Intro & Inputs
My ideals when I entered college vary greatly from the time I graduated three short years later. As a senior at Eden High School, I was one of the few Caucasian students in a small class of only fifteen students. Majority of my classmates were Hispanic, and so was majority of the remaining student population. Growing up with little to no diversity caused me to adopt more of the Hispanic cultures and beliefs. For example, I never wished for an extravagant sweet sixteen party, but instead dreamed of the perfect quinceanera. Due to the size of the school, the opportunity to participate and be involved in anything, if not everything, was the norm. I often found my days packed full of various extra-curricular activities ranging from sports to FCCLA to FFA. My schedule taught me to be disciplined, organized, and very aware of the ticking clock in the background. The down sides included when I developed insomnia, sleeping only three to four hours a night; most likely due to being overwhelmed and constantly stressed out. As I progressed through high school, my Christian faith held strong. I often attended multiple church sponsored activities outside of the regular Sunday service. My faith was one of the most important factors in my life. I held strong onto these beliefs, for they were some of the only consistent factors in my ever evolving schedule.
Environment
When the time approached for applying and choosing a university, I applied to only a few, with
It might impact because more immigrant households are enrolling in early childhood programs. According to Edweek.org(2014) the enrollment has increased in certain regions to include the west and south regions. Latinos were one of the races that were in high attendance in those school districts. Changing demographics can impact the center due to teachers not adequately prepared to teach children from cultural and linguistic background. This impact would force centers to have teachers training programs to prepare teachers for a more diverse center. Eric.ed.gov(2014) discusses that teachers will need to modify or change their teaching practices to now fit a changing demographic to specifically meet the needs of their students.
I have decided on what I wanted to do with college since I was a child. It sounds ridiculous, but I am passionate about what I want to do. I was inspired at a very young age since I was in third grade, and I knew that I wanted to be a teacher. A teacher for what grade is what I did not know. As my family grew bigger with my nephews and nieces, I realized that I wanted to be surrounded by kids. I put what I wanted with my passion and got major. My intended major is to receive a double major in Primary and Elementary education, my goal is to receive a Masters in at least one of these majors.
Ever since I was young, I was exposed to a Historically Black College or University, Jackson State University. I had always went to activities and functions such as football games, summer programs, and other special events. I did not know whether I would attend a historically Black College or University (HBCU) or not at the time. I had finally decided to go to a HBCU, and I would attend Tougaloo College in the fall to further my education. I have many goals and objectives for pursing my educational experience at a historically Black College, and I plan to achieve them.
College is expensive. No one can pay for it by themselves unless they’re a millionaire. What about the people who actually need help? I am one of those people. If given a scholarship, how will it benefit my education? If I was given a scholarship, it will benefit me in reaching my educational goal by motivating and pushing me to do better to make the organization proud and it will grant me the ability to get everything I need because it will not have any limitations to what I can do with it.
My educational goals were to get a certificate in Health Information Technology as a certified coder. But I change my mind and decided to get my associates degree because it provides me with more opportunities in the field. I can choose many different careers such as health information analyst, insurance claims analyst, records technician specialist, etc. With this degree I can improve my family financial situation and be an example to my children that if you put your mind to it, you can achieve anything.
