My Experience In Community College

Life skills play an important role for becoming successful professionally and improving our personal lives. Oprah, in her lifeclass video, talks about being responsible for yourself and not waiting for anyone else to change the circumstances around you as a way to develop the skills necessary to flourish. The story of Robert Sherfields first experience at community college, “How Community College Changed My Life” tells of how Mr. Sherfield let go of his past failures and worked toward a better future for himself. The quote by Charles Noble “First we make our habits, then our habits make us!” is great to remember when developing the life skills necessary to continue to grow in all aspects of our lives. The video, story and quote can all be connected, good habits produce responsible people. Responsible people are aware of their

In August of 2012, at Grand Rapids Community College, I was placed on Academic Probation due to my cumulative GPA dropping below the 2.0 threshold. Prior to this action, I was not driven to take the action to perform well in my classes. I was lost in the options for my future and unaware of where I would end up. It was this lack of focus and drive that reflected in my performance. This was a strong turning point in my life, and after being placed on academic probation I came to appreciate the repercussions I was facing by not prioritizing my education. It was in this year that I decided on where I wanted my college career to take me. Through the influential factors I discussed in my personal statement, I had both my mind and my future set on

Looking back at my life to where I am now. I can honestly admit if I did not come to Community College my life would have been different. Here at community college I have made the most out of my experience I not only saved a significant amount of money but, furthermore I have grown not only with myself but with my grades as well. I struggled with a numerous of things in high school. However here at college I actually took the time to listen and observe. I have made friends and individuals that I can honestly call my family. I have taken the initiative to progress in my chosen fields.

Fall of 2015 was my first semester attending Los Angeles Valley College. My first time being introduced to an actual education unlike high school which was a complete depletion of effort because they deliberately advanced me despite my weaknesses and horrible grade point average at the end of high school. Not only was my mind vulnerable due to having that habit from high school which was turning in homework’s months late, never having to study because I’d be pass either way and homework’s, tests, weren’t even correct thoroughly. Besides not being prepared due to not being exemplified how to prepare, I stumbled across another issue where my trust was given and once again failed to thoroughly exhibit what was being presented. In this same

Througout my academic career, I have learned as much about myself as I have learned in school, whether it be from high school, to community college, and my journey that lead me to Arizona State University. I can honestly say as my parents did, that I wish I would’ve tried harder in high school. I scraped by taking the easiest classes possible and choosing to take the easy way out. Looking at my transcript makes me cringe, because I know that I am capable of so much more. I wish that I would’ve taken the honor classes and tried so that I would’ve been able to apply to a college other than a community college. My time at Mohave Community College was a significant improvement from my experience in high school. Not only did I graduate with near honors (3.49), I had made the Dean’s list and Honors List for three out of my four semesters, the first time this had happened since middle school. I had never felt more motivated and focused in my life. I was taking 16 credits and prospering and had a balance of work, school, and a social life. I had never felt more proud of my self in my life. As I sit here and write this paper, I question my time here at ASU as I try to plan the nex chapter of my life. I wonder where I am supposed to go and what I am supposed to do.School for the first time had become a priority, however, it began to consume my life. I would spend hours and hours on end doing homework and studying, and although there seems to be nothing wrong with this, I wouldn’t go

“Okay, here we are” The man in the moving truck says as he hops out of the truck to help me unload. “Thanks for the ride.” I said shortly as he opened up the hatch and started unloading my furniture. “You a college girl?” he asked being a bit nosy, I replied simply with “ Yeah, it’s my first year,”. He looked at me and laughed, his voice echoing through the rural neighborhood. “Ain’t no colleges in Chandler.” I looked at him rather surprised as I said “Yes there is, the community college.” He looked at me with an almost worried look on his face. “Didn’t figure you would be going to a smaller college like that. My mistake.”

