My College Experience : My Experience In Highschool To College

Another road block I may face is I am always busy! If I am not at school I’m at work if I am not at work I’m sleeping or studding, there is never a dual moment in my life. Thankfully my boss works with me and cut my hours back so I could focus more on school, which helps a lot. I am also blessed that my parents and Aunt and Uncle support me, and push me to my fullest potential.

Throughout most of my early life, I had always wanted to challenge myself, especially from an academics standpoint. For the most part, it seemed like it was not all that difficult; that the path to succeeding in these advanced classes would not be too stressing. But this view would drastically change during my sophomore year. It was only my second year in high school, and the very busy schedule with advanced classes hit me hard. Certainly, this life required someone with a hard work ethic, great discipline, and very good time management; honestly, however my 15 year old self was not well equipped for the challenge. Also during this year, I worked hard and placed myself on varsity basketball, which proved to be very time consuming and demanding. Balancing the arduous schedule of varsity basketball, string orchestra, and advanced academic classes

A way that I find a balance between my college life and my personal life is to have a day planner , a schedule, or a to-do list, that way I know what has to be done first and what can wait to be done. When planning my life I know when I have the free time to do what I want. For instance, in Grant Berry’s A Change of Attitude, Grant did not find a good balance between his school work and his personal life. He was consumed by his school work, there was no extra time to spend with his family. Grant believed that the sacrifice was necessary to succeed in college, even though he didn’t like making those sacrifices.

My busy schedule has become quite the running joke amongst my classmates. If I’m not at school or sleeping, you can be sure to find me in the dance studio, studying for tests during my five minute breaks. My unwillingness to consider homeschooling and instead choosing to juggle homework, projects and tests with my everyday training/performance schedules can be very overwhelming. However, if given the opportunity, I wouldn’t have done it any other way. All the late nights spent finishing projects and doing homework in the car has shaped me into the student that I am today.

As I read chapter one from Your College Experience: Strategies for Success, I agreed with their reasoning based on my experience. College is important, not just to me, but to the nation. It is a system that enables people, including myself a first generation low income student to work hard to achieve the American Dream. My overall goal is to graduate and be qualified for a career to support my family. To do this I need to plan smart goals and overcome challenges.

It hasn’t been easy, but coming to college has been one of my greatest life moments. I know that I’ve have grown tremendously in the last two years and will continue to each year. There is so much more life to experience and I can’t wait to see all the future opportunities I will be exposed

Everyone has busy lives especially those that daily, are juggling more than one task. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the life of a college professional, or someone who attends a job while going to college. Many struggle going to long work weeks to be able to afford their bills while they also going to school for hope of a better future. This is something relatable to a great deal of young Americans, and something that is becoming more common place in our older generations that later in life are choosing to advance their education. Between the exams, essays, late nights and long days how does one have time to forgo all these proceedings while simultaneously maintaining a social life? As impossible as it may sound it is achievable with the right tools, mindset and dedication.

I have only been in college for a few weeks, but it has already changed me as a person. I have gone through a few hard tests, leaving a classroom in a full blown panic attack and I have even had a complete breakdown in the middle of the hall but I know in the end it’s all worth it. I have learned that growing up is just a harsh reality that sometimes we don’t want to face, but we all have to do it and college is a

For many students, college is time to learn how to live on their own and party to their heart’s content. However, for others it is a stressful, but fulfilling experience in which they can expand their knowledge and experience in a number of fields and subjects. Many students learn a number of life skills during this startling and eventful time of their lives. Not surprisingly, a number of students attempt to balance a full time job, family, a social life, and getting a sufficient amount of sleep, all while maintaining a decent grade point average. Herein lies the problem. When a student splits their time between their job, education, family, sleep, and other important obligations, they end up not putting in one hundred percent of their

when added all together. That is my life as a teen. I gave birth to a baby girl during my freshmen year. By sophomore year, I was in the Early College Program, so by my junior year, I was taking high school and college classes at the same time. Now, as a senior, I just take college classes. It is very difficult to manage college classes, a child, and work, along with what life hands you. There were days when I felt like I was paying no attention to my daughter because of all the homework I had. Spending quality time with your kids is very important, so I decided to do my homework after she fell asleep. She goes to bed around 8:30, so now I stay up and

With the pressure of completing coursework, paying for school, and trying to enjoy your college experience, sometimes life can feel a little overwhelming to say the least. Between working, schoolwork, and maintaining a social life, it can seem like a daunting task to get everything done without feeling stressed, and we often have trouble maintaining a balanced schedule.

I observed my sister manage her time between going to school, having my niece, fighting morning sickness, and still having a social life in her graduation semester at Florida A&M University. I couldn't understand how she could do so much and still finish the semester with a 3.5. It was then I realized that to succeed in college or anything you do, you have to manage your time wisely. It was my first semester and I spent most of my time playing the video game and being on the phone while watching television. I would wait until the last-minute to complete my assignments and didn't finish sometimes until it was almost time to go to class. My poor time management had reflected in my grades and now I know to better organize things. You don't learn the material if you do things

Being in college has brought on a new identify for me. So far it has been formed of positive and negative thoughts and experiences. Starting with the most unpleasant experience so far, college is intimidating. I have found that relying on my family as a source of income while being away from them is risky. Trying to budget is difficult, and deciding whether I need books or food is impossible. Another fear of mine is time management. This is the first time I assemble my schedule. I decide if I when it is time for homework, for laundry to be washed, when it is time to eat, or time to clean my room, and all the other decisions that used to be made for me by an adult. Now that I’m the adult this strange freedom is pushing to test me greatly,

You will have to plan accordingly and layout the best way to attack getting all of your school work done, and in my current situation, school work, in addition to family and my job. “A plan is a road map that: Guides you through school to college, advises you on what to do when, Tracks your progress. When it feels impossible break it down into steps” (Lloyd Thacker, Executive Director, The Education Conservancy).

With this new found freedom comes with choices. Just like I had a choice if I wanted to come the University of Hawaii at Hilo or stay at Palamanui in West Hawaii. My family influenced this choice whether they know it or not. I wanted to stay home for my first year and maybe transfer out but, I realized how much harder it would be for my family. My parents wouldn’t have been able to afford college in the mainland. Only because of the traveling. My dad would have to take time off work and he would lose money that way. Also, I too wasn’t quite ready to leave Hawaii yet. So, within my first week of school I adjusted to being here and I created a daily routine and followed it. I would stray off here and there, eat a lot of snacks and then come back. Which isn’t helping the freshmen fifteen. When the 1st weekend came I went home and spent more time with my family. Then came back and resettled. On Tuesday’s and Thursday's are my shortest but, longest classes. So I have a lot of free time so, I usually just chill and I have all the power to decide whether I want to do my work or sleep. Sleeping is what usually happens often but, I study or finish work later on in the night. And it works for me because I focus more and there is less