Your College Experience: Strategies For Success

Coming to college has shown me information and knowledge I never thought I was capable of learning and it will be knowledge I will use for the rest of my life. I came to college last year for my own personal growth and to expand my horizons. I thought about what I wanted to do after high school and continuing my education was number one on my list. I’m here simply to better my future, expand my knowledge, increase my potential, and learn more about myself. I want to make my family and myself proud by completing college and getting a degree. Bettering my future and making sure I have the information to be able to do my future career is my top priority because it’s the only thing I have continually been working for since the 9th grade. Expanding my knowledge in these courses that will soon get me to the school I need to be at is a compelling reason for me to stay motivated enough to wake up in the morning and push myself to come to school. I hope to increase my potential and develop into

Today, many students are settling for jobs immediately out of high school instead of furthering their education in college. Students should consider how necessary college actually is for their lives in the future. It provides one with a significant amount of opportunities, a greater knowledge about their career plan, and a better sense of responsibility.

"Tomorrow is the first day of what I will become." I wrote this in my diary the night before my first day of college. I was anxious as I imagined the stereotypical college room: intellectual students, in-depth discussions about neat stuff, and of course, a casual professor sporting the tweed jacket with leather elbows. I was also ill as I foresaw myself drowning in a murky pool of reading assignments and finals, hearing a deep, depressing voice ask "What can you do with your life?" Since then, I've settled comfortably into the college "scene" and have treated myself to the myth that I'll hear my calling someday, and that my future will introduce itself to me with a hardy handshake. I can't completely rid my

I agree that this essay is very good argument about how "Colleges Prepare People for Life". The problem that I see in our system is that there many people that do not really know what they really want or in some cases make choice that at the end does not really work for them. College is an investment, and as investment you (students) really need to determine what do they really want to do. What do they really want to archive? When you have a clear view of what do you want to do them your are better prepare for your future

.Although college is challenging, I'm to be successful by listening to advice from experts, by utilizing some effective study tools and by taking advantage of the benefits of a college education.

Throughout the United States there are many students who want to go to college. Those students, including myself want to go to college to get their associates, bachelors, or even master's degree. We’ll also choose to go to college to get a better view of our career or to even advance ourselves so we can become experts. Many other students go to college to understand exactly how to set off and how to build their career. Students also go to college to better themselves and be more successful.

After high school ends, most young people take the track to college. The college experience can be both exciting yet scary. There are so many new adjustments to make and there's a whole lot more responsibility on your shoulders as an adult. However, there's no need to stress out about the process. As you begin your collegiate career, it's best to remember a few key tips to be successful. Implement these tips as soon as you possibly can and they will serve you well in your college years.

Fear is not a word that was in my typical vocabulary, as most people who know me I was very active throughout my highschool years. I participated in many things such as Student Council,Cheer,Band, and other extracurriculars. To do most of these you are expected to have courage and so on. One thing I understand now more than ever is that you never leave what you can do today for tomorrow, the opportunities might be gone. Many things would go through my mind these past months before I had to start college in the fall. It finally hit me that I was becoming an adult with many responsibilities ahead of me. This didn’t seem to bother me much since I kinda had everything figured out or so I thought. I wasn’t the first of my siblings to graduate. I forecasted I would have the help I needed occasionally throughout my college journey. As the days went by college registrations were getting closer than ever. I honestly was super excited to be back in school with familiar faces and even to meet new ones. The news I would be receiving two-weeks before I officially started college really set me back physically and emotionally. By this time I had met someone I’ve never in a million years thought I would meet my new friend fear.

Being a college student who is taking 18 credits this semester as well as working 15 hours a week, I experience multiple stressors every week that I try my best to deal with. Two stressors I have dealt with the past two weeks are struggling to manage my time and arguing with my boyfriend.

The message that past college students continue to repeat is that college was the best times of their lives. However, naturally being rewarded with so much fun and activities, we must make ourselves accountable for how we decide to spend our undergraduate years. Based on what we have gained on our own past experiences, we must apply it to our lives now to achieve the best version of ourselves.

At some point in your college career, it is likely someone will say to you, “Are you making sure you’re getting the complete college experience?” But what exactly is the college experience? According to an article in Your College Experience: Strategies for Success, the college experience is described as “a place with a major focus on big-time sports, heavy drinking, and partying.” (Gardner, Jewler, and Barefoot, Your College Experience, 2011) Perhaps this is true for some students, but is it entirely fair to assume that the college experience is the same for everyone? The possibilities of experiences gained while attending a university are truly endless for a student. The experiences could be shaped by any number of things. Such as the person’s: race, gender, activity involvement, family life, economic status, academic standard, and so much more. Therefore, these categories are possible definitions of our identities. According to a textbook, Communication: A Critical/Cultural Introduction, an identity is defined as “is, or the self is, the answer to the question ‘who am I?’” (Warren and Fassett, Communication: A Critical/Cultural Introduction, 2011). Although this definition is vague, it essentially states that identities define who a person is and how they wish to display themselves to the world. The words used to describe oneself can change in specific situations, although a person can’t entirely change who they are. Some of the things that define my identity are that I am

To better understand student characteristics and effects on college students I choose to participate in experiences to complete this competency. While I enjoy reading and discussing things in class, I always learn better when I can see what we’ve been talking about with my own eyes. In our Environments class, we had to travel to another university and share their culture with the rest of our classmates. I had a good time visiting other schools and I enjoy traveling to different campuses in my free time as well. Whether I sign up for an official campus visit, or spend an hour or two wandering around on my own I feel like I can pick up on important aspects of the environment. This is an important skill to have and will also be helpful when deciding which job offer to accept in the future.

Not being able to graduate has affected my life, a bunch. Not graduating, made effects difficult for me, however, made effects bigger, however, on the other hand, made them even worse for what I had been under, stress and pressure. The one person putting greater pressure on me, was none other than me, still my family puts pieces of the stress on me too. Not being able to walk from Ridge community and graduate from High school and be a graduate, had been already humiliating enough for me, how I brainwashed myself, and continued thinking of my future, had yet to hold for me, it enduring setting off all those stress factors those lasting was a suffering for a long time. These thoughts that were racing constantly, "what should I identify now?" The stressful tension had been already too much to handle, but having a few of my family put me down was even worse, I struggled with my ACT, and worried around passing my classes at Ridge, and competing my requirements.

What are the first few adjectives that come to your mind when you think of college? It is part of American culture to make college look like the best years of a person’s life. Television, movies, and even music does a fantastic job glorifying the college experience. Often times, the high stress is never portrayed. Take my school’s statistics on stress for example, 47.9% of MTSU students reported feeling their stress levels were greater than average over the 12 months prior to completing the survey, and 27.3% of MTSU students reported their academics were negatively impacted because of stress (MTSU, 2013). With that being said, “Could writing be an outlet for students to alleviate college stress?”

College. What you just read is a pretty scary word to young adults fresh out of high school everywhere. With college comes the responsibility of living on your own and with living on your own comes with doing your own laundry, being responsible for putting food in your mouth, taking care of yourself when you’re sick and bills. Can’t forget those! Those factors that comes with being a freshman in college are pretty terrifying, however, they will be the best years of your life. You find yourself in college. Not only that but you make your lifelong friends and potentially meet the love of your life. From experience, as I am a freshman in college this year, I can say with 100% positivity that is is also one of the most stressful times of your