My First Day On A College Campus

On the first day walking in that door feeling: scared, nerviness, and open-minded. On my first day at George Brown College walking with confident and excited in the program Career and Work Counselling. The program I always dreamed of being in. One of my classes I have got is called Overview of Career and Work Counselling. Overview of Career and Work Counselling, what it is about, what are we going to learn about and how is this class going to help us in the field as a counsellor? This class teaches me about the history of counselling, and how to counsellor client in a different way. On the first day in overview of Career and Work Counselling class questions in mind like what are we going to learn about? Well we are going to learn about a

When planning my pre-medical schedule at the University of Iowa, I found a first year seminar titled “Journey to Medical School.” All of the fears, ambitions, and everything I could think of regarding my journey to medical school was covered in the seminar. I left the class feeling terrified, but more than that, excited and prepared for what was to come within my next 8 years. One of the class periods was filled with the intellect of students who currently attend Carver Medical School. During that class period, I was mesmerized by the way the students carried themselves. They talked with poise and grace. Listening to them talk about how their journey was going made my heart putter – I was terrified, yet excited to continue on my own

As an introduction, I am a senior at Lone Peak High School in Highland, Utah. During this last year my love for medicine has grown. I am enrolled in medical anatomy and physiology and have been fascinated by the human body and all of its complexities. I have an amazing teacher who encourages questions and has helped me to develop an interest in the way our bodies work. I have valued the opportunities I’ve had in school for hands-on learning doing things like dissecting various organs such as the heart and brain. It is one thing to see an organ and all of its parts on paper than seeing it in person.

At the start of college I became friends with kids just like me; hard science majors with dreams of pursuing medical school. I saw where their journeys were taking them and I was not on the same path. They were scooping up opportunities to shadow doctors and work in clinics while I, on the other hand, was taking the opportunity to

When I woke up this morning, I was extremely nervous. Among my close friends and family, I

So much happened during those years, but it all has to start somewhere. After quitting my teaching job, I decided to visit my friend that was dying of uterine cancer(6). When I saw her I was overcome with melancholy. What she said next hurt me even more. She told me that only if I was a doctor I could have saved her. My friend died because she didn’t want a man to examine her, and try to save her. I realized thousands of women felt this way, including my friend; and from then on I was inspired to become a doctor(4). Although I had strong feeling to become a physician it was very difficult to find a college that would accept me. Most colleges thought I was either not fit or too fragile to become a doctor. I applied to about 40 colleges, but not one of them accepted me. Even throughout this difficult time for me, I found ways to still be studying medicine. I studied the human anatomy with many physicians, and that was very helpful, but it still wasn’t enough(1). I was overjoyed when I was finally accepted into a college, specifically Geneva College in New York. But the more I thought about it the more I got nervous(6). What if I was kicked out the first day? What if everyone disrespected me? But I threw away those thoughts and faced my fear of finally attending college. I remember the second I walked into my first lecture on the human anatomy the whole room went silent. I thought for a moment “this is wrong; I shouldn’t be here.” But then I remembered that this is what I want to be in life, so I will stick with it. I simply walked into the lecture and took my seat(1). The rest of the lecture went by in a flash, but was completely silent. I learned later that the reason I made it into Geneva was not exactly what I thought. The students were asked if they wanted me to be accepted, and they all thought it was a joke so they said yes. Little did they know that I actually

After going through the lecture and asking questions to the professor we went upstairs for the second portion of Future Doctors. We were separated into two groups, one group will learn how to take blood pressure; the other group will dissect a cow heart. Dissecting a cow heart was alright. Holding a human heart is way cooler; I take medical anatomy and physiology at GTI, and they have a cadaver lab there with real human beings. After finishing the dissection and learning how to take blood pressure Future Doctors ended. I stayed an hour after it ended talking to a medical student about medical school; what it was like; her favorite classes; and many

