College Essay About Moving To College

Home, home for me has been in 4 cities and 3 different states. I was born in Houston, Texas and a few moves later I ended up in Scottsdale, Arizona. These moves have definitely impacted me in many ways. Moving was probably one of the hardest things I’ve had to do so far in my life. Leaving everyone you know and the environment you’re used to to go to a place where you know absolutely no one is really difficult. Though it was difficult, it has made me even more outgoing than I already am and a stronger person. This also made going to college a lot easier. Deciding what college to go to was kind of a difficult decision for me. I originally decided to go Northern Arizona University, but a few weeks before school started I changed my mind and wanted to attend Arizona State University. I changed my mind because I realized that I wanted the big college feel, the name recognition, and overall the better education that ASU has to offer. Now, that I’m here, at ASU, I’m so glad that I made the choice to change university’s because I am really enjoying all my classes and the people
My first goal is to improve my writing abilities. This is a goal of mine because I know I’m not the best writer and I get insecure when I hear other people’s papers and compare them to mine. Writing seems to come so easy to my peers and one day I wish I could say the same. Another goal is to get over my fear of public speaking. I’m am able to talk 24/7 when it isn’t in front of a huge audience, but once a teacher tells me to stand up and start speaking I start to stumble over my words and my voice begins to shake. The worst part about this is that everyone I’m speaking to can tell that I’m nervous and it just makes it worse. If I could accomplish these to goals, I would be grateful because I know bettering these two skills could help me tremendously in the future with getting