I think if colleges lower their requirements, standards and prices I believe that a lot more percentage of students and families would be in college right now. I don’t understand why it cost so much just to get a piece of paper with your name on it after 6 years. I believe everyone deserves a chance to go to college, some students can’t because they can’t afford it, and so they start working right after high school. I’m happy they made a community college, a cheaper college for adults and students to get their basics done. But, I fell more labeled going to community college. Why is it that we go to community colleges but universities teach the same thing, and you’re both studying for a degree? A quote by Connor McGregor, “There’s no talent

According to the report made on hechingerreport.org in May 2015, only 39 percent of community college students obtain there degree within six years of entering community college. This is appalling. This means that 60 percent of students will not finish in six years a degree that is meant to take two years. Although college is difficult, I will be successful by seeking advice from experts and by developing some effective strategies.

Time management is a skill I have learned, and it is one of the reason for successfully completing my community college journey. I have always attended college full- time, worked full- time, additionally I am also an active member of Phi Theta Kappa honor society, among other extracurricular activities. Similarly, when I get enrolled into nursing school, I will bring what I have learned during my community college journey. Though flexibility is allowed, I will create a schedule and stick to it. Just like I usually do, I will set a semester goal, and work towards meeting that goal. On the other hand, I do not think working full-time will be advisable while in nursing school. Instead, I will look for a per- time job on campus or close to the

There are a number of reasons why more students are opting to enroll in their local community college, rather than going straight to four year institutions. Community College is better way to begin your college career than a four-year University because it is less expensive, better support at a small College, and smaller class size in Community College.

For the past few decades, receiving a college education has been a stressed importance in today’s society. However it is often misunderstood that attending a 4-year school is the best and only way to go. Following this belief, many students attend these schools with out being academically, financially, or mentally prepared. Unfortunately students like this have failed to over look the more realistic options available to them, such as community college. Junior college is a resource available to anyone regardless of his or her previous academic performance. The variety of courses and the inexpensive tuition gives students flexibility to explore the many options presented to them. Though Universities hold more prestige, community colleges

There are challenges that everyone faces in their lives. Some people deal with difficulties as minor as baking problems, some struggle with the pressure of sports or deal with tremendous amounts of social anxiety. For me, many of the problems I face are related to my academics. This past year has produced some of the most strenuous situations. One of which has been the convoluted choice of which classes to take. School is everything to me, because I look forward to a bright future. So, I take classes that I believe will be most beneficial to what I want to do in life.

Hello, my friend. How are you? It has been a while since I get no call, no messages from you. Hope you’re doing well. Since last couple of weeks I think of writing a letter, but time here is fast and my schedules are always busy. Since school work is all I really do in my spare time. Can you believe it has already been ten months since I left India? I miss it over there, but my intension for moving to the United States was to finish my masters and be in the best university and get a nice job in our country. I am living in Houston, Texas, and taking my pre – requested classes at Houston Community College (HCC). As follow my carrier, I have many opportunities here in Houston as this is developing City. The experience here studying is nothing like I would get in our native country. It was so surprising on the very first day of my collage when I saw different age group students are in the same class. Education system in the United States is not the same as the education system in our country. I would like to describe how HCC focuses on our dreams with different curriculums, they follows strict organized calendar, they use different technologies, and about classroom environment.

I have been exposed to plenty of situations during my first year at UCSC. I walked in as a single child, who doesn't have anyone consider for advice, and my parents couldn't give as much advice, since they did not attend college in the United States. I came from a school that was a hallway and unprepared by the amount of resources they had. They did their best where they can, explaining, what is the college process and there was no further connection after that. I looked for other resources, but they just stated something similar. I was headed to Santa Cruz with an open mind and afterwards my life changed. One day my mom called me to her room and pronounced she would tell me her story of her migration to the United States. She was a nurse and

If you were to ask anyone today, what kind of student I am, many of them would answer "hard working" or "perfectionist", however, I was never like this. In fact, I did not start becoming an overachiever until a few months ago. Flashback to high school, I was a mediocre, lazy student who was at the bottom percentile of my class. I did not like to study and I especially did not like doing my homework. So, what changed? I figured, that people only get one chance to live, so why not spend it on learning and making a career out of something you love? So after graduation, I decided to go to a community college because it would be the perfect choice for me. I soon began to start making goals for myself, 2 year and 5 year goals. I stopped slacking