Personal Narrative: My Experience At Samford University

I am a high school senior at Fair Park, looking forward to my first year at Jackson State University in the upcoming fall. My cumulative GPA is currently at a 3.6 average and anticipating to increase next semester. I would be considered the best person to receive a scholarship simply because I go the extra mile to assure my success. Although college is an extensive goal, it could be quite expensive. There is no better way to pay for college than by being awarded money for outstanding academic excellence.

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

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.

Wilmington started out as home, then became just a vacation. After years of moving and resisting the pull to move back, I finally made the best and brightest decision I think I have ever made. I am moving home, and in the process, I thought there would be no better place to further my education than The University of North Carolina at Wilmington. I have recently taken a year off in between high school and pursuing my college education, and frankly, I think it has been one of the most humbling experiences of my life. I have learned to appreciate everything that was taught by my parents and the schooling I have received. In that year I took part in America's workforce constantly facing the struggles of being independent and caring for myself,

My study at Howard Community College has helped me pick out a major that I know I will love pursuing for the rest of my life. HCC was a great way for me to learn the introductions to pertaining to my major. Although HCC was a considerable start, it had limited programs and resources that could have guided me in the long run.

Since starting the school year in August, my main goal is to become a more educated and well-rounded individual. After almost completing two full semesters here at Sam Houston State University I feel like I have taken steps to fulfill my goal. I know if I keep giving hundred percent towards my education I can achieve any goal I set before myself.

I can still feel the sting, despite this event occurring nearly three years ago, upon being told by a fellow classmate on the first day of class that he would be more successful than me because I was “just some public school kid”. At my undergraduate school, the majority of students were native Louisvillians and alumna of the local private Catholic schools. They appeared to be cultured, refined, some clearly wealthy, and I was…. Not. I was a cowboy boot wearing, “hey, how y’all doing” drawling, public school educated girl from a working class family.

I had never had to cling to God as hard as I did this year, despite my Christian upbringing, and that I have been pursuing Him my whole life. In the throes of my deepest and most personal challenges, every prayer that was said was gut wrenching, tear filled, and heartfelt. I was in misery. You know what though? It was beautiful. God was clinging so hard back. He always is, but to be brought to a place where you can feel His embrace so tightly and so clearly is to feel true beauty and joy amid life’s inevitable pain. It is a holy honor. To be completely and totally honest with you, my experience with Campbellsville University was pretty much a girly Christian college cliché. I met the man of my dreams, and I had my “ring by spring.” We are now

I toured many Universities while searching for the perfect fit. I wanted an academic focused school, one with well know school spirit, and one where I felt like family. The University of Florida was the last school I toured. As soon as I walked under the Plaza of Americas and into the stadium I knew. I felt a sense of community and belonging. I felt like the University of Florida could be my home, and that was something I hadn’t felt at any other campus. It was an enthusiastic welcome, a welcome to the swamp, and a welcome to the gator nation. The University of Florida has become my home away from home.

My first experience on Trinity’s campus was participating in the Leadership Greater Hartford Summer Nexus program during the summer of my junior year. I spent a week at Trinity’s Multicultural Office discussing diversity and inclusion topics with my peers, expanding my leadership skills and organizing a fundraiser for Jonathan’s Dream Playground. After spending time on Trinity’s campus, I had a natural curiosity to learn more about the college’s academic rigor and commitment to diversity and inclusion. During college fairs, I spoke with Trinity representatives about my Summer Nexus leadership experience and they informed about the Preview Weekend.

While my upbringing in a rural Midwestern town was an overwhelmingly positive experience for me, it did leave me lacking some of the necessary preparation for attending a four-year institution in an urban area. Due to a lack of qualified instructors, my high school offered very few college-level courses. I am very thankful for the credits that I was able to earn, but the number of credits that I was able to transfer as an incoming freshman pales in comparison to many of my peers at Saint Louis University. As a consequence of my lack of experience with college level coursework, I spent a majority of my first year of college bringing my academic performance up to a level consistent with the high standards I set for myself. Fortunately, I was

My goals at Southern Wesleyan University are to become closer with God and learn more about my major. I chose this University, because this place is very welcoming and an amazing place to learn more about God and all He has done for us. When first deciding on where I was going to go to school, I had not thought too much into this one. I had high hopes of going to Greenville Tech and then maybe transferring here, although after about a month or so I realized they didn’t seem to care whether I went to school there or not. I wanted to be some place that I knew actually cared for my grades and wanted me to achieve. Now here recently they have been sending me many emails about completing orientation before classes start to attend there, but I have found that I love it here more than ever.

Last summer I had the incredible opportunity to spend three weeks at Valparaiso University for the Summer Global Leadership Institute(SGLI). This international program, which was only about 2 hours away from my home, also recruited students from China, South Korea, and Ghana. I met different people from around the world who had customs and traditions that were different from what I was used to. My roommate, Michelle, was born and raised in Ghana until high school. We had a lot of similarities, such as our aspiration to become nurses, and the fact that we both missed being home with our families, but we had a lot more differences. Although everyone was different, it was easier and more interesting to learn about one another. Michelle taught

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

In the time after that I began exploring myself in depth. I spent time connecting to the community also. Music has always been central to me so I began performing again and exploring my creativity. I worked and had several exciting experiences at that job that influenced me also. Then, after finishing my time at Indiana University North West I went back to Indiana State University with a renewed passion and sense of self. I took to heart what my ex-girlfriend said and made changes accordingly. Although I was disappointed about track I learned to separate the athletic identity that I was used from what I needed to become. That ties into Rogers 10th principle which states “the values attached to experiences, and the values that are a part of