Obstacles In Going To College

Being a freshman in college, I set impractical and unrealistic goals for myself. Throughout the year, I had to overcome various obstacles to strive in meeting the goals I had set out for myself. One of my goals during the first year of college was to earn a 4.0 GPA. I thought this would be an easy feat as I was able to academically grow throughout my academic career—excelling from being roughly a 2.6 GPA student to roughly a 4.0 GPA student. One of the biggest obstacles I had to face was taking exams. In high school, I did not need to prepare for exams as much as I do in college. I underestimated my midterms and finals as I did not know that I had to study at least a week ahead of time in order to obtain suitable grades. In high school, I was able to study one or two nights beforehand and still manage to achieve high grades.

Unfortunately it came up very fast but I am very excited for what it holds for me. A college education never left my plan for what I wanted to do in my life, the only thing that did was what career I would shoot for. I want to obtain a college education because I want to make something of myself when I am older, and be proud of what I can do. University of Indianapolis is the college I was accepted to and the college I am going to attend. They gave me the amazing opportunity to be a part of their Doctorate of Occupational Therapy Program with early admissions. I feel more than blessed that I wa given early admissions to this program. It makes me more excited for what this and a college education will do for me and my future. I want to be able to obtain a college education and head into Occupational Therapy to follow my mother’s footsteps and be somewhere near as amazing at the job as she is. I am shooting to make both her and myself proud. I strongly feel that this scholarship will help me to advance even farther in my dream to stay hard working throughout all of my college career.

I have been extremely fortunate to avoid many hardships. However I have faced a financially barrier, especially as I have set the goal to finance college without loans. My family is not poor, but we do not have enough money to put two women through university. I have taken the initiative to surpass this barrier by working and applying for scholarships. I started by attending community college first as it is less expensive. I quickly realized that the lower tuition was not enough and took a job at a grocery store deli. Most of my income has been placed into my savings. I have saved up a decent sum of money, but will still need help to pay for college. Now I am applying for as many scholarships as humanly possible. I have received scholarships

Where does one go to college, to further their academic education, while also having qualifications, time, and money restricting them? The simple answer to this question is Community College. Individuals regularly struggle to attend college, either after high school or later in life, because of the difficulties of attending major universities. Therefore, community college is crucial, to people of all ages, wanting to further their education.

It is evident the American Community College faces political challenges in the 21st century. According to the America Association of Community College (2017), this is a time of political transition where there are many ambiguities for higher education policymaking surrounding national perceptions of community colleges, funding, infrastructure, immigration, tax reform, accountability, etc. Altbach et al., 1999 (should I include page number (pg 298)) revealed that leaders, such as effective college presidents using a political frame see the inherent politics of the organization, build up plans, muster partnerships, and focus on negotiation and conflict to achieve noble purposes (Altbach et al., 1999 and Bolman et al.,2013, pp216).

The actions that are made following High School are huge and they greatly impact the future of your life. We can attend college, enlist in the military, or go straight into the workforce. We have a plethora of options after High School. Attending college is more suitable for me than going straight into the workforce.

I think the biggest challenge I have faced and still face today, is being adopted from Russia. Based on the situation I was in, the chances of me being where I am today were definitely not in my favor. I was a 3 1/2 year old boy with no mother or father. As I got older the odds of me finding a forever home were getting slimmer and slimmer by the day. I was never supposed to be where I am today. God blessed me with two loving parents that adopted me, and brought me home to the United States. Although, I had a great life here in the U.S, I still faced the challenge of fitting in and being different from everyone else. I didn’t grow up in this culture or know these kids since birth. I was the different kid. The Russian boy, not the normal American

I am proud of getting into UW-Madison. All my life I want to do to UW-Madison to become a nurse. I join the PEOPLE Program, so that I can have people who help me get into UW-Madison. I took class that will make me a strong candidate for admission. Even when I have a melt down last year because of how close I was to getting my dream and yet I feel like I will never make it. Causing my grade to drop, but not giving up. I am retaking the class to get my grade better and to be ready for the advance placement test.

Being a part of the IUPUI community is something I pride myself with and each time someone asks me what university I attend I proudly yell them IUPUI. Coming into my first semester I would have never thought I would be where I am today five semesters later. Every time I think back to the day I decided that I would be attending IUPUI I ask myself if I truly made the right choice, and then I think about all the things I have done, all the people I have met, and all the accomplishments I have made. The decision to attend this University was the best decision I have made this far in my life.

Coming into college has been a breath of fresh air for me. In high school, I always felt like I was learning things I never needed. With the new sense of freedom, scheduling, a diverse setting, and the opportunity to find myself, I found my home at IUPUI. So far, I have loved being a jag so much because of all the opportunities that have been presented to me. I feel that at IUPUI, student success is a top priority. I have been so grateful to have all the resources I have up until this point and I hope that I can eventually be a resource to other incoming students.

According to the report made on hechingerreport.org in May 2015, only 39 percent of community college students obtain there degree within six years of entering community college. This is appalling. This means that 60 percent of students will not finish in six years a degree that is meant to take two years. Although college is difficult, I will be successful by seeking advice from experts and by developing some effective strategies.

One of the hardest obstacle that I have ever encountered in life is being poor, almost homeless. This happened when I was seven years old. I will never forget the day my dad came home and s that he had lost his job, my mom cried for days. A couple of weeks later we moved out our house and got a small apartment. My dad ended up having to sell his car to pay for some expenses. We lived in a very rough neighborhood where their were homeless people walking around urinating in streets and drug dealers on almost every corner. My family was always scared of going out at night. One of the scariest nights was when my parents had to take some extra night shifts leaving me and my sister alone at home. In the middle of the night I heard gun shots outside out my window, I ran to my sisters room and held onto her tight while tears rolled down both our cheeks. My father found great difficulty in trying to find a job, he looked everywhere but no one wanted to hire an illegal immigrant who didn't have papers. My mom had to get two jobs and then after a couple more weeks my dad found a job getting paid less than minimum while also getting paid under the table. We were living from paycheck to paycheck struggling paying

In the June 8th, 2011 article How At-Risk Students Make It to College, published in the Hispanic Times Magazine, the un-named author is explaining how there are several factors that can have a positive influence on any student, and most importantly, on an at risk students, to make the decision about going to a four-year college. The author is showing us the most important influencing factors such as family and peers. The author also tells us what an at risk-student is. The author is also telling us that within the key factors, there are some underlining factors that can influence us in ways we don’t think about. For example, the one step that we don’t really think about is the college application process, which is one of the factors we don’t think about until we have to go through the process ourself, when we decide to go to a four-year college.

Overall, I learned that getting into college is extremely difficult. People just can't go into high school and not care because it is crucial that a person does well. Right now I am doing extremely well in my academics. I learned that I have to get a plethora of scholarships, and also maintain my high academic standard. Getting a job early is key, which I'm the team manager for the College of Charleston women's basketball team, so I have a little bit of coaching experience. Tulane University will help achieve my goals of becoming a women's basketball head or assistant coach because I will be learning from the best coaches in the country. The business program will also teach me commutation skills and leadership skills, which are vital if I want

Someone’s life background can often be destructive, or it can empower a person to find a way out and end up helping others who have walked an analogous pathway. I came from an eminently dysfunctional family where at the age of four I was left at home alone, overnight. Scared and alone, I awoke from a bad dream, and went outside to find my parents nowhere to be seen. Having no idea where my parents were, the next door neighbor called the police. For which, I was taken by the police only to be returned to my neglectful parents the next day. At age ten my parents became verbally, mentally, and emotionally abusive, for which the school personelle and counselors all