Personal Narrative: My Journey To Indiana University

In my life, I have had to make made many difficult choices, each with their own consequences, but the most significant choice I made occurred three years ago; I decided to leave my home state of Maine, and enroll in Texas A&M University. This decision has had a major impact on my life, and continues to influence my life today for better and for worse. I've grown to be more independent, but as the same time my debt increases every semester.

Have you ever met someone for the first time, and felt like you knew them since you were born? That is how I felt about my best friend Dede. We both live on E84, on the same floor but never met each other until our Evangelism class last semester. She was friends with a girl that I had met previously but had not seen in a while. She then introduced me to Dede, we talked for a while, and exchanged numbers. I left the religious hall and began to walk back to my dorm. Suddenly, I heard Dede screaming my name so I turned around, there she was bent over trying to catch her breath. We then began to walk together and talk about our experiences at Liberty University. We walked back to the dorm together, and that is how our friendship started.

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

When I think about what I could contribute to Florida A&M University based on the knowledge that I do have with your institution is that i’m a extremely committed student who has beliefs that you can do anything that you set your mind to. There may be some times when I may feel discouraged but why must if I feel like that if things aren’t easily handed to you. You must chase your dreams, and when you do that things will slowly fall into place (not exactly how you planned for it to be at times). I learned that through the many obstacles I had to experience to make me the well informed women I am today. The best activity, interest, experience, and achievement in my life was being a Big member of “Big brother, big sister”. Becoming a mentor for

HELLO GUYS!!! I have something veryyyyyyyy important to tell you! After all of my stressing about FAFSA ( Free Application Federal Student Aid) , Colleges, and Transportation, I decided to further my education at Rowan University. It took me a long time to make this decision because this wasn’t my first choice! My first choice/ dream school was LIU Brooklyn ( Long Island University) in Brooklyn, New York. I was recently accepted there and planned on attending there, but their out-of-state tuition was extremely high! Their tuition was $33,000 a year and poor black man like myself, cannot afford it. I really loved LIU because it's a great school, beautiful campus, and most of all, it's in New York. I had my whole planned before it even started,

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,

Well my journey starts out just like most high schoolers. I graduated for high school in May of 2012. I got ready to start my next chapter in my life at Iowa Central Community College. I had no clue what I was going to major in. I knew only one thing that I wanted to play football in college, and get my education payed for free. Also I wanted to make it to the highest level in football to play at the FBS level. Some things I had to do to reach that goal where be a good football player as well as a great student. I shortly figured out that I was going to just do essential studies and graduate.

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.

Where do I even begin? Well, first off…. THANK YOU! You have no idea the impact you have made on not only my life, but so many others. Speaking on behalf of my peers, you truly are a one-of-a-kind and remarkable professor. In my time at Eastern Kentucky University as an undergrad in the History Department, I had my fair share of good, bad and okay professors. You are in none of those categories because you created one for yourself.

Upon my return to Penn State for my junior year, I soon came to realize that I need to find out a way to realize my dream. Based on some research I did, U-Mich just come straight to my mind, and I firmly bought a ticket to Ann Arbor. When I visited Ann Arbor this summer, I was impressed by the breath of offering of LSA, especially the Statistics departmen

After participating in the Health Career Opportunities Program, a Howard University-sponsored accelerated learner’s program, the summer I began my freshman year, I was optimistic about how my college career would turn out. I was confident in what my future grades would be, because we took classes that summer to prepare us. I was sure my journey through Howard University would be a smooth one. This thought was abruptly curtailed in my first spring semester. After doing alright in my Fall semester, I got extremely homesick in my Spring semester after realizing how much I missed home. This made my grades drop far below than anticipated, and unfortunately, this trend continued until Spring of 2017.

Throughout my time in 4-H, I have attended countless meetings and fairs, gone on field trips with our club, and even competed at 4-H State Achievement days in both air rifle and livestock judging. Yet the most memorable and beneficial activity I have attended was the 4-H Animal Science Camp held at Penn State University. During the camp I had the opportunity to participate in intense, hands-on workshops. This workshops were quite diverse as they covered everything from animal handling, to grading meat, to even exploring cow rumens as well as sheep and pig reproductive tracts. These workshops were very in-depth and focus heavily on the science of the animals. Considering I was already leaning towards majoring in Agriculture, this camp was

I choose Florida Atlantic University because I felt in love with the sprit of the school. In my opinion FAU has all the requisites to provide me with an extraordinary education. In other words, the school is unknown for one of the best public University in Florida. For me is an honor to be able to represent the university and to able to enrich my academic journey at Florida Atlantic University. Most importantly the locations of the school was very important to me because I want a calm yet diverse area, which I can feel safe and comfortable. Once I step into FAU I knew it was the perfect school and everyone there were so attentive. The smaller classes more of a one-on-one with professors it very important for my educational learning. As a communication

In order to meet the new challenges Indiana Academy will undeniably present to me, I will increase and build upon the skills I already possess. I welcome the prospect that I will be challenged, even if the task does seem daunting. The level of difficulty I face in my school now does not push me to study, as I am already successful and therefore do not see the need to study habitually. However, I have found useful studying strategies and note taking formats that I will implement at the Indiana Academy. By setting myself a strict regimen like I did with scouting, work outs, sports, and Philmont, I will be able to accomplish any tasks handed to me. My scouting experiences have helped me to communicate better with people on a more personal

The first time I stepped off the 30th Street Station Amtrak Train to walk over to the University of Pennsylvania, I was nervous. I had fallen in love with Penn online, but like a scary blind date, what if the school was not actually how it seemed? What if I did not find the school’s community inviting, especially as a minority? What if I did not love eating from Wawa or the abundant food trucks? My father smiled at my vocalized worries as we walked the 0.8 miles down Market Street and Woodland Walk. He knew something I did not yet. That was that there was no way I could not fall in love with the University of Pennsylvania. As I strolled onto Penn’s campus and stepped onto Locust Walk, I found out how life at Penn is not one’s destination, but only the beginning of their pivotal journey.