Becoming A College Student Analysis

Culture has influenced me in many ways and has prepared me to become a successful incoming college student. I was born in a mixed culture family that has taught me a lot about tight closed family values. Knowing that my family was always there with assisting me with whatever I need helped me a lot to mature. For example simple tasks with learning something new was easy to do because my family was always there to help guide me in doing what is right. Being in a mixed culture has taught me to adapt to a lot of changes, and be open minded about different cultures. It has also influenced me to try new things and except when change happens. For example, I have taken on different challenges of talking to new people who speak solely Spanish and I …show more content…
This challenge will be the biggest one to tackle because it will be different than staying at home to attend college and I will not know what to expect, since I have always been so close to my family, however I am ready to achieve this challenge. The reason for that is because I believe that my culture taught me to be independent. I was always taught as a kid to go the extra mile and to achieve a little more than what is expected. That will be the exact thing I will pursue to do in my college career. Academically, being taught to adapt and to always achieve has helped me a lot in my school work and in my jobs. In school I strive to do my best, not only to pass but to master the concept on what I am learning. When I come forth with a challenge that I do not understand, I ask questions and get help, so that I can achieve the new challenges that I faced. With the degree that I want to pursue, it will help me a lot to learn new things in life. I am excited to be the first generation child to graduate as a college student. I would love to take my knowledge back home and to influence my family whereas they have been open minded and welcoming to everything. In pursuing my college I am positive that I will acquire many new worthwhile