The article “South L.A. student finds a different world at Cal” written by Kurt Streeter was a true story of Kashawn Campbell, who was struggling in his first English writing class at the University of California, Berkeley (“UC Berkeley”), one of the best public universities in the US. Campbell was raised in one of the roughest neighborhoods in South Los Angeles, Jefferson, where composed of Latinos and blacks exclusively. Campbell was determined at his early age to make a change of his life regardless of his pathetic background. Because of his outstanding academic achievements in his high school years, he was admitted to UC Berkeley and was very grateful for his accomplishment. However, he very soon encountered many obstacles in his studies…
My father moved from Haiti to the United States in order for me and my other siblings to have better opportunities and access to resources. He brings me to the United at the age of twelve years old. I had the chance to attend middle school and high school. As their second oldest, I will be the first in our family to attend college. My older brother didn't have the chance to do so because my dad income was very low since he didn't speak English.…
I am Eric Oliva Acosta, I was born in May 26th, 2000. I am a young man who is a warrior who has probably experienced more things and gone through them than what average people my age have gone through. Leaving on the side all the life struggles I have experienced and overcome. I am a young man who has always had a goal in life and want to go to school everyday and learn more and more as each day pass as I go to school. I am writing this letter with the hopes of pursuing this University and get accepted to be able to continue with my career studies development.…
After graduating from high school I went to the army to finish my mandatory Military training and national service. Afterwards I was admitted to Eritrean Institute of Technology, however, while attending there in Spring 2012 in run in trouble with the school administration. I was accused of being a member of an opposition group, which lead to my detention and interrogation. The interrogation included torture and because of it I ended up in a hospital unconscious with multiple injuries. I later escaped from the hospital.…
In May of 2013 I was straight out of high school and lost. I did not know where to go or what to do once my senior year was over. Money has never been very prevalent in my family and college was not a viable option. Due to these circumstances I joined the military soon after graduating in order to gain hands on experience in a field, and acquire a means to enroll in higher education. George Mason appeals to me due to the emphasis on diversity and innovation.…
I am currently a sophomore student at Savanna High School. During my freshman year, I was ranked number 1 in the class of 2018. But my success did not happen just overnight. I grew up in a country of the Philippines, and I was ten years old when I first came to the United States. Living in a country where there’s no guarantee of success was a challenging for me.…
When I graduated high school my mother decided to move to Florida and I stood in Pennsylvania in order to further my education. I attended Kutztown university of Pennsylvania in fall 2015 and spring 2016. I faced certain circumstances that would not allow me to fully focus only in school I had to work two jobs in order to support myself my education and my personal needs. As I went throughout the school year I noticed it was getting harder for me to be in Pennsylvania alone with no family nor support and it was also affecting my grades drastically.…
Booth STEM students are involved in STEM Underwater Robotics where the students build robots that are made for underwater use. This is the second year that the STEM program has been implemented into our school. Dr.Lanman, the lead STEM science teacher, thinks that STEM is interesting because the teachers create real world problems for the students, and the students all think of different ways that the problem could be solved. These real world problems involve the different domains of science, technology, engineering and math. The students in STEM are building robots to test in a pool.…
I moved from Indonesia to America approximately ten years ago. My mother’s motive to bring my older brother and I to America was to attained a higher quality of education aiming for prosperity and life of ease. It was definitely a struggle because we didn’t come from a wealthy family, along with my mom being a single mother combined, it results in a financial barrier to achieve the expected goal. Additional to that, our family were denied when we applied for citizenship, but were granted with Withholding of Removal instead. We are able to live and work in America legally, but unable to receive the benefits of citizens.…
Cottey College is my desired destination to pursue higher education because Cottey is the place where a young woman, like myself, attends to study comprehensively to expand one’s perspective about the changing world, to grow as a woman and become a leader in society, to empower the next generation and to be empowered by other woman who has similar goals and come together to break-barriers. I want to use the knowledge gained at Cottey as a seed for me to bloom where I am planted. I am a first-generation immigrant from the Philippines and a daughter of a Housekeeper and a Laundry worker from an island in the middle of the Pacific ocean, Maui. I come from a family where college education is not a priority. I was expected to come straight home…
My second chance in the United States. It is difficult in a country where opportunities are very few a country where poverty and violence are not allowed to grow to the person or the country. Since my childhood I dreamed to be in United States every time I looked at a plane passing I would always come running and screaming saying "someday I will fly to the United States in a big plane like those flying birds in the sky". When I was 8 years old, I had the opportunity to come to the United States and although I didn’t get the chance to fly in an airplane.…
Pursuing my journey to obtain a bachelor’s degree within the fashion industry has not been easy, as the state of Texas doesn’t have too many campuses to offer this degree. I want to expand and broaden my knowledge to the maximum potential that I have.…
The Struggle of International Students at Community Colleges As the United States known to be the land of opportunities, the land of immigrants, better rights, equality, freedom, social interactions, better education, and good health care facilities are merely some of the many attractions that play a major role in attracting People from around the world. Some of these people who get attracted the most is students. Students from different regions around the world looking for opportunities to enroll in American schools that will ensure them a better future. International students bring a lot of diversity into their American communities and schools throughout their differences. However, as it seems easy and beneficial that international students attend American schools, there are many challenges and obstacles that international students face during their school career, such as getting admitted to a college, the cost of schools is relatively high, obtaining a visa is not an easy process, housing and personal accommodations, English struggles, and the ability to work.…
Students that graduate from college should have experience in the industry already by networking and internships. CollegeCrunch informs us that, “An internship satisfies the job experience preference of many employers. It also provides networking connections which may be advantageous after graduation. ”(para, 11). This is how they build their resume for their career and can demonstrate their experience.…
What if the September 11 attacks had never happened in the U.S.? Would it have saved almost 3000 people’s lives and the numerous billion dollars in America? Certainly, it would not be the answer for all Americans. In fact, if the event had not happened, all Americans would have not suffered from torment, anger, and even hatred of Muslims. Undoubtedly, humans are vulnerable.…