accepted to college by my parents. Because both of my parents are in the business world‚ I take there advice to heart. It amazed me that even in my 4 month of being at Tech‚ I have seen what knowing the right person can do for you. That was one of motivating factors to take GT1000 and even coming to Georgia Institute of Technology. Which brings me to my first goal regarding GT1000‚ meeting people who I can learn from and grow with. Meeting people who I can learn and grow with is probably one of my most
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October 25th 2009 SLS Reid M/T/W 8:00 My Community College Experience So far my community college experience has been the best I’ve ever had. I have enjoyed the freedom‚ my coursework‚ and all the new friends I’ve made. When I first started college‚ I wasn’t excited at all. I just knew that the work wasn’t going to be as difficult as a university and I basically saw the whole idea as a joke. After just a couple of short months at Florida State College of Jacksonville‚ I see now that everything
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It was Tuesday the first of September when I started secondary school at St. Patrick’s College. As the eldest in my family I had no one to answer any of my worries or fears before I walked through the large iron gates on such a huge day in my life. I could hardly get to sleep the night before because I was so nervous and excited at the same time. My alarm clock sounded at seven am and I put on my brand new uniform despite a lot of difficulty with the top button of my shirt. I ate little breakfast
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thinking that coming to a performing arts school all the way in Ohio‚ didn’t sound so great. I had been in movies and television. Why would I need to attend the College-Conservatory of Music at University of Cincinnati (CCM)? I was going into the Prep program which was for children from the ages of 4-18 before they started the actual college. I was going to attend there for Acting and Musical Theatre‚ but I already had all of this experience and wisdom. What could I possibly learn here? Furthermore
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As research on prospective first-generation‚ low-income students has increased‚ scholars have realized that there are different clusters of first-generation college students. While popular media has depicted college applicants as either academically gifted or unprepared‚ the reality is that there is a diverse set of students who apply to college each year (Shaw et al.‚ 2009). Shaw et al.‚ (2009) discovered five clusters of college applicants in their research—privileged high achievers/athletes
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Since 1976 Black History Month has been a remembrance of the events in the history of the African American movement. It is celebrated annually in the United States and Canada in the month of February‚ and the United Kingdom in the month of October. In the U.S.‚ Black History Month is also referred to as African-American History Month. Black History Month actually started as Negro History Week in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson. The goal of Black History Week was to educate the American people about
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Well my first week of school at North Carolina Central University is finally over. Looking back on my week I notice this week has had its ups and downs from the café to my roommate. Campus life is nothing like what I expected it to be there are a lot more people than I imagined. I knew there were going to be thousands of people but lord I am more than over whelmed. And on top of all the people the campus layout and hills are and were about the kill me I have never felt such a burning sensation in
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Finial Exam As I began my finial assignment in English Composition‚ I looked at my first journal entry and instantly I could see many mistakes I had made. Mostly my significant lack of transitions‚ I just have short bland sentences/statements simply separated by commas. For example‚ Wilbanks‚ M. (2017). Journal entry one: “Now in college courses I sometimes have issues still with placing everything correctly on my paper‚ I really enjoy learning to write‚ doing the research is my favorite part of the
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GORDON KUSSI TABIRI English Writing: From Start to Finish My life as a college student Seven years ago I gained admission to pursue a B.A program in one of the prestigious universities in Ghana. The name of the university is Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). I was offered a four year bachelor degree program leading to a degree in Sociology and Social Work. Thus‚ I read BA Sociology and Social Work. I was so happy at the time because of two reasons. One was that‚ I had
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My First Job Experience After finishing my SPM and relaxing with my friends for about three weeks‚ I was wondering what else I should do. When I hanging around with friends at shopping complex‚ I saw I vacancy for a promoter job in a telecommunication company and I am interested in it. After being interviewed‚ I am hired as promoter for P1 4G company and that is my very first job in my life. I am being told to work for 10 hours per day and six days per week. On the first day I go to work‚ I met
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