The Epitome Of A Stressed, High School Student

A third challenge I will be facing is time management. One of my most important roles in life is being a mother and a wife. Even though my family is very supportive of my decision to go back to school, I recognize that I must set aside time to share with them. I have set up a weekly calendar helping me

Coming from a smaller town where a lot of families do not have the money to send themselves or even their children to college was tough, I was always worried about what was going to happen after high school was over. Applying for financial aid and signing up for classes without having a family member who has done it before is very difficult, the student don’t know what classes to take or how much money to take out for loans, as a first generation college student myself it has been hard to do all the paperwork for college. A first generation college student can be very stressed like all college students but for first generation students they have no one that has gone through the same thing and that could help them get through it. Financial issues are going to be stressful for every college student, but for first generation students it can get extremely difficult seen as they do not know that much about applying for financial aid. Some students can get scholarships that help to pay for their college, though they do not know how to apply for those scholarships sometimes.Students who are first generation do not get the advice of their parents on college, just like how they do not know how to sign up for financial aid and other resources that are useful.

I come from a family where no one has achieved a higher education. However, my family is thankful for my mother who always supported us. During my high school days, I had a great responsibility and role at home that allowed me to help my mother provide for my siblings and I. Now, I have begun my college journey with the responsibility that financially impacts my household while living with a kidney disease that can be a social barrier to fully focus on my academic endeavors.

Overcoming obstacles will always be something that a person will experience. So far on my journey I've had a bump in the road with financial aid. However, that will not discourage me or prevent me from obtaining my college degree, when there's a will there's a way.

However the cost of college makes it difficult for people to get a college education. “Shelly Comer, 43, of Des Palos, California, is a divorced mother of three who also takes care of her oldest child, Michelle. She is going into debt so that Michelle can go to college(Wallechinsky 26)”. Michelle, “is concerned about the financial burden her education is placing on her family: “In order to meet our expected family contribution, my mother had to the entire amount of her share (Wallechinsky 26)”. A college education is very difficult to pay for. These quotes tell the story of the financial burden that is placed on families to send someone to college. Once the person graduates they have to get a job that will pay them enough to start repaying the cost of college. Sometimes those jobs are hard to come by. “Today, despite having a college education, Randy works for $9 an hour finding community jobs for the mentally challenged adults (Wallechinsky 26)”. We have to make getting a college education more affordable. Many times parents go into financial debt trying to help their children. This only hurts their American Dream as many of them are moving into the retirement stage of their

When parents first start realizing that their firstborn son is about to go to college, the feeling brings at least two concerns to their mind. First, they are saddened that their little boy is all grown up and about to head off into the world on his own. Second, the parents realize that they are about to get a huge hole in their bank account due to the fees that colleges require. The cost of college is so high that is forces the student to work at least one part-time job while attending college and causes families to worry constantly about the child in college.

Pursuing an education in the United States is the challenge itself. As an international student I have been overcoming it each day. As a non-homogenous endless process, new unexpected things arise every day, requiring new strategies of dealing with them. My college experience has been a journey filled with trials and tribulations, which I have personally grown from in ways I never thought I could. Having a different status and way of thinking always put me on the spot and showed me how much harder I have to work.

College is hard when some of us have kids, but it wouldn’t stop us from going to school. To get a college degree we must want it more than anything. We must push ourselves to the limit.

There has not been a financial challenge I've faced in my life that amounts to the one that I face as a financially independent college student. In highschool they emphasize the idea of getting accepted into college, but never on how do you stay in college. All my life it has been considered ideal and fairly simple to go to high school, then to college, and from there you’ll be fine. I believed that it would be as simple as getting a plethora of scholarships and grant money. I believed loans,if any, would be easily obtainable and not a big deal. The cost of college is far greater than I could ever imagine. You see, the financial cost is one burden, but let us consider the by products of the financial burden of college. There is the physical cost, the mental cost, the social cost, etc.

Entry #1: College has been one of the most intimidating experiences for me. This is the second time I started college the first time I got pregnant with my daughter and my husband joined the military so we moved many states away. I ended up dropping out. I blamed my husband joining the military and becoming pregnant for not finishing. Truthfully it was a lack of trying. Granted it would have been harder for me to finish school it was still do able under those circumstances. A hurdle I had to face before start college is to stop making up excuses and to stop blaming my situation for why I could not do it. I would constantly say that I could not do college because I was a stay at home mom. When being a stay at home mom should have been a reason

Paying for college is one of the biggest challenges many college student face. In particular, first generation college students. Many first generation college students come from low income families. Myself, being a college student and a first generation as well can relate. According to an article written by Eric McWhinnie at cheatsheet.com, 85 percent of parents worry about their children being in debt after college. My first year of college landing me in over $15,000 of debt. This was only two semesters! Being a first generation college student, I did not have many people to ask or get information about college or scholarships. I thought that since I came from a poor family I was the only one experiencing financial difficulties. I was proven

College is extremely difficult. Because I am a mother, I know that I will face numerous challenges. One challenge that I face is being responsible for a family. I have a husband and together we have three children, ages eight, five and one. My husband works third shift, so much of the responsibility falls on me.

No matter how challenging the obstacles may be that venture in my path, my determination and drive to excel in all endeavors is by far my strongest attribute. Being the first member in my family to attend a 4-year university is an honor nonetheless, but it comes with a great deal of financial sacrifice. As I prepare to start my sophomore year of college as a full time student studying criminal justice, I am beset by the reality of the massive amount of debt in which I will eventually bury my mother. As a single mother, it is hard enough to try to make ends meet, but to pay for college is a whole other beast to defeat. Although it is upsetting to witness the way tuition greatly increases every year, it is well out of my character to fathom the

I know college will be challenging for me because I am a single parent, with finical issues and I also work full-time. First of all my child wakes up, he eats three meals a day and have a bath. He stays busy, so I have to watch him very carefully. In addition to my responsibilities as a parent, I also have financial issues. My low-income job will not cover for full time daycare. Advisors suggested I apply for loans to cover my education. I worry about all of the money I owe. Finally, working full-time is a struggle, especially at a low income job. I am a manager at a McDonalds’s restaurant. The people that come expect much for the little they pay. Employees are not professional at all. My boss expects me to perform difficult and tiring work but does not pay the money I deserve. To find a better job, I would have to re-locate. Consequently, these problems are all issues that I must overcome in order to be a successful college student.

though graduating High School was my greatest success, it also was stressful, putting forth the