Why Hopkins? I knew this conversation well, but each time it was marginally varied. Today the aroma of popcorn wafted my way as I sat at a table in Target. “We are moving to Baltimore this summer,” my dad said. Thus began another relocation experience, one that continued to foster my diverse interests.…
Bo Jackson said, “Set your goals high, and don’t stop until you get there.” (“Life hack Quotes”). My families always talk about my future and how it is essential to set your goals. For the majority of my life I’ve had an interest in childbirth and babies. I would always watch TV shows about childbirth, such as, A Baby Story and One Born Every Minute.…
College for me was an unreachable goal that I had set my eyes on upon graduating from high school. Since I could remember I had was diagnosed with a learning disabilities. With theses disabilities colleges would be a hard road; nevertheless, I want to attend school. Starting in community college I worked long hard hours trying to grasps the high speed learning environment. Many times in college with disabilities, i would ask myself if it even worth it, many they were right to give up this goal.…
There I was, finishing my junior year, I still had no idea what to do after my senior year, being honest I was a little scared because when people are young, they can easily say “I want to be a cop, Nurse, doctor...ext.” But when you get to your last years you wish they never end. I had so many things on my mind, so many ideas what I wanted to be, what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. A lifetime sounds like a lot, doesn’t it?…
“I know applying to colleges is the last thing you want to do right now, but you might change your mind,” a trusted friend told me. It was December of my senior year of high school, and college application deadlines were approaching quickly. I was recovering from a major illness at the time, and wasn’t ready to think about college. My plan was to spend a year living at home and working before I pursued higher education. In the following months, my recovery progressed rapidly.…
It was a sunny summer day, June 21, 2017 when i was headed to the hospital at exactly 4:00 pm. I was going to get surgery on my right ankle to take out some screws that were on my foot for over 6 six years. However, it was stressing about how i was going to be able to pass my Eng 102 dual enrollment class. It was stressing that i had 1 week left and had to work on an 2 page letter and a final essay that were due on the last day of class. I joined the dual enrollment program(A.C.E) the summer of 2016 and since then i have had good grades in my previous courses taken and in my English 102 class i had a C already which was not ok; although, i had a C i wanted bring up at least to a B…
My past laid out upon a table. My GPA, my resume, my test scores. An unfamiliar man whom I met for the first time was frowning, turning around in his creaky red chair, while hurriedly trying to contextualize my life with just a few pieces of paper. For 15 minutes, he sat there, unhappy, tapping his foot, analyzing what I’ve “done” with my life. He took a sip of water and suggested that I go to community college.…
My name is Courtney Cowling and I am double majoring in Psychology and Women and Gender Studies. In addition, I am double minoring in LGBTQ/Sexuality Studies and Art. This morning, I met with my psychology advisor, Joanna Seley, and we created a plan for the rest of my undergrad. However, we were concerned about meeting all of the requirements for WGS and SS. I was wondering if we could meet and discuss my plan.…
My college life started in the summer of 2012, all of my hopes and ambitions were suspended in mid air. The apogee of the first year of my college life in spite of facing the stigma of my age group; was that of the support I received from the instructors in helpimh making my career goals obtainable. During the second semester of my third year of college I started losing my passion. I changed my major from Anthropology to Criminal Justice and tried to keep going. However; needing to take a step back.…
The main reason why I majored in Computer Science and Mathematics is since it would grant me the circumspect education to become an Information Security Analyst. The reason why I chose these majors is as a background in computer science would be useful as I would have a thorough understanding of operating systems and databases. In addition to being able to understand the principles of computers, a proficiency in programming is beneficial toward learning ethical hacking. I would benefit from being able to understand how malware works, but also how to patch a system to prevent any security exploits. The applied mathematics background is useful for having a more in-depth comprehension of how cryptography works and statistics which is advantageous…
Like many other people, mostly immigrants, I live a double life. Maybe not literally a double life, but I am two different person in front of my parents, and in front my friends. I am careful not to sound too glib in front of my parents, but I am really talkative in front of my friends. I talk about guys, alcohol and all sort of stuffs with my friend, but I cannot even imagine about talking about the same things with my parents. I would not even want them to know that I talk about such things with my friends.…
I am a 15 year old native American male who was born and raised in Hartford, SD. My long term goal is to go to college and get a degree in construction engineering technology. I started school in Kindergarten at age 5 now I am a freshman in high school at age 15. I worked with my uncle at his job and I also helped him build dog houses and a tree house. I am able to build thing and put them to gather as long as I have an instructions or a blue print but I can build some things without a blue print to.…
For me I didn’t really have challenges while obtaining my degree my challenges were deciding which field I wanted to go in. Having a degree in Business you can go into a lot of fields, but knowing which one best suits you is the hardest part. I talked to my student advisor at the college, my father, and other family members and we all agreed that accounting would be too hard for me and career wise finance was a better direction. After I picked a field there was nothing left for me to do but enjoy college and I did. I loved the sports teams, going to parties and hanging out with new and interesting people from different places.…
I’m a freshman majoring in communication (ERM) and my minor is going to be business the first time. I realized that I wanted to be a communications major was during my first year as a freshman of high school while taking my English class. I was working on a project where we needed to improve a product. Doing this project helped me realize how satisfying it was to do a research on product and, i find a creative way to make it better, and model my idea into a prototype. My choice to pursue communication was made clear during my junior year in my art class my art teacher told me what i wanted to pursue in college and i told i always loved to draw and make music she told i should major in entertainment and recording.…
I am a student at Valencia Community College, completing an associate degree in computer science and planning of transferring to University of Central Florida. Since my earliest childhood, I have always been interested in computers. My first program was “Adding two numbers” using code, which make me curious to know computers in deep learning. My creative and enthusiastic methods of solving the problem lead me to select a career like computer scientist. I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.…