The College Transfer Success Class Essay

Midway into my sophomore year of high school is when I learned that my family will be moving to Massachusetts due to my father’s job relocation. At first, I was set to move to Massachusetts with my family, which meant transferring to my third high school in three years and having to switch to a different club soccer team during the most important year of recruiting for college soccer. Then, an opportunity was presented to me in which I would be able to stay at my current high school and my current soccer team. The opportunity being that I would stay with a close family friend who attended the same school and plays for the same soccer team, but in exchange I would have to leave my mother and father for the next two years of my life. My family and I thoroughly discussed the plan and after many heated arguments and fights, we finally decided that I would stay behind and stay with the Williams family for the next two years of my life. This life changing opportunity has slowly but surely helped me transition from a child into a young adult.

I am a first-generation, Chicano and will soon finish my last semester before I transfer to a four year university in the upcoming fall. Coming from a first-generation household, I have had to overcome many obstacles to be in the position that I am now in. Community college has been a valuable resource that has allowed me to pursue an amazing education at a low price which has eased the burden of high tuition on my parents. Sometimes it is the cost of education that impedes those that seek it and scholarships are one avenue in which they become easier to travel down the path to success. Coming out of Gilroy High School years ago, I was unsure of what I wanted to major in and devote myself to but I had the amazing opportunity of enrolling in University of California, Merced.

Initially after high school I decided to move across the country in order to find myself, my passions, and my career goals. I attended WW-P South in Princeton Junction where many of my friends chose TCNJ. I always loved TCNJ but I knew I wasn't academically ready to be part of the community just yet. I started at a private university in California which turned out to be an amazing experience but also a lesson learned that it was not for me. Everything was new and overwhelming and it was the first time being completely on my own. After completing my freshmen year, I moved to a community college to do better academically and work a little on the side. My passion for pursing a degree boosted during my second community college that I attended.

My uppermost three colleges I’m interested in are: Itawamba Community College, Mississippi State University, Northeast Mississippi Community College. I chose ICC to be in the band and to be close to home. Socially this college will be great for me because there are many different ways to be active on campus, and many people that I am friends with have attended there or are going to go there. Academically ICC is fantastic because it has small class sizes, so I can get more help if needed. Financially this is one of the cheapest junior colleges there are. Even though ICC is one of the cheapest community colleges in the nation, it is also one of the most successful. The students that graduate from there are more than likely to succeed than not.

Next the location is also something to consider when selecting a college. Those that don’t like to be far from home would really be a problem. Even if you want to stay home you could just attend a community college so that you could take classes in go back home. When dealing with location you have to adjust to the surrounding areas. Not just to the campus area the entire environment matters at that point. Figure out what the school may have to offer on the campus and other places that college student may attend. Although make sure it’s a place you wouldn’t be miserable. Think about would it be a good place you will enjoy to

     It seems in the society we live in today, having a college degree is a necessity. Years ago it was the norm for people to just go right into a full time job after high school, if they even finished high school; they did this to support their families. In today’s society a person has a difficult time getting a decent job without a college degree. During an adults working life, bachelor degree graduates will earn about $2.1 million and a high school graduate can expect to earn an average of $1.2 million (Day and Newburger, 2002). This is quite a difference and it puts a college education in

The ultimate purpose of the College Success course is to teach each junior and senior the benefits of successfully earning a bachelor’s degree and the consequences of choosing not to pursue higher education. This will be accomplished by helping students to define goals and interests, understanding college costs, and planning financially and academically. The first step is for the teacher to prepare a list of questions to help students define goals and interests. This

When deciding where to attend college after graduating high school, there are numerous things to take into consideration. There is the obvious; for example, proximity to home or where friends are going, but there is much more to decide upon. For some high school students, it is a fairly easy thing to decide, but for others, the decision carries much more weight. There are many factors that can determine this decision; meanwhile, most decisions are things that the student has to decide on his or her own. Community colleges and universities are both great places to get an education, but there are many similarities and differences between the two.

I am from Colombia, South America and have been living here for 10 years. When I was living in my country, I started studying in the university. My major was Psychology but I had to stop my studies due to some personal problems. When I came to this country, I wanted to return to the University but there was always an obstacle. After so many years, now I have the opportunity to do it; it is challenging, but I will put all my effort to accomplish my goal.

he motive behind student transfer is to continue to pursue their goals in higher education. This population of students more often than none attend multiple institutions, with some moving one direction, such as transferring from a two-year to a four-year institution, and others moving between institutions of the same type: two year to two year or four year to a four year. The academic and social motivations underlying transfer student experiences have been articulated in a variety of studies. A 2005 U.S. Department of Education study reported that two-to-four transfer students took about 5.4 years on average to earn a bachelor's degree, four-to-four transfers took an average of 5.1 years, while students who did not transfer took an average of 4.4 years to finish (Enzi, Boehner, &

College is a huge step that I will be looking to take in the near future. Not just any college will do, it has to be the right choice and meet all of my requirements. As noted, I have a few different characteristics regarding the type of college I am looking for. I am looking for a smaller college, one that gives back to our society, and one that is faith based along with many other qualities. These are very important for me to consider in my college search.

My piece of advice I would give to first-semester transfer students is to take advantage of every opportunity they encounter. To explore beyond their comfort zones and take risks. In college, you begin to question who you are and what your purpose is. Academics are difficult and if students aren’t aware of the resources to help it becomes overwhelming for a first semester student already having to cope with being independent for the first time away from their usual support systems. A first-semester student can feel isolated and I want to make sure they don’t feel alone. Many students share the same emotions and struggles of trying to fit in and find their peers they connect with. If I could do over my transfer I would get more involved on campus

Transferring to the University of Alabama School of Law will empower me to succeed in my legal career and in my financial well being.

College transition, for me, was somewhat different than for most of the people I know. For them, it was kind of the same as High School because they still live in their homes; the only thing that really changed was the school they go to every day. For me, it consisted of me leaving my house, my family, my friends, the island I grew up in, and getting a taste of freedom.

As a transfer student, I only had to take three core courses to finish my Bachelor degree in Information technology because my other courses from my previous school supplemented the other core courses. But I did learn a lot from the three core courses that did I take at Campbell University were (ITS-345) Database Management , (ITS-410) System Analysis Design & Dev, and (ITS-410) Networking & Telecommunication. In taking these courses, I felt these courses taught me relevant concepts and examples that I used and applied in my project. These courses also helped me learn about concepts such as time management in project and how management is an important aspect in any project development. These courses were also helpful in that the concepts provided great insights in possible obstacles that an individual may deal with in a working environment such as security, network communication, and framework and business infrastructures.