My Life In College

As people, we have a multitude of personality traits; also as human beings we can’t label anyone’s personality strictly into just one word or term. Everyone has a vast array of personality traits which can be from how sad, to how happy; to even how sexual someone can be that is different from one another. But we can qualify people into various personality traits that can just barely summarize a person’s overall personality, specifically in this case, as either introverts or extraverts. Introverts and extraverts are traits that are very different from one another and can be called opposites. These two personalities can differ in people with how they react in society, in private, public, in the workplace, and how the person with either of these personalities react with people and other stimuli, and much more. Generally speaking, extraverts are people that like to have company around them and introverts are people who like to be isolated more than not. But, people who are either an introvert or an extravert as part of their personality can be much more diverse in various ways.

Coming into a Texas A&M University as a freshman, I had no idea what to expect. Everything was new. From living in such close proximity to a stranger, to having a sporadic class schedule that I am completely responsible, the experience of college is unlike anything I could ever imagine. Having this seminar the first semester was so helpful in that it showed me my options on campus and all the resources that I have available to me.

I walk into the house close to around eight- thirty pm, it’s pitch black inside my house.  Still standing in front of the doorway, I call out to see if anyone's home. A glowing orange light appears bouncing off the hallway walls and barely brightening up my field of view. It was my mother, she was crying; I asked her why she had a candle in her hand and she had told me that the power, electric, water, and gas had all been shut off. This had been the fourth time in three months.

Not being able to graduate changed my life a lot. It made things better, but on the other hand, made them even worse for what I was put under, stress and pressure. It was me, who was putting the pressure on myself, but my family put some of the stress on me too. Not being able to walk and graduate was already humiliating enough for me, how I thought of myself, and was thinking of my future were all stress factors. I was constantly thinking, "what should I do now?" It was stressful already to handle, but having some of my family put me down was even worse, I struggled with my ACT, and worried about passing my classes at Ridge, and competing my requirements.

Since I haven’t been inside a classroom is over two years, adjusting to the schooling lifestyle has been difficult. In high school, My grades and overall working habits had been less than perfect. I found myself turning in work late, missing classes, and eventually failing. I wasn’t focused enough on my education and it was showing. My main issue was procrastination. I’d spend my time with friends, at my job, scrolling on social media, etc. Constantly not making my education first priority. Once I was out of high school and the question, “What am I going to now” started to settle in, I decided to work for a year and by the time enrollment was open, my home life would be stable enough for me to focus solely school. Now that college is upon me, I’ve never had this much motivation to excel beyond my previous limits. But, my procrastination habit adds to this arduous path making college seem harder than it is.

College is many things. It may be a new beginning, perhaps it's the next step after high school, or it could be a huge culture shock. For me it was always just the next step. I never had to worry myself about what life was going to be like after high school because I knew that I was going to be furthering my education, and going to college. Ever since I started elementary school it seems as if all I’ve been working towards is going to college. So it was always a given that I would go to college, there was no question about it. I know that not everyone is as lucky as I am to get the opportunity to go to college. Whether it’s because they couldn’t afford it, didn’t make it into a college, or just didn't want to go to school anymore. I know not everyone I come in contact with will have the same experience as me or anything close for that matter. A few things that I have really noticed so far about myself and being in college are my studying skills or lack of, my ability to pay for college/ not having a job, and my preparedness for college. These are three cultural locations that ill will be addressing throughout the paper.

As a student, I can tell why some of the frustrations occur when the conscientious seldom does not pay off adequate. No wonder thirty percent of first-year college students drop out. Every second of college life feels intimated since the future of student mostly rely on how they manipulate the time. I wonder if I can keep myself into college, or will I be counted as one in those thirty percent of first-year college students. I don’t want to be that statistic; I won’t be. The present that I hold highlights my past, where life granted me one last chance to change my destiny.

