My First Day As A College Student Essay

The challenge transitioning to college is that I will not have my parents around to provide for me. I have been around my parents all my life and they have provided for me and made sure I make the right decisions, but when I go to college I have to do everything myself which will be a whole new experience for me since I have never done it before.

Coming into high school was amazing because it was nice to experience, a whole new school setting. But in reality my first year was the worst year. I lost my grandfather along with three uncles, and it shook my whole year. The fact that i am still in school is outstanding, when i look upon it. The most difficult obstacle for me was getting back on track after what i went through my freshman year high school.

Entering freshmen year, I had a pretty good idea of what I wanted to do, but I was lost regarding how I was going to do it. This is a sentiment shared by many students entering collegiate studies. Some students may not even have a direction or general idea of what they wish to achieve from college. Others, are either overconfident or hold a disillusioned perspective regarding course selection, work load, study time, time management, and the equilibrium between social and academic life. My first semester at Randolph-Macon began as a series of failures that lead themselves to success largely due to the influence of upperclassmen pursuing the same goals as me and continuously pushing me to hone my strengths and reevaluate my weaknesses.

Graduating high school was fairly easy for me. I was blessed with being smart academically and a quick learner as well. As I started college, I began to realize courses get much harder and very time consuming. That is why I try to put in extra free time towards studying and researching things that I do not have good understanding in. I am very determined

A fork in the road only appears as such when both paths are seen as viable options; yet, once one path becomes seen as the only one, the other devolves into a deviation. Where the aberration would require justification to travel down, the perceived correct course would require justification to not travel down. This is precisely how the false question of attending college was presented to me: it was a matter of when not if. Upon inheriting white looking skin, a middle class family, and a pat on the back for bringing home white sheets of papers with little red “A”s written in the top right corner, it was ascertained that I was to be a productive and successful engineer after paying for college with hard-won scholarship money. In short, there were several socio-economic factors that contributed to my eventual position in college.

The first six weeks of the nursing program has forced me to turn myself inside out and examine/analyze a lot about my way of life. It has forced me to look deeply into my communication and listening skills. I have learned many different ways to deal with situations and problems that may arise with my impersonal and Intrapersonal relationships. I’ve been trying out different skills with my roommate and trying to really understand what we do in class by actually doing it. I have always found it hard to express myself if I thought I would hurt someone or that a confrontation may arise. But I am now more aware of different ways to handle conversations so that I express myself fully ant the outcome is wondrous and successful. - author unknown

Attending UNF is the first step in many to attain the title of Nurse Practitioner. Currently, I stand at the edge of mere knowledge and absolutely nothing. I've taken Biology along with medical terminology, but that's as far as my knowledge goes. I know the terms for the medical field but cannot put them to good use. My Ignorance on the subjects I need to know extends much further than I would have hoped for. UNF is now the place that'll help me obtain the knowledge I need to be the best I can be. I've learned the hard way while I've been here that college is all about competition. The person next to you is the one you have to beat no matter how much more time you need to spend hitting the books. There’s only so many spots in the nursing program and I’m gonna need to fight to get one. To fight I need to lose my ignorance towards the way our bodies function, how the medicine affects mental and physical states, and how to interact with patients and parents. I have to take difficult classes full of skilled students and tough teachers to reach my goal. Some things are not important such as history, some aspects of English, the art appreciation class I’m forced to take, etc. Some knowledge just needs to be left in that void so I can become better in the skills I want to excel in.

High school we became responsible for our actions and in turn were consicinsous. Moral principles in the classroom. Learned to listen to everyone know everyone and try and understand everyone, due to having a graduating class of 40 students.

I have always seen writing as a way of expression. Some people use drawings, dance, music… etc. as ways of expressing themselves or how they feel, but I believe there is no better way to express your thoughts, than in words.

“The traditional high school focus on an American and British literature tends to weaken secondary students’ ability… Routinely, college professors report that freshmen arrive unprepared for… college work”, stated in a Walden University journal research. Recently, numerous students lack the required skills to succeed in specific courses, transitioning students who are unprepared for college. Formulating an education for students improves the transition and readiness for college and career paths because improved academics increase the preparedness for college, available programs provide an in depth knowledge of college courses and promoted internships accumulate experience and information for career demands.

Remembering how school was for me always makes me think of my mother. I never wanted to leave the house, as she was severely ill. I never wanted to leave for long periods of time. I would always think the worst in the back of my mind, What if? What if she needed a drink of water and was unable to get it? What if she had an episode and was unable to get to the phone? What if the worst was to happen and I got back home to my mother not ever being there. This was a challenge for me daily. School was all right and all, I did enjoy going to school with my sister every morning. I savored the time I was able to spend with my friends. I also greatly enjoyed learning, it always seemed to be fairly easy. I ended up earning my GED my Sophomore year because

Over the course of this semester, I have learned such an array of important matters and aspects of nursing that will help my nursing career. Among these topics were learning how to prepare for the NCLEX, learning how to manage stress and provide self-care, learning how to be open-minded and realize one’s privileges, learning about the definition of nursing as well as nursing theories, and learning about a plethora of options in the nursing field. Through discussing and thinking about these matters, I feel as though I have become a totally different person than I was at the beginning of the semester.

The first day of school is nerve-wracking for most people, for me, the first day was especially terrifying. The first day of a college class is probably more crazy than all others. My mom and younger sister, Michaela, were busy taking pictures as I attempted to run out of the door. After being homeschooled for the last six years, I knew it would be a much different experience. I had been in my room alone doing school; I was content with where I was. The morning of the first day of class, I was so busy that I didn’t have time to be nervous. However, as I ran out the door, my heart rate elevated to a pace of 138 bpm. I felt older, nervous, excited, and anxious as I left for Pellissippi. Although it had been six years since I had been in a classroom, I realized that all of my worry was for nothing once I walked into Ms. Brown’s class.

When I first enrolled in this course I thought it would be a good chance for me to meet new people with an interest in ballet, but I never thought that it would have a larger impact on myself. For instance, I did not believe that I would relate the world of ballet to my economics and statistic class that I am currently enrolled in as well, but that is exactly what I began to do. During these past 15 weeks I have learn much about myself, life, and ballet. The class is not what I ever imagined; however I would not change a thing about the class overall. Ballet like everything else has a rich history that although it does not seem important, or appear interesting is key to having an understanding of where it

My first day at college had a great meaning to me. It was the beginning of my dream to go to college and to pursue a higher education.I had so many emotions running trough me , it was the first time being in this level and the first time paying for education myself. I always wanted to be a college student, a serious student who would decide what to be in her life. The first day at Truman College was on August 25th, 2005. The first year of my freshman year and Fall semester. That day I had so many things on my mind, from what I was going to wear to figure out where the class number and the floor it would be located at. It was actually a day full of new experiences. I had just turned 28 years old. By the time I had a full-time job in