Small High School Community Analysis

I have come to realize that diversity allows students to polish one another, leading to the depolarization of students and thus more rounded individuals. I have traveled a rather non-traditional path, and feel strongly that I can benefit others and feel just as strongly that I can benefit from them. The challenges I have faced, the community where I grew up, and my work experience all contribute to my individuality.

I felt as though I didn’t really love what I was studying, that I wasn’t really connecting with other students who shared my academic interests, and that my options were limited when it came to exploring things I really had an interest in, such as community/public health. I want to transfer to George Mason because of the multicultural campus community, the excellent academic programs, and because of Mason’s ideal location. My uncle, Eugene Koranteng, attended Mason after coming from Ghana to the USA, and made his mark as a triple jump record holder. He told me that he wouldn’t change a thing about his college experience! I also have friends who attend George Mason and share with me new people they’ve met, as well as new cultures they’ve learned about and embraced! Although Mason’s campus is large, George Mason still keeps class sizes small. I have realized in going to CNU that a small campus is great, but when a campus is so small, the people tend to be homogeneous. At Mason, I know that there is so much to do, to learn, as well as, so many different people to

The University of North Carolina Wilmington gives a welcoming and home-like feeling to all who attend. Once I step foot on campus, it reminds me of the privilege I have of staying home. It has always been the college I've wanted to attend. The small and diverse community is what keeps me here in Wilmington, North Carolina and UNCW fulfills my dreams of not leaving. I find the mixture of races and gender to be essential in a community or school. It defines a person including their culture and allows everyone to be different from one another. It proves that we can all get along and work together to create greater changes as a whole; UNCW has that variety. However, not only does the diverse environment attract me, but so does the beautiful campus.

Understanding a community is essential when planning for instruction. My current placement is at Kofa High School which is a located in an urban community –Yuma, Arizona- with an estimated population of 93,000 people. It is fundamental to recognize that Yuma’s population mostly consists of Hispanic and White people. Although English is mostly spoken in this area, Spanish is commonly heard in the community due to the high Hispanic population.

Faith can be defined as a spiritual entity that can shape a person’s confidence. My faith has influenced the young woman that I am today. I characterize myself as a person who is optimistic, intelligent, full of self-confidence, independent, and charismatic. My faith has delivered me through a lot of trials and tribulations. I come from a low income, single parent home, where the sight of Lupus and kidney failure is taking my mother’s life. These circumstances have made Carolina Medical Center my second home; I have celebrated Christmases and birthdays right beside my mother's hospital bed. Even though she is sick, we make time to give back to the community. As a child, I was taught the hard work of volunteering: from working with Operation Christmas Child, feeding the homeless, and volunteering at my church’s annual back to school drive. My journey has encouraged me to want to become a role model for young girls and women. I want to show them that your past does not define you, but the content of your character does. My mission to help young women strongly correlates with the purpose of Alpha Kappa Alpha

I chose to attend West Hills College so that I will be close to home. A small college will be great because I believe it will continue to provide a strong sense of community. The aspect of a strong sense of community will work best because it offers a better opportunity of interacting with your college peer. Attending a small college come with many positive outcomes. One of the many positive outcomes it has is that you have the privilege to interact more with the instructor and the students that are in the class. Furthermore being enrolled in a community college for instance West Hills College Coalinga gives you the privilege of making friends. Going into a smaller campus helps students get to their class faster without an exception of getting

I would be honored to be a part of the 1794 Living Learning Community because surrounding myself with people who have similar goals as I do will positively influence my first year of college. Establishing myself in a program that is as passionate about volunteering and making the world a better place as I am will help me build friendships with other students on campus. Being in an environment with others who are dedicated to make a positive difference in the world is the best experience I could have for my first year of college. The 1794 Living Learning Community will engage me with other like-minded students who share a passion for serving others as well as self growth. Having a community to be actively involved in will greatly better my freshman year at The University of Tennessee.

From growing up in Fayetteville and Sneads Ferry, North Carolina I have not experienced much diversity. The person from whom I had to learn about different cultures and people was my mother. She is an attorney who has worked in public service and experiences peoples from different cultures, races, and creeds daily. My mother taught me not to judge people based on outside appearances but rather than on inside values. From my mother, I learned how to appreciate the fact that every person has their own talents and specialties. Each person has their own preference and opinion and that should be respected as long as it does not cause harm to another. By learning these values from my mom, I believe that I would be a great candidate for Hollins University.

On a whim, I submitted an application to Living Arts, a North Campus learning community because I thought it would be a nice way to make a few friends before the semester started. Instead, it quickly became my home away from home. Ann Arbor is the same size as my hometown, but the diversity of the people living here make it feel much, much bigger. For the first time in my life, I found myself getting to know people I had nothing in common with, from across the country and all over the

One good thing about going to a smaller college other than a larger college is that at smaller colleges you can have a better relationship with your professors. There are not as many students so the teachers have an easier time remembering names and the faces that go with that name. Also at smaller colleges the teacher care more about their students education, and at larger colleges the teacher don’t care as much.

MSU, Mankato has a wide diverse culture. From the day I started here, I have actually felt this university as a home. It’s been almost two years, and this university have turned me into better human being. Though it was very challenging for me to adapt in the first two weeks, but later it went all good through my professor, friends and my mentors. MSU organizes various activities which are fun and interesting. Through these activities, I got chance to make many new friends from different parts of the world. Getting involve into different activities organized by different communities have helped me to learn more about their culture and lifestyle.

In the mentality of a small town like this one, it’s not a question of if you are going to college, it’s a question of what college you are applying to. I look at some of my Indianapolis friends and feel sorry for them. Some of them dropped out before high school even ended for them, as I probably would have done if I hadn’t been given an advantage. None of them are doing much of anything with their lives, but sit around on their parent’s couch with no diploma and no job and I thank God that I am not one of them. Some people do not like the idea of a small town because they have their own preconceived notions about it, but personally I think it’s a beautiful thing to be a part of. I spend every break there now, catching up with friends and going out with them. It’s funny when I think about how much I used to hate Lapel. I plan to move back after college with a friend, back into the town that made

For nearly fourteen years, my family and I lived in the small town of Prosper, Texas, which boasted a population of roughly 2000 people the year we settled into our home. Despite a period of rapid expansion, the town’s demographics remained fairly homogenous. However, the statistics fail to accurately portray growing up in this community; each day was an opportunity to interact with someone whose experiences differed from my own.

I’ve always believed that life is about gaining as much knowledge as possible.Thanks to my parents I’ve always been extremely accepting of other cultures and customs. From trying new foods to learning different traditions. My main goal in life is to meet as many people as I can and learn about their part of the world. I know if I can bring nothing else to the community I’ll bring open mindedness and acceptance. The fact that one of the traits you all look for is the ability to benefit from and contribute to a culturally and intellectually diverse community is one of the reasons I choose to apply. A campus with diversity and acceptance is always a win in my book. Having clubs just for certain groups of students who share the same culture or

Without the day my instructor insisted “Oberlin is a perfect fit for you” I would have never learned about Oberlin. After doing my own research, I understood: like Oberlin College, I believe in diversity, all-inclusiveness, and the idea that one person can change the world. My dad always says,“Determination and stubbornness can get you far in life; never take ‘no’ for an answer and go make a difference.” As a teen, I have translated my father’s advice into “Keep trying and you will make a change,” and I strive to place myself in environments, like Oberlin College, where I can make a difference.