Risk In College

Risk is defined by the probability of injury, harm, loss or danger. We all take risks every day, and don’t even think about implications.

I believe that Northwest Catholic High School will be beneficial to me. I will develop interpersonal skills, emotional resilience, and have diverse experiences. I feel that these skills will pave the way to my goal of attending UCONN, UCLA, or Walden University in Minnesota. I know that Northwest has teachers and staff who will help me boost my self-esteem and confidence levels. By attending NWC, I will achieve a keen and steadfast mindset, and grow in my future profession as a counselor. I am persuaded that I will reach absolute educational greatness at Northwest Catholic High

I remember once hearing: “To reach the impossible you just have to try a little harder”. Sometimes I feel like I don’t try my hardest, therefore I don’t get the results I want. I’m in high school right now as a junior, meaning that the decisions I make from now on are crucial and will affect my future. A big step to accomplish what I want to do when I grow up, is planning for what I will do after I graduate from high school and how I’m going to surpass the obstacles that will be presented to me. Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC), home of the blue beards, is reputed for being a “Military-Friendly College”. (DMACC) It will provide me with the opportunity to reach my dream of becoming a teacher and transferring my knowledge to the next

Whitney M. Young Magnet High School has potential to alternate my life for the better. The impact of being accepted to your very diverse school, would provide me enormous amounts of resources. The staff and peers I engage with give will me the opportunity to learn both perspectives of classsmates and teachers. The relationships created over time will create an everlasting bond throughout life. Therfore, I can accomplish my ultimate goal using my ecstasy of being an activist and my dream of being a doctor to have a

Everyone has a story to tell about some experience in life.. You went rock wall climbing and their was a malfunction in the rope that made you fall, you had a broken hip and a broken arm. Taking a risk comes with its own story, what happened, how did it happen, the injuries all that makes a story interesting. It's a simple math equation, if you keep taking risk then you will have followers and be admired. Risk can create those missing bonds with long-lost friends, it can also stitch tighten those loose ends you have with your friends or

    I am very proud of the grades I have received throughout my years in highschool. When I am given a task I like to complete it to the best of my ability. Getting good grades has always come naturally to me. I have spent several hours completing my homework and projects, which have been very beneficial for my grades. I have taken several classes that have been very useful to my education. From math and english to spanish and the nursing assistant class, I have obtained many important skills that will help me throughout college.

I feel as though hard work pays off and hard work is all I have shown for this class. I have done my best and put forth my best effort, I’m not saying that all the work I turned in was perfect but I did try. As a high school student taking college class it is a lot of stress that I encounter, but I manage to turn in things on time. On the quizzes I achieve to make nothing lower than a C and that is another reason why I should receive one of those grades. I show that I want to succeed and that I also do not play around when it comes to

Throughout my 4 years of high school, I am happy to say that I am proud of my grades I have acquired. Along the way, however, I found difficulty in only 2 of my classes. The first class was my sophomore year in ag biology. I had a hard time getting through this class and finished off with a D+. Next was my junior year in my Math 3 class where I struggled all year but ended the year with a satisfying C. With my struggles, I learned valuable skills such as perseverance and a never quit attitude that will help me down the road in my education after high school.

In my early years I assumed that I would go into a medical profession. However, due to a clerical error in my sophomore year, I found myself sitting in an engineering class. That mistake was the best accident that could have happened to me. I quickly became enthralled with engineering, and my interest in math and science piqued as I learned how to apply this knowledge to real world problems. Today, I am enrolled in one of the most difficult engineering courses offered in the country: Engineering Design, Development and Field Experience. In the words of my teacher, Dr. Paul Rutherford, it is “an instructional environment that allows each student to see and do exactly what all engineers do on a daily basis…[through] connecting the students with working engineers… to get that hands-on, real-world experience employers are looking for”. Through this class, I have sharpened my

In his knowledge of what I had in store, he told me "the word engineer is just a fancy name for a problem solver." In addition to this, he said, "keep your mind on flying, but never keep flying on your mind." Perplexed by the simplicity and complexity of his advice, I was speechless. I thanked this man for his wisdom and entered into a whole new mindset with greater academic goals then I could have ever imagined.

Interdisciplinary undergraduate engineering programs have increased in importance and significance over past few years. Interdisciplinary research areas are strongly motivated to become disciplines themselves. If they succeed, they can establish their own research funding programs and make their own tenure and promotion decisions. Interdisciplinary studies can also give skills that help future engineers to cope in a changing environment. To understand the strengths and weaknesses of these interdisciplinary courses and programs, it is important to examine how students ' perceptions develop through the duration of the course, specifically in regards to their approach to an

After the first semester of my junior year, I transferred from Oregon Episcopal School to my public high school, Lakeridge. OES had always been fairly limiting socially, and as I began taking higher-level classes, I realized that it was restricting me academically as well. OES is a phenomenal school, but it wasn't entirely conducive to my success and development. In the middle of my junior year, my dissatisfaction crescendoed to a point where my family decided it would be best to explore other options. When we first examined Lakeridge's course offering list, I was enthralled with the depth and breadth of courses offered, some of which were in subjects I hadn't even heard of! In addition, the fact that I had played baseball for Lakeridge since

Unlike the plethora of science and math classes available in high school, engineering tackles practical solutions to real problems. That’s exactly why it’s so appealing to me – unlike theoretical sciences; engineering allows you to directly approach a problem rather than being abstract about it.

My undergraduate program was a judicious mix of theory and practice. Fascinating subjects like Operation Research, Engineering management, Automobile engineering, Total Quality Management, Process planning and cost estimation, Marketing management and Advanced IC engines compelled me to seek extended knowledge outside the realm of my syllabus. These not only enhanced my learning but also reflected in my excellent academic grades.

As this semester is coming to an end, I am reminiscing about how overwhelming this class was. However, I acknowledge that there are a lot of astonishing things I have learned from this course. As an Engineering student, I was craving to acquire more knowledge that would help me in the outside world. Some things went as I desired and others did not, but I recognize that I could have done a better job to make this lesson more significant.