Personal Narrative: My Experience At MC University

Twenty-six years ago. I began the quest to find the perfect college. As I drove down the driveway of Bay Path College, I knew this was the college I was going to attend. I was drawn to the rural setting, the beautiful campus and the small academic community. My intent for life after high school was to get my associates degree, earn some money, then begin working toward my bachelor degree. In retrospect, I did not possess the confidence or drive needed to be a good student. I struggled for the next couple of years to earn my Associates degree, however was apprehensive to commit to the time or expense it would take to continue my education. After a very long break in schooling, I now approach education with a new mindset and ready to commit

When trying to even begin why the University of Pittsburgh is a good school for me, my mom had me help her make a pot roast. Peeling back the brown crispy layer of an onion, the second layer of white skin appeared. Epiphany struck me; The University of Pittsburgh is like an onion.

I was a student attending Grand Canyon University. As you already know my grades do not reflect what I earned in high school, there are reasons why this occurred but to be honest they were things that should not have affected me. However, they did and it was the online courses, the failed attempt to communicate and understand what was needed of me from my student advisor, the study process, and my roommates. I was used to turning things in by hand not through the internet, the school did however sent us instructions by email but it was very difficult to use. There were many steps to turn in an essay or a worksheet and you had to sure that your laptop could open all of the documents. Sometimes my laptop would crash because I had so many documents on it that it couldn't handle it.

Throughout my journey at Montevallo High School, I have persevered through adversity in which strengthened my faith and mentality as a student athlete. The challenges I encountered made me more determined and focused, as I progress to the next chapter of my story, at Samford University.

My ASU Experience During my visit to Arizona State University this summer, I was able to receive a unique tour of the campus thanks to current students, Claire and Maddie Grayson. The two sisters granted special access into some student-only buildings, and provided a great amount of information about the campus as well. Maddie, Claire, and Glenn Markov, a former ASU student and now current Stanford attendee, were also able to answer any questions that that I had regarding ASU.

On Campus Everyone knows about Yale University. It’s one of the best Ivy League schools in the country. It was an honor and a shock to be accepted. The past 3 semesters have been a dream, however this last one has been a nightmare. 3 weeks after winter break I was attacked by some invisible entity. I was walking home from my night class when I felt a breezy, not unusual for the campus during winter. I wasn’t thrown off until I realized the sky was a pinkish purple tint, being 8 o’clock at night the sky should be black and glowing from the light of the moon. Then I smelled a faint hint of lavender which was extremely odd because all the plants on campus are dead. The next thing I remember is being in bed rassling with something I couldn’t

I previously went to a private university in Chicago, soon after I knew my heart belonged to Washington State University. There was so many reasons why I choose to move across the country to go to WSU. The transition was hard: I had to leave my new friends, my new sorority, and an amazing city. But, Washington State University is the best fit for me because of the Ranking of the Nursing School, the cost, there is Beautiful Architecture, my boyfriend, a variety of clubs, and the location.

First of all, I would like to tell you a little bit about me and why I chose to attend C.C.U. I am a 57 year old male. I have been married to my lovely wife, for 37 years. We have 4 children and 10 grandchildren. I was working from

As my first year at Morehead St. University, I have notice there is a small racial of diverse students. This school is predominately white and in a small town in Eastern Kentucky, it can be very intimidating to a few people. Recently, I observe SOARS (Student Orientation, Advising, and Registration), which is were incoming freshman students come to Morehead and go to different seminars to get familiar with their future school. I notice the small amount of African Americans who attended the seminar. In the presentation video, I noticed that they were very diverse when showing future students about the school. The few things I would change though when I watched the video was to show highlights from our sports team. Show the people how exciting Morehead can be when coming to a sports event. Being a basketball player I know students enjoy coming to a game especially when we have our rivalry. Our rivalry games are against Eastern Kentucky University, Belmont or Murray St. University.

In the summer of 2015, I boarded two planes taking me closer and closer to my future. It was an excruciating feeling knowing I was going to spend two weeks at Brown University. I was taking a course called Ancient Egyptian Religion and Magic. I took the course to ensure that Archaeology and Egyptology is where my future lies. Plus, I wanted to experience what college would feel like. At the end of the experience, I now know that my dream is to become an archaeologist digging in the sands of Egypt to uncover the secrets they hold.

I found out about Boston University through the Naviance service, when I was in 10th grade and beginning my search into colleges. Personally, I have always been interested in the fields of politics and international relations, finding a deep concern for the decisions taken by government officials, which establishes the policies that address certain issues, and how these have affected and continue to affect the world in myriad of ways. As I looked further into Boston University, I found out about the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, and that led me to grow very attached to the thought of applying to BU. From the start of my college search, I knew that I had my heart set on applying, not only because it is excellent in what I am

Visiting over fifteen schools, I was told repeatedly that the “right” place would reveal itself. Ostensibly a bit whimsical, they were correct and the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan is that place.

I have known about the existence of the University of Houston since 4th grade in elementary. I never thought that would be the school I will be attending after high school, on the other hand I refused to go to University of Houston because I have visited the campus several number of times. My junior year of high school I was expected to research and create an excel spread sheet to separate my safety, target, and reach schools. When I decided to research the University of Houston I was impressed with what I had found, information that I didn’t know about. University of Houston is considered to be a Tier 1 university, it’s ranked on the top 100 best schools according to US news and it is close to home, which means I save up money that I would

University of Wisconsin-Madison was, quite honestly, not even on my radar for post high school education until I toured the school. Growing up in a house where instead of “family game night” we had “family gopher night”, it never seemed like a viable option for me to attend. I was taught that the only colors that mattered were maroon and gold, and the only colors that didn’t were black and badger red. The tour in itself came as a surprise, my mom being the advocate for it and my dad strongly disagreeing. We made the 285 mile trek, and I was immediately in love with the campus. The tour sold the school to me even more and I knew that Madison was automatically one of my favorites. When my dad got wind of my new-found love, he was less than disappointed.

When I was in high school, school was not at the top of my priority list. I was an average B/C student, with the occasional D. My parents were going through a very rough divorce which took a very strong toll on me. I graduated high school with a 2.37 GPA. I was, by some miracle, accepted into Eastern Michigan University. Starting my freshman year there I knew I needed to change my mentality towards learning and actually initiate an effort. My first semester I finished with a 3.90 GPA, making the Dean's List, something I haven’t accomplished before. During my second semester a very close family friend committed suicide. I took two weeks off to be back home with my family during the hard times. Sadly, I let my GPA fall slightly to a 3.70. However, I still made Dean's List and was infatuated with happiness. I finished my freshman year of college with a cumulative GPA of 3.80