Personal Narrative: My First Semester Of College At Youngstown State 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.

When I was a senior in high school my father had his second heart attack and had to have open heart surgery. Upon Graduation from High School in May 2016, I made the decision to move in with my Father who is a sixty-eight-year-old Disabled Vietnam Veteran with many health issues. During my Freshman year at Pearl River Community College, his health had declined and the doctors discovered that he had an aneurysm in his chest and blockages in his legs. Thankfully after his surgery was completed and he was able to come back home, I was to be on break so I could stay with him and help with whatever he needed. I am one of six children and have chosen to take care of him and live there in lieu of working outside of College. The two oldest of my

As a faculty member, I have experience teaching to diverse audiences. During my time at Youngstown State University, I worked within a student population that had a significant minority and low-income population. I provide opportunities for all students within my courses. In my class, I foster an environment where students are respectful yet feel safe to offer diverse opinions that will be of benefit to everyone in the class. Within my courses I often add an assignment to write about a diversity issue within community. I have also brought speakers to my classes from various minority communities.

Today I don’t live a life of shame or insecurities. I try to my live life one day at a time and live in the moment. I try to focus on what’s in front of me and not dwell on the past. Enjoying the simple things that life has to offer me and being grateful for what I have, keeps me motivated to set and reach my goals. Remorse and embarrassment is no longer how I choose to describe my existence. I have taken responsibility for all my actions and dealt with all my consequences with integrity and dignity.

The journey to becoming a student at Jones Technical Institute started a long time ago. I was academically expelled from Ball State University after my freshmen year. College was an undertaking I should have never tried simply because I was not mature enough to handle that kind of responsibility. It is not like I drank and partied all the time, I simply just did not go to class. For the rest of 2007, I was searching for work. I sent applications into every temporary agency in the City, and felt like I applied to every job opening there was, but sadly I never heard anything back. That failure to find a job led to one of the most exciting experiences of my life.

Time here at Bridgewater has flown by the past four years and it is crazy to think that in five short months I will be graduating. My time here at Bridgewater College has been the best four years of my life but also some of the most difficult. I never forget the memories I have made here through soccer, Cru, and all of my classes. Bridgewater has helped me get closer to achieving my goals of being a physical therapist and becoming a more well-rounded person. I have grown tremendously in my faith because of adversities in school and also through Cru. The Bridgewater community will always be one of my favorites because of the way you grow closer with so many students. I fell more prepared to face the real world and grad school because of how

Hello I know it is early but I was just wondering about how to go about becoming a student here next september. I am going to into my second year of Westchester Community College in Westchester. After my two years I would like to attend John Jay, what would be the steps in attending? Is their a certain grade I need to get in order to get in. Also while I was in high school I never took the SAT/ACT would that be a problem ?

It seems like yesterday I was just getting ready for my first day at the Early College. I was nervous and anxious at the same time wondering what being a part of the Edgecombe Early College High School was like. Little did I know that it would be a challenge.

My first year starting out at Edinboro University was very hard. Coming to college was very challenging. Edinboro University is known for being a school to accommodate students with disabilities. During my last year in high school Edinboro university had a representative come to my high school to talk to me regarding their school and why I should go there. My disability was asthma. I went to visit the campus and I saw how well they do accommodating students with disabilities. They also gave me a scholarship. My first year I was very nervous because this was a university it was not high school. Starting out it was very challenging.

During my first year at Ithaca College I experienced a major depression. I had family complications when I first went away to college and it affected in a way which I had never experienced before. The pain I suffered day after day, night after night was unendurable. I could not never concentrate enough to even complete my work, I lacked motivation to cease any tasks. Also, I was heartbroken at the thought of not playing varsity soccer because soccer is very important to me.

My first year at Montclair State University, was something that was completely unexpected. I went into my first year with an expectation to succeed. Yet, I was hit something different. My mother was diagnosed with stomach cancer. My worries did not just stop there, because I had to fight a long case with Great Oak Charter School for the mistreatment of my special needs sister. Stepping in the role of the head of household was physically, emotionally, and mentally draining. There was no time for me heal from the events taking place, because I had to sustain my family in all aspects even financially. As I tried so hard to hold an exterior that I was fine, my whole being began to plunge. I abandoned my studies to focus on my family. Yet, I didn’t

There are many challenges I have faced during the course of my education which combined both academic and non-academic facets. I have had more than just one term during my time at Wayne State University that presented a challenge to me in terms of academics. Most of these challenges had to be met with an increasing amount of focus and a change in study strategies to overcome. There is one sequence of terms in particular that was most challenging. During the fall and winter semesters of my junior year I had just began to take upper level biology courses which included Anatomy & Physiology and Human Physiology. These classes make up the very core of my career path and also play well to my interests. What made this specific term difficult was the fact that I underestimated the amount time and focus needed to understand subjects that would eventually mean the most. This eventually lead to poor performance in those courses but also a turning point in terms of how I approach my courses.

The last few months have been extremely difficult and life changing to say the least. I've grown in so many ways that I didn't think we're possible. As much as I bitched, cried, complained and bitched some more about school, its an opportunity that I will forever be grateful for. It's so rewarding to know that I'm one step closer to reaching my goals!

I have been on this earth for 21 years since the day of my birth and under your care, I want to let you know that I appreciate all the things you have done for me. I’m grateful that you are not simply my parents but also an irreplaceable friend. While I was a child I know, it was default for you to raise me because I was fighting with kids and being a stubborn kid. But you guys were always there for encouragement and counsel me. I recognize that without your counseling and encouragement I wouldn’t be he adult I’m today. However, I would like you to listen to my ideas.

As the shuttle bus came to a stop, I turned to my newly made friends and waved one last goodbye. Once seated, I looked at the flight ticket in my hand that would take me to Los Angeles, CA from Boston, MA. After my first year at Brandeis University, I was going back home for the summer to participate in UCLA’s SMDEP at the David Geffen School of Medicine, where my passion for medicine and health would surely flourish. Overall, the past year was incredibly amazing, and I could already feel a hole rising in my chest that wouldn’t become disappear until I returned for sophomore year.