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Personal Narrative: My Experience At Cottey College

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I did not attend a typical “brick and mortar” high school. The local school district did not meet the educational standards set by TEA (Texas Education Agency) and therefore was rated academically unacceptable. My parents weren’t financially able to send my siblings and I to a private school so we decided, as a family, to attend a “virtual” school. I knew I had to be organized and well-prepared in order to, not only “pass” my classes, but to fully understand the information that was presented to me.

The experience essentially required me to maintain a strong sense of self-motivation and determination if I wanted to truly succeed. I was very fortunate to be able to complete my education without the distractions and pressures a student attending public school was faced with.

After graduating from high school, I had considerable anxiety when imagining myself at a large university. I always assumed I would go to a community college close to home and eventually branch out by attending a larger university. This plan took a turn in a rather different direction, however, when a member of the international Philanthropic Educational Organization told me about a small liberal arts school in Missouri, known as Cottey College. My first initial thoughts were that …show more content…

Cottey College’s wide range of diversity among both the students and professors gave me a multicultural perspective and heightened appreciation of the world I live in. The small class sizes and student/faculty ratio gave me the intimate atmosphere that I so much desired. Furthermore, the volunteer and internship opportunities at Cottey allowed me to develop skills necessary for successfully planning, coordinating, and carrying out volunteer events, as well as helped me in improving my communication skills, all of which are skills I hope to continue improving on at my transfer

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