoning and in contrast, is supportive and keeps me motivated, and for much more than just that, I am beholden to her. The desire for my family’s better future, the motive behind my actions, keeps me advancing. My strong work ethic can be seen in the grades I have earned at this university. I did not just want to complete my courses, I wanted to excel and in so proving to the self-doubt in me that I do have the intelligence and dedication to succeed. I transferred during the spring of 2015 with an overall grade point average of 2.33. By staying focused while working at McDonald’s and attending school full time, I have earned only A’s and now maintain a core grade average of 3.97, raising my overall cumulative to 2.701. I am

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.

It's a time in your life where you have to take a chance. It might set you back or lift you up where you need to be in life. If you don't take that risk you will never know what would've happen and you don't want to live with that. I risked it all when I chose to come to Clark Atlanta University because it's far from my hometown which is Darlington, South Carolina. When I moved to Atlanta I risked being away from my family and having to adjust to a new environment.

Morgan's mother came in to pick her up from school. I stood on the bus landing until she and her daughter came up the sidewalk. I asked her to make certain that she wrote a note if Morgan were to be picked up again. The teacher would not be able to take the word of a child without a note. Morgan's mother was very nice and assured me that she would write a note the next time. I did not leave and tell you that everyone was gone until the buses were pulling off. If Abraham called, I was either outside with Morgan's mother or standing at the door as the parent's were picking up their children. I do not pick up the phone during parent pick-up. I believe it is more important for me to know who the children are leaving with. I am uncertain when she

In my earlier high school years I did not plan to go to college. I wanted to join the workforce immediately. I felt like college was not going to benefit me in many ways, but after careful consideration I decided I would be missing out on excellent opportunities if I did not go. I want to attend college not only to obtain a career, but also for all of the opportunities college life will offer me. I am eager to be involved with the college community and to make friends with my peers. I plan to better myself by learning things I never knew or learned in highschool about who I am. I know I have a lot of potential to be someone valuable to the community. Whether it be to a business, the sciences, or medical fields, I know in order to become that

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.