The And Social Activities : Daniel, A Second Year Community College Student

Stacy Lynn is the Coordinator of Student Activities at Mid-State Community College (MSCC). Stacy has just completed three new student orientation (NSO) sessions. The initial feedback from 525 new students and their families has been overwhelmingly positive. Stacy considers the NSO sessions to be a success, however on a personal level Stacy is feeling anything but success. This is due to the set of circumstances that led to the recent completion of the NSO sessions. Stacy was reassigned the NSO project when her colleague Kim Hickman, Director of Enrollment Management, informed Stacy that she was resigning and, as a result, the NSO was now Stacy’s responsibility. This news caught Stacy off

The goals I proposed throughout high school helped me give back to society and developed me as a person. When I decided to dedicate myself to extra-curricular activities it wasn’t simple because I faced financial difficulty within my family and living in a single parent household but I managed to take on the challenge of balancing the difficult environment I was raised in and achieving my educational goals.

Since Early College High School was founded in the year 2006, the school and its students have always been at disadvantage. The school has lacked several opportunities such sports, scholarship opportunities, etc. However, a topic that has been the spotlight of discussion amongst students over the course of eleven years has been the lack of extracurricular activities. This problem does not only affect students, but it rather affects faculty members as well. Although there has been a slow but gradual increase in solving this problem, this change has come forth at a lengthy rate. It has been 11 years since change has been prompted, and although the current students are benefiting from this change, there have been several generations of

For some people, it may be difficult to manage time in order to keep up with school and still be involved with extracurricular activities. However, for myself, this was not the case. I have been involved in the Slippery Rock University Winter Guard since my freshman year, which requires much dedication and commitment. Competing in local and even international level competitions across the country, the dedication required for membership in the guard is extraordinary. My commitment to the winter guard as well as my determination in my studies has allowed me to prime my time management skills to be successful in both areas without compromising the quality of my efforts in either one. Moreover, I have also been involved in numerous volunteer opportunities including Special Olympics, therapeutic horseback riding, and sled hockey. I also have a job at the Student Health Center. Although I keep myself very busy, I have managed to maintain an overall GPA of 3.5. Through my shadowing experiences in physical therapy, I have seen that some days can be fast-paced; therefore, it is important to have the ability to manage time in order to accomplish everything effectively and

As a child growing up in San Diego, my youth has been nothing short of any teenager’s wildest dreams of living near the beach, having bonfires, and surfing on the weekends. Although this lifestyle is desired by many, I’ve always wanted something more out of what I do with my time. I want to go to Spring Hill College to become a humble professional in an industry, serve the most people, and learn about the world around me. My life was struggling for direction until I became active in the sport of volleyball and my religion flourished in the Catholic Church. These structures consume the majority of my service as I feel everyone deserves these opportunities for happiness and acceptance.

As a Napa Valley College student, I’ve successfully taken several business-related courses in accounting, economics, business law, public speaking, and computer systems that are similar to courses I will be taking at the University of California. Despite rigorous course loads (16 units on average), I’ve found success in my courses using resources such as “Google Calendar” to help me time manage, forming study groups with classmates, and forming connections with instructors whom I’ve received academic support from. In addition, by experiencing success in my courses and grasping the concepts taught, I began using my knowledge to serve other students by volunteering to tutor in math, accounting and economics courses. By doing so, I’ve strengthened my understanding of the different concepts in those subjects and have successfully retained the information by reviewing it with others. Furthermore, I’ve taken

As I went through the research process for this paper I conducted many interviews with former classmates who are now either attending a four-year university or a local community college. The original intent was to find out their reasons for attending the institution they chose to attend. As I accumulated information I began to see a glaring trend in the relationship between the social group the individual was a member of and the college they ended up attending. This then drove me to further examine the influencing factors in these students’ social lives, in a hope of identifying the degree to which they are influenced by each other. Thus, the first part of the paper explores

In his article “Success for Adult Students,” Stephen Pelletier paints the picture of how many institutional structure fails to accommodate the adult student’s (which makes up 59% of the non-traditional student population) schedule. Because many adult students work full-time, the traditional schedule of Monday, Wednesday, Friday or Tuesday, Thursday classes simply cannot adjust to this type of student

