The transition from high school to college is an interesting time in one’s life that parallels the change from childhood to adulthood. With all these life changes, feelings are difficult to put down into words. A messy combination of emotions fills the heart, surfacing in strange ways. Confident high school seniors go right back to the bottom of the chain when entering college as freshmen. These students start all over, just like entering grade school or high school for the first time. The move up from high school to college signals the switch from dependence to self- sufficiency. Personally, going through the experience of graduating high school and transferring to a residential college campus at STLCOP, made me realize I was no longer
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However, you are the only thing stopping you from reaching your goals. Presently, I am answering a call to adventure by trekking an odyssey beyond the known safety of my home, which requires a death of the child psyche in order to resurrect the adult personality, thus, enriching my own life and other people’s lives. The only way to fulfilling my soul’s adventure is by slaying the dragon and getting rid of the conscious that clamps down on my journey to expand the horizon. “The Force” is within my character reminding me to reject boundaries. It doesn’t matter how much sleep I don’t get. It doesn’t matter how much work I put in. It doesn’t matter how hard the work because success is tough work. It is every day working at it and working at it. The Ariadne’s thread or logic in me can show the way to the truth and slay the dragon. Teachers will offer guidance as the journey progresses through the years. I intentionally want to take this journey of exploring my opportunities at STLCOP to feel alive and transformed during the trials and revelations. How one comprehends new situations and the way feelings translate into actions defines each individual. Therefore, the transition from high school to college is more than a change of schools, but results in a change of one’s way of life. That is because other transitions are taking place at the same time, most notably, the shift from childhood into adulthood. The result of these transitions will determine how the next generation of people influences the future of the world by discovering the power lies within the individual
However, you are the only thing stopping you from reaching your goals. Presently, I am answering a call to adventure by trekking an odyssey beyond the known safety of my home, which requires a death of the child psyche in order to resurrect the adult personality, thus, enriching my own life and other people’s lives. The only way to fulfilling my soul’s adventure is by slaying the dragon and getting rid of the conscious that clamps down on my journey to expand the horizon. “The Force” is within my character reminding me to reject boundaries. It doesn’t matter how much sleep I don’t get. It doesn’t matter how much work I put in. It doesn’t matter how hard the work because success is tough work. It is every day working at it and working at it. The Ariadne’s thread or logic in me can show the way to the truth and slay the dragon. Teachers will offer guidance as the journey progresses through the years. I intentionally want to take this journey of exploring my opportunities at STLCOP to feel alive and transformed during the trials and revelations. How one comprehends new situations and the way feelings translate into actions defines each individual. Therefore, the transition from high school to college is more than a change of schools, but results in a change of one’s way of life. That is because other transitions are taking place at the same time, most notably, the shift from childhood into adulthood. The result of these transitions will determine how the next generation of people influences the future of the world by discovering the power lies within the individual