Why Is It Important To Finish Up Your First Semester In College?

College is a life changing adventure, and I want it to be the best experience I can possibly receive. Attending Medgar Evers College, I have set high hopes and expectations. I hope to interact with people of diverse ethnicity. I want to learn more about different cultures and the individualization of people. And so far getting to know people on campus has been one of my greatest experiences. I have met so many wonderfully different people here. I hope to develop more independence. To be more responsible for keeping up with my schoolwork, preparing for tests, and making most out of my classes, even when they start early. Being successful in college is about more than handing your work in on time and passing classes. It’s about staying motivated. I know for a fact there will be a lot of demanding of my time. I know that procrastinating is not the best way of approaching situations. It is my responsibility to try to regularly motivate myself, even if it’s pulling

Education is always a famous topic for students to talk about, they should understand deeply that how education is playing a big role in their life. Allan Bloom claims that " Education is the movement from darkness to light." In other words he is saying that education is the key to opening a better future. He tries to indicate that education is very important in human society, and attending college is even more necessary for everyone, especially for young people. This college education is critical to gain knowledge, to have a better job and achieve a higher standard of living.

Growing up, I’d always been expected to do well in school. Which isn’t out of the ordinary, every parent wants their child to be successful and have a beneficial career. So, since good grades were what my parents expected that’s what I got. All throughout elementary, I strived to do my absolute best in every subject. At my sixth grade graduation I was awarded the Presidential Award for Academic Achievement, in my junior high years I did well as well. My eighth-grade year I achieved my goal of obtaining a 4.0 G.p.a. The first year of high school was nerve-racking but I still managed to keep my grades up. However, Sophomore year was definitely a bump in the road for me. In all my ten years of being in school (including head start and kindergarten)

Time flies, the first term of my freshmen year is almost to the end. When I first got into college, I didn't know what to do as a college student. It was hard during the first two weeks of my freshmen year. Not to mention, It was right after a long summer's vacation. I was extremely lazy about everything and couldn't focus on school work. After almost failing my first mid-term, I realized I need to focus on studying. I began to get back on track and finished work before the deadline. As time passed, I could still remember when I first got into the Freshmen Inquiry class I was struggling and now my Freshmen Inquiry class is working on our last project of the term and our group is doing great. During Freshmen Inquiry class, I learned many things.

During my high school days and the last few semesters when I was at Sandhill Community College I was way too comfortable. I slacked off and all I was thinking about was just getting doing the minimum to just be finished already. Recently, I was pushed by the looks of my grades that I just needed to get things done; I wanted to be free, not to do my best, just to finish so I could say I passed all my classes. Now I realize life isn’t about just getting by, but about bringing all you have to be able to become successful in what needs to be done. In the next paragraphs I will explain what I expected to happen, what actually happened, what I learned, and how I will apply what I learned to future plan.

My main engineering courses at the time were underway and being focused on them was a must but, with the passing of a relative of whom I looked up to so greatly was still heavy on my mind, my studies then suffered in the process. In the event of such a close relative passing it became a distraction from my classes of which I then could not overcome therefore my grades had begun to suffer. Over the course of the next couple of years that preceded my graduation in 2013, I encountered many minor roadblocks and obstacles that I continually learned and built upon to become the person I am today. There were many lessons I learned from the “ups” and “downs” of my undergraduate career with the main one being, if you stay fixated on the goal you set out to achieve, you will eventually achieve it. My undergraduate degree became a humbling

I first started college at the university of Louisiana at lafayette back in August of 2006. Being a first generation college student, I was more determined than ever to make my parents proud ,but it didn't go as planned. By the time the middle of the Spring 2007 rolled around I started having a few medical issues. And when fall semester came, the

Why is college so important? A few years ago, most people only obtained their high school diploma and would receive any job in the market, but colleges have become the twenty-first century key to success. Jobs are now being given to those who are more educated and college provides this extra education. It is not the same as high school. High school education consists of a more general knowledge, which is a small amount of information about all the topics, but college is focused on the major. College graduates have more comprehension in their area than those with a high school diploma. As President Theodore Roosevelt once said, “A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.” (Chicago Tribute). His point is that the more educated a person is; the higher goals they can obtain. College is the best way to succeed because it provides more education about deeper knowledge and moral value. It also opens up more job opportunities, and practical knowledge about the discipline and enlightened understanding.

During my junior year, I faced a number of challenges, particularly in finding the time to do everything I wanted without letting my grades drop. I became unhappy trying to balance school, my part-time office job, and other activities. I vowed to strike a better balance in my life, and planned to do so over winter

After my first two years of highschool, I learned that I lacked motivation. This was because academics have always come easily to me, so I saw no need to put forth as much effort with my coursework

During my first two years of college, I had no idea what I wanted to become in life. I didn’t know what I wanted out of life. I entered college only because I was told by my parents that I had no choice but to attend college. I went into undergraduate school with the mentality that it was all just fun and games. My freshman and sophomore years were filled with partying and all other sorts of nonacademic activities. My grades were suffering tremendously. By my junior year of college, I had finally made a decision on what I wanted to become in life; I wanted to become a Clinical psychologist.

I don’t have many interesting achievements at this point in my life. I’ve never been actively involved in any clubs or sports. I’ve never had a real job or played an active role in my community. Despite my apparent laziness, I really want the next couple of years to be a learning experience that will allow me to atone for my past mistakes. My high school career is almost over, and the end came much faster than I ever expected. In the next two years I will leave my high school self behind, and try my best become a responsible adult, who is ready to face whatever challenges I may face in higher education and beyond.

It seemed like it was never going to come, but somehow you’re almost graduating. You’re now in the land of AP exams, and frozen GPA’s. Dreaded/loved college acceptance letters and the lowering of motivation to do anything, other than maybe eat lunch, because you've been ready to leave high school in what seems like forever.

Someone once said “You will never always be motivated. You have to learn to be disciplined,” and, this semester, I found this to be true. When the initial excitement of being a college student began to fade away, the work did not. Learning is definitely not something to take for granted, but it is still work—sometimes really hard work. There were nights I

The last semester of high school is always the most grueling 5 months of a teenager’s life. We are so anxious to graduate and get out of high school as soon as possible because the want for freedom and a different schedule/routine. Who wouldn’t be tired of waking up at 6:30 every morning and rushing to make it to class on time at 7:10? It gets old but the last semester seemed to be significantly harder than past semesters. I had one thing in my mind and it was to maintain my 3.5 GPA to meet my parent’s academic expectations. This whole semester was a very gritty experience and developed me into the person I am today because of the focus I learned to persevere. Grit is a very good quality to have especially when it comes to tough situations.