My dedication to U of D Jesuit High School extracurricular has always played a major role in my life. At my school, the first thing they explain to us is how not to be a “2:45 man”. School gets out at 2:45, so a “2:45 man” is someone who leaves school as soon as the final bell rings. Since freshman year I’ve been encouraged to participate in as many extracurricular activities as I possibly could. Personally, this has always been a goal of mine to achieve, even before I was pushed to. Throughout my four years at The High, I’ve participated in Arabic Club, Food Club, the Black Awareness Society for Education, Outdoor Club, Intramural Bowling, Psychology club, Health Occupations Students of America, Varsity Football, and Varsity Bowling. Having the opportunity to be a part of all

A way that I find a balance between my college life and my personal life is to have a day planner , a schedule, or a to-do list, that way I know what has to be done first and what can wait to be done. When planning my life I know when I have the free time to do what I want. For instance, in Grant Berry’s A Change of Attitude, Grant did not find a good balance between his school work and his personal life. He was consumed by his school work, there was no extra time to spend with his family. Grant believed that the sacrifice was necessary to succeed in college, even though he didn’t like making those sacrifices.

In high school, I graduated with a 3.89 GPA, I was a member of the National Honors Society, I was president of my class, and I founded the drama club at my school. I was even a member of the choir for four years. I joined the sign language club, and I volunteered annually for the Walk for Hunger. I did everything I could that counselors suggested to end up in a great college. “Be well-rounded,” they advised. Nevertheless, I enjoyed keeping busy; I enjoyed the responsibility and strong relationships that came with it.

As I began my junior year, I found myself juggling a rigorous academic schedule, varsity tennis, a social life and a new job. At first, I figured I could balance all of these activities. However, I became humbled by a 32% on an early Physics test triggering sheer panic regarding future applications to college. Knowing my grades needed to trend up as a junior, I dug down and did everything possible to improve my grades. I committed myself to a nightly study regimen consisting of intermittent on-off study blocks. Diligent removal of all distractions, including my I-Phone while studying was a major key. Also, I reduced my hours at work and often went to school early to meet with my teachers to review material. This action plan ultimately led to the improvement of my grades in all classes, culminating with a “B” in Physics and meeting my overall goal of a 4.0 GPA. Yes, I had failed a single test, but the real failure was not prioritizing and planning my activities proactively. The lesson I learned from this

Some students at the Little River High School have craved to spend less time on campus and leave school early to work, take non-traditional courses, and pursue other interests. Sadly though, most attempts to do this have been thwarted by the Little River school district. However, some students refuse to be defeated and seek to rise above the obsolete policies that starve them of the real-world experience they so strongly desire. One example of this took place very recently. This particular student resolved to utilize his senior year to accelerate both his education and his development towards his future career. He settled upon a taking several dual-credit classes at HCC on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and simultaneously work an entry-level job in his field of interest. Ecstatic, he shortly began working with the Little River guidance counselor to work out the particulars and set everything up. The guidance counselor was skeptical at first since something this non-traditional had never been done or asked about before. However, once the counselor saw that it would fulfill all the credit requirements to graduate and that HCC would cooperate, he seemed satisfied. Everything was all set up and this student’s schedule was

In life, there is always a constant struggle to support multiple activities at once. All the activities are expected to be first on your list of things to do. Finding a balance is usually not easy, but it is worth it. My own experiences of balancing family, community, social, academics, and sports have taught me valuable lessons and helped me to reach my goals. The nights when I had to stay up late, or skip hanging out with my friends were all worth it to receive the opportunity to attend my dream college, Carnegie Mellon University.

I will commit and make time available for NCSSM’s academic program by continuing the techniques I am currently expressing. I believe that my current course-load has helped me to balance my extracurricular activities and my responsibilities as a student and as a leader. With being a sophomore in advanced placement classes it can be hard to juggle it all, but I find that my organization skills and planning in advance, that I can say atop of my workload. Even with my workload I am involved with many extracurriculars, and add more when the opportunity presents itself, and others can benefit from it. For example with my already existing activities, someone had thought of me, and asked me to play in the church youth orchestra. If I did not join,