Student Affairs Essay

I’d like to open with explaining where I stand of student affairs and how that plays into the story that is my education. When viewed in the context of an entire university, student affairs departments are really the lifeblood of what shapes a college student’s experience. I firmly believe that a student gains more from college outside of the classroom than he/she does within it. The self-growth that occurs through extracurricular activities and other interactions has to be cultivated. Student affairs professionals are the cultivators.
As a future student affairs professional, I must embrace the mission of an institution of higher education, which often focuses on academics and learning, yet also initiate personal growth with students. Those working in this field need to believe in what they do in order to have the passion to keep fighting for it. I confidently believe I have that passion. The focus on college campuses today is overall student success. I believe that student affairs play an integral part in academic success, co-curricular success, and career success. An involved and engaged student will have a higher GPA and improve school retention and graduation …show more content…
This started for me the summer between my sophomore and junior year. I hit a rough patch in my undergraduate career and wasn’t sure what I wanted to do. This is where the heart of the story develops. My childhood dream had always been to work for NASA. That dream led me to Purdue University to pursue an Aerospace Engineering degree. I hit the ground running. I came in to Purdue with enough credits to make me a sophomore, and so I started out the rigorous freshman curriculum while taking junior level math courses. In these classes I did not exceed, but I did my best. My story takes a turn for the worst with my second semester freshman year and sophomore year. I like to think my transcript is like a dramatic