Help Along the Way
Many different people and opportunities have helped me understand who I am today. The lessons from The Last Lecture led me to realize the importance of hard work. One chapter in particular was Chapter 32 in Section 5 entitled
My journey at Chick-fil-A began the of fall of last year, soon after I turned sixteen. I wanted to work at Fairfield Coffee as a barista, but due to my age, I could not even receive an application. Jobs at Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts seemed to be my next best option; but, Starbucks’ supervisor and I were in a serious game of phone tag and Dunkin Donuts never responded to any of my calls.…
After high school, most students attend college in order to become qualified for a successful future career. In today’s society, attending a top-rated university or Ivy League institution is seen as the ticket for embarking on such a path. Yet because these programs are so competitive, the application process has become unnecessarily devastating, involving extensive test prep, unending academic pressure, exhaustive hours of extracurricular activities that may or may not earn a student an impressive mark of distinction, and emotionally draining interviews, campus visits, and networking events. The message revolving around college admissions is even worse than the agony of the application process itself—a message that a student’s worth and value…
The Last Lecture has many opportunities to become wiser and more informed about how to live life in the best way possible. Randy Pausch has many messages hidden within the book. It’s not hard to find important pieces of advice but not all of it is relative to me and my life. In fact there are even some things that we disagree on but that doesn’t mean that all of it isn’t helpful. Randy Pausch was a smart man who had a lot of good advice.…
The article also emphasizes the importance of the undergraduate years of a student 's life, as these are oftentimes filled with the largest amount of…
Governor’s School Last summer, I attended governor's school west where three hundred and twenty-five bright and open-minded students from all across North Carolina gathered for five and a half weeks in a college campus setting. To me, this was a big milestone in life that changed me for the better. We left our cozy lives of families and friends to start with a clean slate with strangers we’ve never seen in our lives. At first, we thought of it as a sacrifice of our summer to glamorize our college application, but throughout the program we experienced things that exceeded beyond our expectations.…
At the end of the day whatever that person decides to do, they have to live with their decisions; which at times can be hard, but also very rewarding. The author gives an example of a struggling student who teaches young children and loves what he does, even though he is barely making ends meet. The student may not be rich, but his work is meaningful, and he finds that his soul is filled with passion for what he…
On the Corner of Carrollton and Banks People call Jesuit “the school that will change your life”; it is a place steeped in rigorous academics, spiritual growth, athletic success, and numerous traditions. Moreover, what do Rusty Staub, Will Clark, Mark Duplass, Harry Connick Jr., and Deion Jones all have in common? All of these successful people are alumni of this high school. However intimidating that company of accomplished graduates is to a prospective student, any accepted pre-freshman or freshman can reach success and growth at Jesuit if he receives and follows beneficial advice about the school from a current student. Written from the perspective of a junior at Jesuit, this paper will accommodate new students unfamiliar with this college preparatory high school.…
In each Gonzaga Prep student there exists a noticeable change between their freshman year to their senior year. Of course, some of this can be traced back to that they’re simply aging and growing up; however, a majority of the change is a result of Gonzaga Prep’s outstanding community. These changes almost always follow the Profile of the Graduate. The Profile of the Graduate is a list that describes the characteristics of each graduating Gonzaga Prep student. After attending Prep for a year, it can safely be said that Gonzaga Prep is the prime example of a school which perfectly balances theology, education, and philanthropy.…
College is stressful for the majority- managing your time, then balancing out tests, quizzes, extracurriculars, projects, etc. The word itself creates mixed emotions of the unknown. From early on, it’s viewed as an exciting chapter in life until you reach the age of decision making, identifying your necessities, filling out applications, writing admission essays, and anticipating the possible letter of acceptance or rejection. In 2016, the book, Where You Go Is Not Who You’ll Be by Frank Bruni, an American journalist, gives a new perspective on a brutal and deeply flawed competitive path. He wrote the book after constantly hearing frantic conversations over where to attend college.…
“I can’t believe that I have to eat, sleep, and breathe on this college campus. The people are so bizarre. Can I just lay in my bed and not go to class?” contemplated Paul, as he lay awake in his bed the first Monday morning of the semester. Paul had walked around James Madison University’s campus during FROG week with the feeling of dread; James Madison University had not been his first choice (he had his eyes set on Harvard), but it was the only college that he got an acceptance letter from.…
“Welcome to Concordia College” is the single most overused phrase you heard the first week of school. Every Class was the same from receiving syllabi and continuous talk about the curriculum, it made college seem just like high school. It sounded like a breeze until you entered Professor Leach’s First Year Seminar Class. I had heard countless things about Professor Leach and they were all extremely positive, so I was looking forward to entering his class this semester. Now entering my second month of college, I have a few opinions and reflections on my class.…
Conceived last semester by three past freshman Eagle Scholars, the International Student Friends Program(ISFP) is a one on one relationship driven program with the goal of helping international students transition. The move to a different country and culture can be one of the hardest experiences of a person’s life, especially if met with a harsh and seemingly unwelcome environment. ISFP endeavors to pair an international student with a mentor with the intention of friendship, compassion and aid, and Christ-like love. For some international students, the move to Liberty is made without religious consideration, some only realizing after many weeks or even months that Liberty is a Christian university. Even after this has been discovered, the gospel as it is presented in a foreign language and culture may be confusing or downright silly to them.…
There are many types of people that one meets throughout the course of a lifetime. Some are strivers while others are survivors; some are achievers while others are believers; some are thinkers while others are experiencers and some are makers while others are dreamers. But there is one thing that they all have in common. They all have some type of goal that they want to achieve at some point in time.…
To develop a statement about that incorporates all the aspects of my personal moral and ethical code I had to reflect back on my life, my decisions, actions and the manner in which I was raised. I have always know what I should do but now I can look back and label my choices and understand why I made the decisions I did. My statement is this I subscribe the rule of Hard Universalism, the theory of psychological egoism and because we are always selfish I believe utilitarianism represents the base desires of personhood. Everyone believes their desire is for the greater good and the right choice because they are selfish, these theories go hand in hand and dictate many of the actions of people in this world as well as the cravings we strive to rise above.…
eptember 10, 2015 Describe an event or experience in your life and how it will influence your academic work and goals at Colorado Christian University (CCU). Your essay should be at least 500 words (approximately 2 pages or more double spaced in length). As a child growing up I was blessed with a mother and father who raised me to be loving, kind and to understand the importance of right and wrong. Moreover, my father was very influential very early in my childhood as I would watch him each day study the scriptures and prepare for Church on Sunday. My father was a very intricate part of the church and I found this profoundly humbling experience and moving in many ways.…