Being 8000 miles away from home is challenging, exciting, and difficult. I came to the United States in 2013 from Saudi Arabia to attend school. I, like many other international students have left family, and friends for the experience. I didn’t solely come for school as I have always been critical of the traditional education system-I came for independence. However, many students travel miles away from home strictly for school. What is school anyway? And, what makes it special? Here is what I discovered based on my journey.
According to Merriam-Webster, school is an organization that provides instruction. While instruction is necessary for learners, there should also be a thought exchange between the instructor, and students as it can …show more content…
School is about discipline, and commitment. There were many times were I felt overwhelmed, but I always reminded myself of the end result, so I never gave up. If I had to do it again, I would enjoy school more, and stress less as I was very anxious over the future. When I first came to California State University, Long beach, I had no idea what to major in. I was interested in many different subjects, but I ended up settling on Management Information Systems. I chose this major because it requires social, and technical skills which I possess. I’m currently hungry for hands on experience as my program lacks that. The Management Information Systems(MIS) department has a shortage of teachers, so I have to rely on my own projects to learn the necessary programming languages. The Information Systems Student Association has been wonderful in helping fellow MIS members which created a sense of community. We, MIS students support one another as much as we can as we understand our struggles. However, I’m very disappointed by the program because of the lack of quality education. I hope to become a business analyst once I graduate college, and I believe that internships, and networking will get me there. I never think about what I want to be doing in 10 years as I believe every day is different, and unique in its own way. What I’m interested now, may change in 10 years. I just hope I’ll be happy and successful in whatever path I’ll
According to Merriam-Webster, school is an organization that provides instruction. While instruction is necessary for learners, there should also be a thought exchange between the instructor, and students as it can …show more content…
School is about discipline, and commitment. There were many times were I felt overwhelmed, but I always reminded myself of the end result, so I never gave up. If I had to do it again, I would enjoy school more, and stress less as I was very anxious over the future. When I first came to California State University, Long beach, I had no idea what to major in. I was interested in many different subjects, but I ended up settling on Management Information Systems. I chose this major because it requires social, and technical skills which I possess. I’m currently hungry for hands on experience as my program lacks that. The Management Information Systems(MIS) department has a shortage of teachers, so I have to rely on my own projects to learn the necessary programming languages. The Information Systems Student Association has been wonderful in helping fellow MIS members which created a sense of community. We, MIS students support one another as much as we can as we understand our struggles. However, I’m very disappointed by the program because of the lack of quality education. I hope to become a business analyst once I graduate college, and I believe that internships, and networking will get me there. I never think about what I want to be doing in 10 years as I believe every day is different, and unique in its own way. What I’m interested now, may change in 10 years. I just hope I’ll be happy and successful in whatever path I’ll