What Makes Me Think I Am An Independent Student?

There was a crucial period in my life when I felt dependent on my parents: preschool. At that time, my mom quit her job to become a full time mom and my dad

In the past, my parents did not have the privilege to go to college. At the age of twelve, they had to help their family with their agricultural work in the farm. There wasn’t time for them to study and go to college. Since this is my first year in college, I feel that it is a whole new different atmosphere from high school. Instead of going to classes meeting every day, it is typically two times a week. Ever since the first semester of college, I feel that I became more independent

I have earned a Legacy Scholarship for a number of reasons. I have attended schools in Mapleton since I was in preschool. Ever since then, I have loved going to school and have had many ambitions for myself. Because of that, I have always thought of myself as a precocious child. I believe I have had many responsibilities since I was young, and therefore making me very independent. For instance, my mom has worked nights for as long as I can remember. Because she would work nights, when I’d get home from school she would be on her way out for work. This meant that there was no one to tell me to do my homework or help me with it. Ever since I was in kindergarten I was a responsible and intelligent student and that has continued up to this date.

Recently, my appeal for more financial aid has been rejected. While this is a disappointment, I would like to further explain my situation as to why I am asking for more financial help. While I first started the college process, I was engaged and eager to finally step out of my comfort zone. After researching Ithaca for the past years and visiting during accepted students day, I knew that Ithaca College was the best fit for me. The idea of living there on my own for the next four years seemed like a great opportunity to develop my independence and to gain new experiences. Unfortunately, the opportunity of attending Ithaca isn’t as simple as I want it to be. As a first generation student, I am the first out of my family to attend college. Throughout

Once my brother graduated high school, my mother moved 500 miles away, to Connecticut. I decided to remain at home in West Virginia with my father. For various reasons, such as drugs and alcohol, living with him was no longer in my best interest. At this time, I was half way through high school. For a few months, I spent time living with friends. Before long, my grandmother, who I'm not particularly close to, graciously allowed me to live with her. She lives below the poverty line. In order to live in her house, I was driven to support myself. I work between 20-30 hours a week, which allows me to pay for bills, my vehicle, food, and etc. As soon as I graduate, I will be living on my own, and paying for my college tuition, by myself. It is difficult now to make ends meet, and in the coming college year the financial difficulty will greatly increase. I am endeavoring through these hard times, and I will only continue to do that by keeping my grades up as well as having the endless

Of the countless benefits of attending DePaul, I am most looking forward to my upcoming independence. Since it’s one of the most sought after achievements in anyone’s early life, I assume this is a common desire among most freshman entering university. Scenes of this struggle begin as early as grammar school, when one day while walking down the

I am a girl who grew up with low income. Along with that my parents are both deaf alone with my big sister I watch after who has down syndrome. My father is no longer in my life so it’s my responsibility to take care of them. This isn’t a sob story about how awful my life sounds but how much I embrace it. Without my responsibilities I would have never grown to handle so many things I have accomplished. I was able to take college courses at Normandale Community College for free through Post Secondary Education Option (PSEO). I will also become my sister’s legal guardian this early summer. I work two jobs and try really hard to make sure I’m doing well in my classes along with making sure my family is okay. Why I am saying all this is because I feel like I

If I was not worrying about my mother, I was worrying about how I would pick up my brothers and sister from daycare/school and still be able to make it to work on time. I began to forget my role as a student and struggled to stay active in extracurricular activities. I did not feel like a nineteen year old, instead I felt forced to grow up and handle responsibilities I never even imagined I would have to handle. Despite my best efforts to do well in my courses, I finished the semester with C’s in my remaining classes. This to me was considered

We can never truly do most things on our own, but we are forced to believe that lest we are able to, we will remain weak and dependent. The truth of the matter is, that too early and so suddenly, take the age of eighteen, many children are expected to know how to be an adult before being taught so. Immediately they must take on new responsibilities that they have never even considered being involved with before, let alone know that they were necessary. Yes, the truth of the matter is, that independence is vital, but immediate independence is harder and less realistic- one cannot learn without watching, first. Suppose on one's’ 18th birthday, they are expected to phone the clinic. Their parents are deadbeats, however, and never told the child, now adult, that it would be necessary in life. Being the lazy parents they are, they hop on the adult’s case and tell them to become more independent and kick them out of the house to find a job. There is nothing wrong with self-reliance, but the importance placed on it to the point of disgust if the contrary exists is merely disturbing. The notion that at one point in life we must all be independent and avoid others’ help is simply a barrier to learn how to do new things, nothing more, nothing

College freshman express a variety of attitudes that suggest different views about their desire to be independent from their family

The definition of independent is free from outside control; not depending on another's authority. This is me because asking for help is a hard thing for me to do, because I feel as if I have been doing it all by myself for so long, then I can do this by myself as well.

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Sometimes, “It’s not WHAT you know, it’s WHO you know”. Many college students can relate to this famous quote, the moment they departure from home for the very first time. Moving away by attending college influences students to hide or change the values they were raised with. The sudden transition of becoming independent can not only be difficult for students but for families as well.

As a white, my strongest trait is being generous with my time. Whether you need me to help you with moving, setting up for an event, running small errands, or listen to you I guarantee that I will be there ninety-five percent of the time. This is mainly due to my inability to say ‘no’ to many things and people. My unending generosity of time is a great tool to have in group projects because my teammates can count on me to complete my work; even if I do not do it until the night before. Although I can make time for school work and extracurricular activities I always find myself neglecting housework and my own basic needs such as proper nutrition, exercise, and sunlight. However, I am content with simplifying people’s days and completing endless amounts of homework.

     Graduating and getting out on your own is a difficult step to make. There are a lot of things that you have to take into perspective. The choices that you make when you get out of highschool believe it or not are crucial and life altering. Decisions that you have to make are ones like what you want your career to be, where you want to live, and a big decision is buying a house. In making these decisions you have to do a lot of research and things to be prepared. I did a lot of research in hopes of finding a career that I would like and three things that I could see myself doing was owning my own spa ($100,000 yearly salary), managing a spa($60,000 yearly salary), or being an