I am in a dark blue twelve passenger van with unfamiliar people driving off to an unfamiliar place. Behind me I see my college campus slowly disappear. My summers tends to be chaotic with changes in scenery. Arrived just yesterday and already leaving for training to lead a week-long service trip. It’s my first time as leader and the thought of it reminds me of the wiggling worms I feel in my tummy.

Now to recount my college chapter I would have to say that it didn’t end so successfully. I began as a freshman at the University of Washington-Bothell (UWB) campus. There I followed the general path all freshmen went through; completing their prerequisites and adjusting to college life. I was like many students, still unsure of what I wanted to pursue in college but a key factor of college is exploration. However, as the year went by I slowly started to notice that the vision I had of attending this college was not what I expected. I felt that the courses laid out to freshman weren’t beneficial as they combined the essential disciplines of say math, history, English, and science into one class they like to call ‘Discovery Core’. Of course, you are selected to choose a pre-major of your choice where you would be taking the classes you’ll need to complete the set of requirements for that major. At the time I was thinking about going into the STEM field as it was something I enjoyed doing during high school. I took the beginning series of Computer Science and going into the class it wasn’t a problem it was the end of the quarter that caught me off guard; the finals.

I never in a million years imagined that I would be a sophomore in college at Forest Park at seventeen. I imagined myself at McKinley surrounded by a bunch of seniors trying not to catch the dreaded senioritis. College wasn't on my mind when I was handed a letter containing the greatest opportunity that I've had and possibly the greatest I will ever have. I was chosen to be a guinea pig for a new upcoming program that would allow juniors in high school to take community college classes on campus instead of attending their old high school. Participants were enrolled in both their old high school and at Forest Park but would only take classes on campus. They were allowed to have the freedom to do after school activities and sports at their high school. The program would allow participants to graduate in two years with a high school diploma and an associate's degree completely free with no strings attached.

It is often very difficult to fit in with everyone, especially during my teenage years. My parents continually emphasize the importance of being responsible, thinking through opportunities, commitment to my best and not complying myself to the average teenage lifestyle. I feel that being a teenager can be hard at times because we go through so much pure pressure, life changes, and just the cruel judgment of the world. I have learned so much from that and improved myself as a person. Sometimes I find it very intriguing that I am more mature than others, but I feel it will better prepare me for college and my future. Every day is a new challenge and I am so glad that I have my family and God to take me through it. I am often told by my family how proud they are of me because I can demonstrate at a young age responsibility, discipline, and the desire to care for others.

y name is Madison Newman. I am tall with auburn hair and blue eyes. I live the normal life of a seventeen year old in high school. I have sublime friends, a great boyfriend, and an even better family that surround me. I plan to go to an excellent college to become a Structural Engineer right after I figure out how to pay for it. My life is going to be unforgettable.

Now that I am reaching the end of my undergraduate career I feel like it’s fit to reflect on how far i’ve come and some high and low points during this time of my life. Some people may say that these four years of college are the most wonderful times of their life, and for the most part that is correct. But there is this whole other part of college life that is super stressful and even scary. During this paper I will address my personal development and how certain experiences played a role in those developments. Even though I feel like i’ve grown a lot and have developed and learned new things, I have run into some issues. Those issues being family/culture, social and emotional growth, intellectual growth, values and beliefs, citizen and community member.

The difference between extraverts and introverts is that those who are extraverted be likely to have lower levels of self-awareness than those who are introverted. Those who have high levels of self-awareness are often more worried in social or class situations; because of this, it is very likely that those who are extraverted have a lower fear of negative evaluation (Harrington & Loffredo, 2001). For example extrovert person don’t care much about what people says about them as long as they feel happy, doing good and laugh compared to introvert person they tend to think negatively what will happen to them if they doing some activities its minimize their true potential. In very simple word introvert person have high fear of negative evaluation. They fear people judge them negatively then they tend to be shy, low confident level and just doing their work alone.

Introverts differ from extroverts in that we gain energy from spending time alone, rather than through social interaction. The traits that separate us from extroverts are hardwired into our brains — it’s not something we can simply change at whim.