I have always thought I did not need to study and I could just get by without any effort. At the time‚ I was very uninspired and I always have been respectful to the people who have told me to become inspired. Without my older sister Cheyenne‚ I don’t know if I could have became inspired. Thankfully I am still inspired to get perfect grades‚ or at least what I consider perfect. I have never enjoyed school because it hasn’t inspired me. Even though I wasn’t determined‚ I knew I had to get good grades
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College’s Admission Competitive? As a teenager in high school‚ the intended goal for every student is to go to college‚ everyone including parents‚ students‚ and other family members encourage this goal. To get into high school‚ there were qualifications for chosen certain high school depending on district‚ but not as competitive as the admissions to college. According to Sally P. Springer‚ college’s admissions are so competitive due to the fact of how many students apply to college each year.
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I am doubting myself‚ physically and mentally. Will my body be able to handle college athletics after everything I’ve put it through? Am I smart enough to maintain the grades I have been expected to have my whole life? But before I can even think about these things the real question is constantly making an appearance in my head: do I even really want to be a college athlete? I could never imagine that part of my life gone and knowing that all those practices and games were
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My goal is to graduate college on top of my class‚ debt free and at least a 3.0 GPA. My dream is to graduate with a bachelor in Health science on top of my class‚ I will be the first to graduated high school‚ and went and graduate college. I don’t just want to graduate; I want to graduate with flying colors. My obstacles are the same as any college student such as time‚ needs and wants‚ excuses‚ not focusing enough (distraction). I find myself sometimes having a hard time deciding my needs and wants
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The Legacy Problem Are legacy admissions a real problem for students competing for admission to the same college or is this “problem” just a distortion of the facts? There are those people who feel that students should be admitted to the college of their choice based solely on merit and having a family member as an alumnus of that particular college should have no bearing on the decision to allow the student to be admitted to that college. On the other hand‚ there are those who feel that
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I have always wanted to be a part of something that can give me a voice in society. I always keep my thoughts to myself‚ but being a part of the Prospector will allow me to turn my thoughts into words and hone my writing skills.. I have observations and opinions on a variety of topics‚ and it would be great to have an opportunity to share them with a broader audience. I enjoy and excel at photography. Ever since my dad bought a Canon SLR‚ I was determined to start using it to take some professional
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like a magnet‚ I cling to it. It does not bother me to spread my energy over multiple areas‚ it excites me. I will determine my future when the circumstances are right‚ and I plan to obtain the experience and wisdom necessary to get there. Once in college‚ I will utilize my way of thinking in my studies to continue my campaign of solving problems as large as the world. After all‚ it is not what you know‚ but how you use
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Are Colleges Worth the Price of Admission? When it comes to the topic of attending college‚ most of us will readily agree that obtaining a higher education is important. Where this agreement usually ends‚ however‚ is on the question of paying for it. Whereas some are convinced that tuition is too high‚ others maintain that it is important no matter the cost. Andrew Hacker and Claudia Dreifus address just such an issue in their essay “Are Colleges Worth the Price of Admission”. Hacker and Dreifus
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College is an open door to many opportunities especially for someone like me who comes from a conservative culture in which most believe the working field is not for women. Times have changed and yet an employed woman is looked down upon. Many girls dream about having a bright future only to see it shatter once they become older and their opportunities are seized. I want to be able to beat the odds and go against the old-fashioned beliefs of my culture. To do so I need to achieve a higher education
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school graduate I was more concerned about things outside of college. I forced myself to go to college‚ but I wasn’t too sure what I wanted to be yet‚ so I started off with Radiology Technician. I didn’t strive to do my best‚ which knew I could have. As long as I made a passing grade I was happy with that‚ but with medical programs being competitive‚ that wasn’t going to cut it. When I graduated high school‚ I knew I needed to go to college‚ so I signed up like any other high school graduate. At that
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