I put on my lab coat, excited to get started. Two weeks earlier, my mom had asked if I would like to go to the new medical school in Terrace Heights and get a tour of their cadaver lab. I immediately said yes! Ever since I was nine years old I had dreamt of becoming a doctor and now I was being offered the chance to see the interworkings of the human body. I was beyond thrilled. As I finished putting on the gloves and coat, we walked into the cadaver lab. There were about thirty rectangular metal containers on rolling stands in rows. The doctor in front of me told me that the anatomy class was currently studying the digestive system and that I was free to look around. The memory of that day will stay with me forever and ever since then I have

August 29th, 2016. That was my first day of school at College of Southern Nevada. It has been about 10 years since last time I took a class at a local community college in Cerritos, California and I couldn’t get over the overwhelming feeling of being back in school. After all these years I am finally able to pursue my educational goal so I can achieve my dream. Looking back, I never thought I was able to actually start school and restart my education. There were life experiences that made it hard for me to be able to dream about going to school and find something meaningful to do with my life. After going through all the hardship in my life I want to say that no matter what type of situations anyone is given, never give up on the journey to achieve dreams. Many people deal with hardships in their life and I’m definitely not claiming that I’m special but I want to be able to connect with some readers that might be going through similar hardships in life as myself. I’ll be ecstatic if I’m able to make a positive change to even one person’s life after reading through my descriptive story.

My decision to pursue medicine was strengthened by my seemingly disconnected experiences at college. Each experience whether it be in research, policy, or healthcare has come together in allowing me to broaden my perspective. In science, there are often “correct” and “definite” answers that are black and white. Through this repeated exposure in science classes, students get used to what they know and develop an avoidance for ambiguity and unfamiliar situations. Physicians are in a role where they must face various unexpected situations that are not black and white, and my experiences have given me the holistic mindset I need for medical school.

The first year of college comes with many changes and challenges. These changes can include the food in the cafeteria, study habits, time management skills, and much more. Every student has to find their own way to handle the first year and determine what works best for them. For many the most essential change is living away from home. Campus life provides opportunities to become a part of a unique, diversified community. With these opportunities come challenges, such as having a roommate, being away from one’s parents, and determining self-limits.

On the hot summer day, I was walking swiftly by big buildings with a paper map in my hand. I rushed into a big conference room filled with people dressed in yellow and blue. Groups of people speaking in unfamiliar languages passed by me, making me feel out of place. A lady at the front desk welcomed me with a big smile, and gave me a name tag with my name and my home country: Japan. I found a table in the room and sat down with students from Korea, China, Turkey and Russia. That was my first day of international student’s orientation and also my first day at UC Riverside (UCR) as an international student. During the orientation, they showed us a world map and explained to us that the students at UCR come from 60 different countries. When I look back, I did not fully understand what it means to go to one of the most diverse colleges in the U.S. To me, it was just a number. I did not realize how fortunate I was to have this opportunity to interact with people from all over the world.

A bright but cold morning January in 2014, I woke up early, I jumped and smiled because it was my first day of school. First I went to take a shower; I thought, “What I would do in school today, who will be my teachers". Then I walked to the bus stop people looked at me like I'm not from this planet. I sat on a tree trunk waiting for the bus. The bus arrived after 15 minutes, I aboard the bus. The driver was a woman she was wearing a black shirt and brown pants. She told me “ Do you have the paper that shows that you have permission to go to school in a school bus” I stared at her and said “ No English”. A very good girl who was blonde hair translated into Spanish what the woman was telling me, "thank you" I said to her. Finally, I gave

Highschool, what everyone seems to look forward to, till the day comes. As an incoming freshman many questions come - Will my friends still be there after summer that I haven’t seen? Is it as hard as others say it is? Will I have friends in my classes? Will the teachers like me? As hard as it seems once you realize that almost everyone around you is wondering the same things there is really no reason to worry.

Hearing so many good things and bad things about college I didn’t know what to expect and look forward to. That change my junior year knowing different college come every year I didn’t really pay it any mind what college I wanted to go to until ODU, Virginia State University and Virginia Teach came. It was Virginia State first year of visiting out school and I knew I wanted to go there I start getting e excited for college that were talking about their experience at college and what to look for when we graduated if we decided to go to college. Eager to start a new chapter college sound like it could be a little nerve wrecking but I thought I could handle it.