My Personal Experience : My Experience In College

Over the course of this semester, I have learned a lot about who I am. I have discovered things that I did not know about myself. Choosing Spelman College as an institute to education myself at was only the first step that I took. Overcoming the challenges that it has brought is the second step that I am yet taking. I am slowly, but surely transforming into a Free Thinking Woman.

My first semester here at Kent State is coming to a close. It has been such a journey from the moment I stepped on campus all the way to now. Time has gone by so quickly. From new student orientation, practicals, midterms, thanksgiving break, and now finals. Now pausing for a moment, to appreciate everything that has happened this semester. It is honestly hard to put into words. The combination of class I took, the experiences I went through, the people I got to meet, and this whole new environment. College is not what I expected. It is so hard to explain it until you have experienced. This semester has opened me up to a whole new world of perspectives. I have gone out of my comfort zone completely. Pushing myself into awkward situations and

From that day on, I was finally an official student at a college! After that day, I walked onto the college premises with new hopes and aspirations. I was very glad to see that college in general, presented a new sight. From what I viewed each day, this experience was a bit different from what I had seen in and around my elementary school, from the classroom atmosphere to how the students behaved. See, at elementary school, there were fences closing in on you, parents and supervisors always hanging over your shoulder and guiding you. At college, there are no fences, parents or supervisors. You have to make your decisions yourself and you choose the path that you want to

I had never enjoyed school much through the years, and it’s not because of the learning, that’s what I loved about it. I just found myself to loathe the social end of it, as I had went through troubles with that. I had eventually had to seclude myself from most people. But as I came to college, expecting the worse in result getting the best. It has been an experience so far and can clearly see a difference, my attitude towards everything has changed. Before it had felt like I had no friends, but now I feel like I definitely do. High school felt like it was very close-knit, everyone was in everyone's business; it was a little community of its own within a small or medium sized building. At a college community there is just too much going on and it’s not all about what Sally did or what George did, or what they did together. There may be things said and all among somewhere in there, but it honestly does not even matter. Perhaps I am not quite hitting it on the nose of what’s the difference but the feeling is a whole new one and it’s the best kind of change I can find. Although there are still some that stir up the drama that is high school and trivial that could be avoided. Everyone wants to stray away from. The whole experience though, has made me think that maybe life isn’t just like high school despite what the popular saying is, ‘you never get

Welcome to the “playground of unregulated freedom” (Delbanco, 19) that is college. These institutions all have a purpose in forming an individual. Some take their years in college to discover who they are, to gain independence, or to simply complete their degree. My personal experience thus far during my collegiate career has been to focus on following my passion. I have taken my love of athletics, and interest in the human body as a way to motivate myself through school with the end goal of receiving a doctoral degree. Given that my first year of college was full of hardships that caused questions as to whether an education was truly worthwhile, I am here as a sophomore stepping out of my comfort zone daily to pursue my passion.

College is what people like to say is the start of a new life or a new chapter in what’s to come. To me it isn’t entirely true. I understand that it’s only a few weeks into the whole situation, but my personality restrains my hands from firmly grasping the whole college atmosphere. I came into college excited waiting for the escape of all the drama and the annoying nature of cliques. But now that I’m here I discover that it amplifies all that I wanted to get away from. From day one I could easily tell who the jocks were, who was a book nerd, or those who loved the life of living Greek. When graduating from high school, I was hoping college classes would be more of a challenge as well. But even now, the concept covered in each class is like a flashback through all four of my high school year. What I was most hyped about coming to college for was the room to

While attending a new school provided a challenge both socially and academically, the two combined at once made me question my own ability to handle so much change in such short period of time. In my first semester, however, I found that this new environment pushed me in ways necessary for personal growth. While I continued to challenge myself academically, enrolled in two college courses and one AP class, I also took the initiative to open a

In combination with my uncertainty in myself, I also became homesick during the first quarter. Even though I wanted to attend a school far from home, I didn’t think I was ready to leave home. I didn’t want to leave my friends and family. When I arrived for move-in day, I

On august 28, 2017 my life changed completely. I began my journey as a college student. I was extremely nervous, but excited at the same time. I waited for this moment for so long. After graduating high school in 2009, I was not able to attend a University do to my Immigration status in the United States, but luckily after 8 long years the wait was over. I was able to apply to Hawaii Pacific University and immediately was accepted. I remember walking around campus feeling so old. I was a 25-year-old, college freshman, surrounded by student’s fresh out of high school. I felt so out of place. Little did I realize, that college was going to be a total life changing experience for me. It was going to change me from being insecure, about how

In the past four years, I’ve grown a lot. Whether it was through experiences I had, or the people I surrounded myself with, I was able to grow into a role of understanding myself and who I am as a person. Moving to Ohio is marking a very big change for how I’ve lived my life, and despite the anxieties I have about starting college, I’m excited to see where it takes me and how it’s going to affect the character I’ve

I will be living on this campus for four years, and in that time, I can create ample seconds of human experience. It can be daunting to live on your own for the first time, and I spent a portion of my senior year stressing about leaving the only town I have ever lived in. However, now I am taking a step into the future. I hope that when my college days are over, I will feel more comfortable in my own skin. When I imagine myself a few years from now, I see an intelligent young woman who feels confident in her ability to make a life for herself. The growth from the girl I am now to the one I aspire to be will have roots in the new experiences I have and the memories I will make. It will come from the people I meet, whether it be new friends, professors, or a kind stranger. It will emerge in all the tricky bumps in the road

Living alone, away from home is a challenge millions of students have to undergo each year across the globe. It is like starting kindergarten again. You are entering a new place, with new people, starting a new phase of your life. After being separated form your parents, some may cry, others will run with joy at the taste of independence. However, as hard as it may be for some to admit it, they will miss their family and previous way of living. This is why finding the right college is so important to students. They have to feel comfortable in the new environment.

There are many expectations surrounding college. Everyone is eager for independence, a fresh start, or any other aspect that differs from their current life. I expect many things from college, but the most prevalent of these is change. My life will be immensely different this upcoming fall, and with all the stress surrounding college, I am choosing to embrace the positive. Despite how nervous I am to meet hundreds of new people and deal with an unfamiliar experience, I know that I will adjust. Among all the changes I’ll face this year, I’m most excited to learn and get involved. Whether it’s something as simple as making a friend, or something as difficult as traversing a new subject, I know I’ll accomplish great things.

During my first week as a freshman in college, I was still wondering if I had made the right choice for myself. Intrigued if the major I had chosen was right for me, I decided to attend a workshop strictly for product design students. I wanted to meet people in my major and also get a taste of what I had gotten myself into. On my way to the event, I ran into a girl with short curly hair that seemed lost and looking for a specific classroom. I asked her if she was a freshman and, relieved, she replied that she was, wondering if it was my first time in that maze of a building too. The URBN Center is the building where all the design classes are, and accordingly, it has an intricate system of half floors that is eye-pleasing yet confusing to get around.

College, from what I heard from people say, is a time that you would not forget. From coming from such a faraway place I did not really know what to expect. I was expecting some changes, but not the changes that I experienced over the past semester. I have changed as a person with greater openness of others’ ideas and topics, I am more independent from my parents and further development of knowing who I am, and I am more understanding that a person has to ask questions or people when in doubt will not communicate with you. This past semester has been a time of self growth that I am glad that I experienced it.