My Transition to College

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.

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

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

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.

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.

In short, the move to college was rough. Transition into college is an experience unlike any other and one that I had to find resources for on my own. Being the first generation in my family to attend college, I didn’t not have much by way off aid in order to help guide me through the process of applications and subsequently the process of entering the university academic world. Having no knowledge of how to write an essay or what college would require of me, I attempted to take it head on, and spent my junior year working; spending all of the money I made in order to hire a college counselor who could help me, first, even get into college. This turned out to be a poor choice on my part; I made it through the application process but never learned the why to the choices we made for my essays and applications or how they would relate to other applications in the future.

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.

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

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

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

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.

When starting college the transition can be very hectic, it can cause much stress to some and to others it can be a very smooth transition as if nothing has changed. This has a big thing to do with the social norms, culture, geographics, socialization, and assimilation. Many students travel across the world to go to college in various different places to explore different places that have different cultures in which they are not used to. This can be a very hard thing to do but many students do it without a second thought in their mind about what it could mean for the change in social norms that they will have to adapt to once they move to the other places. They also do not think about how different it will be as far as culture goes when going

In their transition to college, many first-year students face issues such as time management, academic workload, and personal responsibility. These issues can be alleviated, if students realize that it is not only them who face these struggles, but that upperclassman such as their college leader and fellow freshman have faced or are facing. students never faced such responsibilities in previous academic career that it college can be shocking, and they are expected to be responsible for themselves. The new freedom from parents can seem exciting, but usually changes when academic workload comes along. As a college leader it is my responsibility to let my cohort members know that it will be shocking but the smart way to approach it is by trying

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.