Personal Narrative: My Experience At Rutgers University

The first word that comes to my mind when I think of Rutgers University is the place of opportunities. Variety of successful people with good experience are being a member of this society would be full of blessing and beneficial privilege. As a future Rutgers student as I wish , I am sure I will be able to combine my strength , patience and thinking level with the high level of education in Rutgers . I am proud to say I came from Egypt ; the country of great culture and intelligent scientists and mathematician. I also was picked to join the national honor society in my school as I have the highest GPA. I believe that I can truly express my individuality at this university, and hope to bring something new like I did in my high school and in

East Carolina University is and has always been a dream school for many students including myself. I have grown up hearing about the University and it is nothing short of spectacular. Many family members of mine have attended East Carolina, and I have always pictured myself at this school. It would be an honor to be a pirate. Throughout high school I have struggled in Science and Math. I know I could have done better in high school but in life you can always do something better, im eager to push myself more and work harder than ever to succeed as an adult, if given the chance There are many times when I should I have put school in front of my extra curricular activities such as dancing, art, work, tennis, and swimming. However, all of those

During my two last years of high school, i've been in contact with a lot of colleges and universities. Many of which don’t get my attention. Throughout my whole high school years, there was only one college that i wanted to go to, Liberty University. I have heard so many wonderful things about Liberty and what i loved the most was that it was a christian school. Liberty had the number one thing that i am looking for in a college, that is a christian school, but many of my other things that i look for in a college where just not there. I used to live in Florida approximately 11 years ago and let me tell you, it's hard not to miss the sunshine state. Liberty is in Virginia, a state where it doesn't feel like home. When i received a brochure

In my last two years of highschool I duel enrolled St. Petersburg Community College, my local community college. In my senior year I decided to take online classes due to the very long drive to the nearest campus. I ended up taking Calculus with Analytic Geometry and two other classes online. My Calculus proffessor did not teach or provide any materiel to learn from other than the text book and homework questions. For the first quarter of the class I did well and completed all the assignments easily; however, the class got harder and the textbook no longer provided me with enough information to complete the assignments. I struggled through this part of the class and had a hard time mainting my grade which I wanted to keep as high as possible. After several trips to the campus for tutoring and spending hours trying to find other external resources I began to learn how to solve the problems and brought my grade back up and finally passed the class with an A.

Keeping these credentials in mind, attending Rutgers University will grant me a variety of opportunities as I enter the job market and try to pursue my career in law/politics. With an education from Rutgers, I can keep employers assured that my knowledge was attained from a top of the line school. A Rutgers education will allow me to be competitive with other candidates in the job market and it will be sure to impress employers when they come to learn that I attended Rutgers University. Since Rutgers University prides itself with being academically competitive, receiving an education from this school will be useful for me to attain my desired career as I plan on learning new things and being

Before coming to James Madison University I had no clue what I wanted to get involved in. Whether it was a club sport, business related group, or a social fraternity I just wanted to be apart of something that was bigger than myself. At the beginning of the school year I looked into tryouts for club baseball, the Madison Investment Fund and rush schedules for fraternities on campus. I quickly found out that club baseball wasn’t for me, at least for my freshman year. I then asked around about MIF and got the sense that you needed a very heavy Economics background and that it was very challenging to be accepted as a freshman. MIF is something I hope to get involved in next fall. In the back of my head I always knew that a social fraternity was what

Besides all the clubs and fraternities they offered to students they offered me a program in the field I wished to pursue. Thus, even before I attended my first class I already knew that I would like NJIT. So far I have only been in NJIT for one week and I have already learned so much. I haven’t just learned from my professors, but also from upperclassmen and other freshmen as well. They should me tours of the schools and of the buildings. Some upperclassmen even took the time to walk me to classes to make

1. What experience do you like talking about the most? What has been the most interesting, intriguing, and exciting part of your life- why, and what did you learn from it?

Last year was my first year as a college student. After much anticipation, I was finally starting my university career and studying what I wanted. Classes started and everything was okay, but deep down I knew I wanted to study away from home. When graduating high school I had decided to stay, thinking it was the smartest decision since going to college is not the easiest transition and adding going to another country would have been too much for me. But two weeks into my first semester I decided to start my research.

As I sat on the couch getting ready for the first day back at school, I heard the phone in the kitchen ring. I stood up to go answer it and I heard loud footsteps coming down the stairs. My mother was running down the stairs to answer it just in case it was one of her work calls. I noticed that her voice started to crack as if she was going to cry and the smile that she once had on her face had disappeared. The person on the other end of the phone was my Uncle Dylan from California calling to let us know that Aunt Liz had died in a car wreck. We were so devastated but little did we know she left me $12k. A couple days later I received a letter in the mail saying that I had to use it to help pay for my tuition. I am looking to attend the nursing program at Lindenwood, Missouri State, or St. Louis University.

The saying goes “if you love something, set it free. If it comes back, it is yours forever. If it doesn't, then it never was yours at all.” This past fall semester I had to set myself free from the one place I loved to be the most and that was Millersville University. Millersville has been a place that I can whole heartedly call home. From the view of Miller and S’ville at the pond to walking through the SMC to being welcomed by all who see you on campus. I even loved my classes for I had professors who put everything into their teaching and wanted the best for their students. I had to give it all away this past semester and it hurt me so bad.

There was so much a sense of unity all around the campus. Everyone was helping everyone, everyone was smiling and having fun. It was such a community-like atmosphere, and I knew right then that this was the university for me. Shortly after attending the Fall Open House event, I felt in my heart that I needed to really get the ball rolling and acquaint myself with the school/college that I am trying to get in to make sure it will get me to where I want to be. I then organized a meeting with Mrs. Sharon Stroye the Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs for the School of Public Affairs & Administration concerning college admission. After speaking with her it sealed the deal for me. Rutgers is where I wanted to be. A Rutgers education is the foundation and next step towards my career in

Imagine growing up in a turbulent environment for 17 long years, with no one to understand you and with the thought of not fitting in with others around you. Growing up I never went anywhere and never had many friends. Often, I always thought I was missing something in my life until I toured South Alabama. It opened eyes up to serenity; which I had never been exposed to. After visiting the school, a love for it grew strong in my heart and I, eventually did further research on it and learned that it had a lot to offer; on both an educational level and a socializing level. A lot of information was gained from the research. The three main reasons that caused me to really and truly want to attend are because of diversity, distance, and college

Rutgers University offers numerous options similarly to other colleges and universities, however this university is notable for their vibrant community and a wide variety of backgrounds which I hope to become part of. Since I was a child I was in my own and my only goal was to have a good future. Having only 10 years old I had to migrate to this country; my only option was to leave my family, friends and culture to undertake an unknown life. People often say that life is hard, and indeed, it is; but hard work and perseverance maintains people standing still. Without having a clue about this “new country” I was completely lost in a new culture and school system. Confusion was my shadow, I didn't have support nighter advices that could help

Growing up my father taught me many life lessons; one that I will never forget was when he told me: “A man living in a house without light will never know where he is going or what he wants to do.” At the time I did not understand what that meant until one day he explained in to me. Without proper goals a person is just lost in darkness and unable to find their way in life. By working towards my goals, I feel that I am constantly growing as an individual and learning how to approach all sorts of situations that life throws at me. Recently, being a part of the EOF Nursing School Program at Rutgers University, I feel that I have just set the foundation to achieving my goals which include graduating with my Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing alongside one day opening a home for the less fortunate in Guyana.