My Transition to College

Transitioning from high school to college is an experience filled with mixed emotions that can be exciting yet stressful. In the article, “The Transition to College: Diverse Students, Diverse Stories”, Patrick T. Terenzini brought up key factors on how students of different backgrounds are able to ease their way into the university. As an incoming UCLA freshman, I am academically held to standards higher than the ones given to me in high school. In order to meet those standards, I must learn how to adapt to the rigors implemented in my university. The research article voiced the importance of students receiving support from organizations within their university and support from people outside of their university to help stimulate the process of

Success comes in many shapes and sizes. My parents have helped me achieve this success with their motivation, nurture and emotional support. Secondly, their endless efforts. They have been extremely involved by visiting my campus, interacting with my instructors, and taking part of my personal interests which has helped me with my transition from high school to post-secondary.

Thinking about college and why having to go back? What's the point? No one likes school but college is a big step into a new chapter.You will succeed to your fullest if you put in commiment. Chose what you want to succeed in the future.For me college is very important.It choses your path later in life.I want to procceed college to become successful and proud of myself.Procceed what you think is right for you.If you want to live a good life procceed college.College is right for me.

After recently graduating from Fullerton College with two associate degrees in psychology, I could have not accomplished this goal all by myself without the proper guidance that I received from EOPS and FYSI at the time. These programs were established to support former foster youth at Fullerton College in their education as long as they met all the conditions for each semester. As a result, this was valuable for me during my time as a community college student, allowing me to guarantee that I would finish all my requirements on time to transfer to a good university, and becoming more involved with the campus each semester. That being said, this is one of the main reasons as to why I am applying to your program, so I could receive the support

Thesis: The unfamiliar transition into college life makes freshmen second guess their academic abilities, increase their stress and anxiety, and lead them towards depression. Freshmen face innumerable variables that play role in the human psych. Conflicting and battling with stress, anxiety, self-worth and the ultimatum of depression due to the ever changing and unpredictable new world. This paper was written to convey a small portion of these factors and the signs that contribute to them.

Life is full of decisions, which are both easy and hard. My parents' stories of escaping persecution from a

For a year now I have worked as a waitress and a hostess at the independent living side of a retirement home. This has been a very large impact on my life financially, emotionally, and academically.

Lately, it seems, parents are getting more and more involved in their children's daily lives. A parents constant involvement in their child's lives can be a good thing, when their child is still a child and not so much after they have grown up. A new trend has sprung where parents feel it necessary to ,not only, take their child to college but to stay there with them.

The moment I moved to Florida for college, and left my teenage years behind me, I struggled tremendously adjusting to my new surroundings. There are an infinite number of situations everyday which people experience the complications of culture shock, and how they are able to adjust to the phenomenon. Surviving college made me realize how important my mother and father are to me. The love, wisdom, and support they provided through every obstacle helped me persevere and achieve a college degree.

Some things I found easy with this class was it was easy to find yourself ranked at the top half. Most of the year students didn't do what was expected. Even when it wasn't a very big expectation. So showing up to class with your essay on time would put you at an advantage than most the class. I was happy to only miss one class the entire

Schlossberg defined a transition into three non-discrete type of transitions, anticipated, unanticipated and non-events. Transitions are events, or non-events that result in a change of relationships, routines, and assumptions. I have experienced every different type of transition, however I will discuss an unanticipated transition as an undergraduate student. As an undergraduate student, I was driven, involved and focused. I loved connecting with other students and helping others.

Transitioning into college and facing the changes that come with it can be a challenging endeavor, especially due to the pressures of today's society. Highly influenced by social media, it has become remarkably difficult to evade the influences and evolving norms of society. I myself have already encountered situations where my values were tested and I was pressured to change. Rather than giving in, I use those situations to strengthen myself by reevaluating my morals and showing myself that I can endure anything as long as I stick to my values. I have always been taught the importance of education, faith, and honesty, so learning that Point Loma Nazarene University holds the essentially the same values and standards that I do, further proves

If I had a course such as this my freshman year, I believe that I would have done much better, grade-wise, than had done. This course has taught me how to properly study and take notes, and this had greatly improved my test grades. Before this course, I would pay less attention in

Coming into college I was pretty calm overall, but once I arrived I started to think more in depth about what all is changing in my life. I had always heard how much harder classes are in college and how some people have to completely give up on their social lives just to keep a consistent GPA. I started to get nervous that once the ball started rolling, I wouldn't have time for any activities or relationships outside of class. I thought that even if I somehow was able to manage enough free time away from school that I wouldn't be able to find friends with the same personality or beliefs as me. The first few days coming in, all I could think about was how isolated and overwhelmed I would become. Even though it's only the second week of class, I have already been able to calm my nerves. I have realized that the classes can be difficult, but I can manage my time to keep my grades up and still have enough time to meet people. Once I realized that I do have and need time outside of classwork to relax, I noticed the wide variety of people I have been able to meet and how even though many of them are different from me that doesn't mean we can't become friends.

Getting ready for college is not the same as getting ready for high school. College is a center for higher levels of education. Therefore, with that comes a long line of supplies and more. Before, getting your supplies you have to know what school you want to apply for as well of their requirements. Once you are done applying, there is a need to know your living arrangements. The campus will have room for you to stay in. Staying on campus is not free, there is payments that you have to make every semester. College is not cheap once so ever, so everything do have a cost.