My short term goals are to earn multiple degrees in college and discover what career I want to pursue. I plan to do this by working extremely hard in a wide variety of classes in order to find what fields I could work in and enjoy. Since I’m not entirely sure what I want to pursue in life, my only prevailing long term goal is to be content and proud of what I have accomplished. I feel that as long as I consistently work hard and strive to be the best I can be, I will accomplish this goal. I believe that Weber Honors College will help me to achieve these goals by constantly challenging me to outdo myself. I also believe the amazing opportunities the school provides such as a wide selection of majors and classes, study abroad experiences, and
My first collegiate academic goal is: I will earn at least an 80 percent on my first biology and statistics exams. Being that I truly love both math and science, receiving superb grades on my first exam for these two are extremely important to me because they are hand-and-hand at placing for the second hardest classes thus far in college (in my personal opinion). Achieving this enabling goal would motivate me to strive for higher grades in the near future, helping me believe that I could do much better in order to attain a great GPA, so that I could get into medical school after receiving my undergraduate degree. Practicing my study habits will construct the permanent foundation of how I progress as a college student. How will I do so? The first action step that will be made to reach this goal is to sit in the front of the classroom. I get easily distracted, so sitting in the front of the classroom, especially one with 254 students, will not only decrease the chances of me getting distracted, but will ensure that the information has properly been withheld. Also, recording lectures to review later and rewriting notes are great methods that will definitely be beneficial to me when studying for exams. Next, if there is not enough time to meet up with the professor, I will sign up for various tutoring/office-hour sessions to review homework and basic concepts that are needed to pass the exams with a guaranteed good grade. On this journey called life, I continue to learn more and
My goals going into college is to be the best that I can be, put forth 100 percent effort in everything that I do, work my way up to being on the Dean’s list, and become a starter basketball player for my school’s team. The goals I’ve listed was chosen because I know for a fact that I can accomplish anything that I put my mind to and also I plan on being the smartest basketball player in college that’s going to graduate with high honors. In reality I really don’t have a schedule to jungle both academic and social activities. Mainly because everything dealing with my education comes first and whenever I have free time outside of that, that’s where my extracurricular and the other things I like to do comes in and fills in the gaps. When it comes
This paper will be discussing what I have learned throughout my five years in college. Throughout this paper I will be going through my various college experiences, starting from my first year at Mercyhurst University, onto my next two years at the University of Pittsburgh at Titusville, and finally, and my final years at Clarion University. With each of these experiences, I will be describing the assignments I completed in these schools, as well as the skills and lessons I have learned. I will apply various readings to these learnings and describe how I personally benefited from each of these experiences.
The fact that the University of Michigan has one of the best, in general education programs in the country is enough to make most students want to attend its classrooms. Specifically for me that highly ranked program lies in the University of Michigan’s College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, where Biology department is held. But those facts only state that overall the college is the best, but doesn’t get to the underlying reason; The professors and faculty are some of the best in the country. My goal after college is to become a researcher in human genetics or join a firm that works in developing state of the art genetics based technology. To do this I firmly believe that I need one of the best educations, provided by the best professors, if I want to enter my future job with 100% certainty in my work. With low average class sizes and instruction from the nation's best professors, I know it’s possible to easily interact with the professors that will help me mold myself into knowledgeable student I want to be
My Goal in college was to find the best field of study that would combine my love for culture and government. I found it when I started to receive information about International law. I am currently a senior attending Houston Baptist University, pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Government and a minor in Latin American studies. In addition to this degree, I plan to pursue a dual degree while attending law school in the fall with a focus on international law/Relations. Courses such as Foreign Policy and Latin American revolutions and reforms has given me the tools to adapt to not only the way the U.S. government works, but also the structure of other countries. With a growing passion for culture I have focused on gaining levels of proficiency in Spanish by taking multiple Spanish classes in both the cultural and political realm.
Personal Goals As A College Student Beginning college is like beginning a new chapter in life. There are new problems and responsibilities that have to be dealt with. Along with the new obstacles that come with being a college student, there are also new goals that must be set to ensure a road to success for the proceeding years. As a college student, I hope to accomplish a few things.
Since the moment I could move my hand I’d been drawing, dreaming and wanting to get my thoughts into the world. As I got older my talent branched off into other realms. I then realized that all I ever wanted to do was create, through any medium. Whether it be art, music fashion or film, I aspired to create. To ascend to a place where I can eternally fashion my whims and idylls is my final goal. My dreams for my future occupation are to (probably) finish college, find a studio, team of creative executives and eventually become a deity of sorts. To achieve these goals I have designated a certain path for myself called the: “do this or die plan”. Its implications are fairly personal and most will not be discussed in this essay, but it is
Everyone should have personal goals that evolve around anything that needs to be accomplished. I set goals on a daily basis. One goal that I seem to have not truly focused on has been my college education. Considering all things, I decided I needed to focus on my college education. The first thing I needed to accomplish was to enroll in an institution for higher learning. Now that my enrollment is complete, I am an official student at the University enrolled in the undergraduate program for business management. As a student at the university, I now have to set personal goals so that I will be successful in my endeavors. My personal goals are to gain personal growth and development and graduate from my undergraduate program in business
College is exciting, but also extremely nerve racking as well. All the decision makes life stressful, with that I am going to state my personal mission, assess myself and finally make some goals. In the long run I hope to lower the stress levels by making a plan.