How To Relate To College

The panel as about Dr. Shukralla, Dr. Provencher, Dr. Thurston and Mrs. Adams giving us their experiences of being the first one in their family to attend college. I got a lot more than I expected to out of this experience because I could relate to many of the experiences that were being talked about. A feeling that everyone talking had at one point in their college career was not fitting in because of their family backing and how they ended up at college. I can relate to this feeling because I was not pushed to go to college and I came to college because I worked hard in high school to get here on my own. Since being here I have become close with a few people and I have noticed they were all just pushed to go here for their parents. They all work for their grades to impress their parents whereas for me and many of the speakers worked for the grades for themselves. …show more content…
I thought this was a relatable and eye opening point hearing it from people who have lived through it and used it for the better instead of for the worse. One thing every speaker had in common was a high work ethic which brought them to the position they are in today. For some their work ethic was so high they couldn’t even hang out with friends because they felt like they were being lazy and for others their work ethic drove them to become the person they are today. After attending this event it was incredibly meaningful to see what other people have been through and how they let that affect them has changed their life. This event was much more relatable and inspiring that I expected going into it and I have learned some lifelong lessons from attending