Personal Narrative: My Experience At The Virginia State University

I felt anxious about attending RU. Now that I have been here a week I am feeling motivated. Living close to campus gives me the ability to be completely immersed in the college lifestle, therefore, allowing me to have the chance to join various clubs and the chance to use the many resources that will advance my academic career. Being able to join a club here at Rutgers will help me be able to feel like a Rutgers student. The amount of opportunities this school has is endless, and I plan on taking full advantage of such benefits.

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

On August 10, 2016 I started my journey at Roanoke Valley Early College. My older brother and sister both attended RVEC and they would always try to tell me what to expect. The RVEC experience is an experience that had to experience myself. My first month at RVEC has really been a learning experience. I’ve had some good experience and only one bad experience, but I guess that’s just part being in early college.

My first year at Jamestown Community College as a student, I accomplished making Part-time Dean’s List two semesters back to back. Beginning college that year my personal goal was to strive making new habits to get the best experience out of college, while keeping up with my grades. I took classes to guide me through learning paths, but it they taught me ways of accomplishing what you wanted out of life and other significant information in classes. Prior, to entering to college I received a scholarship called Chautauqua Educational Opportunity to attend Jamestown Community College. It is significant to my study because in high school I constantly strived to push myself to get the grades I wanted to be proud of. I was part of a couple activities

In the fall of 2005, I took my first steps onto the campus of Appalachian State University with my sister who was entering as a freshman. One of my most vivid memories from my childhood is walking hand in hand with my then eighteen year old, wide eyed, and prospective sister into the Watauga dorms. Afterwards, as we left down King Street, I distinctly remember gazing back towards the magnificent North Carolina mountains and yearning to stay. Even at the age of five, I knew that one day I would follow in her footsteps and become an Appalachian Mountaineer.

After entering VCU, I faced a lot of challenges that changed my life. As a student, I was able to think critically and write even more academically than before. My experience as a student in VCU broad my visions and narrowed my thinking regarding a particular idea.

I served as an officer for our Campus Christian Club at Lone Star College-North Harris for 3 semesters and I remain a member of the group these last two semester. Prior to attending Lone Star College-North Harris I served as a cook, and fund raiser with the Home-school program affiliated with Lindale Assembly of God. I also cooked for our Wednesday night services, or any special event that was held at the church. I served under the instruction of Pastor Randy and Jana Meeks. I also aided in providing perishable and nonperishable goods to the pantry and for emergencies such as opening the church for those who were fleeing Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Prior to this I served Pastor John and Gladys Greiner in Glorious Way Church. I aided in the children’s

Before joining GCU University, I studied at Suffolk Community College. Then I enrolled in Saint Joseph College where I only studied on weekends throughout the day. I liked the experience at Suffolk Community College because it was the place where I took my first English classes, and I learned the language. I took the academic courses towards to obtain an Associate degree. I did not like the experience at Saint Joseph. The instructors sent tasks and research to be done on week days. It was impossible for me to meet my classmates in the business hours because we all worked. My perception was the program had not been designed for an adult-oriented class because it functioned as a regular class. My favorite teacher was who taught me English Grammar

After graduating from TCU I hope to discover that I am equipped with a superb education and that I am more than qualified to compete for employment in the global market. The internships I serve, while attending TCU, would have made my resume stand out from the rest. I would hope to discover that because of my experiences at TCU, I am able to do great things throughout the world, connecting with the very accomplished alum from TCU. I also believe that having attended TCU would only continue to strengthen my Christian

While attending Stetson University, I was a broke college student. Most students were able to find a part time job very easily, but I had to find a job that would allow for me to not miss any of the extra-curricular activities that were mandatory for my music scholarship/degree. Stetson’s music school sent out an email to all students stating that a small church across the street would pay Stetson singers to sing with them on Sunday morning as long as you were committed to going to a rehearsal on Wednesday nights. Luckily the director at this church stated that he would work with our schedules and accommodate when needed for any mandatory activities. “How exciting!,” I thought, as I knew this was going to be the job for me! I quickly called

By being a student at Appalachian State University, I will be better able to expand not only my educational horizons, but also my mental and my physical horizons. Being a student at Appalachian State University will also help me achieve my career goal by allowing me to explore my options as well as allowing me to work alongside some of the best instructors and students.

I have previous experience speaking in front of large audiences in many different areas. My main experience was during high school graduation, where I delivered the Valedictorian Speech in front of my graduating class of 650 students and all their family members which was around an addition 900 people. It was an amazing experience because I was able to confide into my class tools that will equip them in their future endeavors. At Washington University, I give Friday Sermons to my fellow classmates on various topics during Friday Prayer every month. I began doing so my sophomore year, and initially was uneasy since I was not good at public speaking. However, over time, I was able to ease into the responsibility and really enjoy doing it. Finally,

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.

Malala Yousafzai said, “Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.” Yousafzai is one of the many people who have used their influence to change lives. Her strength and courage have left me inspired, and I hope that one day I can be as influential in someone’s life. I cannot think of a better way to prepare myself for such a task than college. I am excited to start a new chapter in my life, and I cannot wait to see what Eastern Michigan University has in store for me. I plan on making the most of my college experience at Eastern Michigan University through taking risks, personal growth, and gaining skills and strategies.

From the day I visited Virginia Commonwealth university I knew that I could see myself being a much better person there. Without setting and achieving goals for success in college, you are more likely suffer from feelings of dissatisfaction, boredom, anxiety, aggravation, and poor academic performance. One of my goals starting off as a college freshman is to get involved in clubs or organizations around campus. I wanna be able to have the opportunity to meet people with similar interests as me and to have that connection with people because you share something that other people are not a part of. I feel like it is normal for a college freshman in the beginning to feel like you aren't getting anywhere in general and not in control of your life’s