My College Admissions Essay: My Journey To College

No ! not now, but ,could it be the training wheels have finally come off, as life hits me like a ton of bricks adulthood is finally here. College has approached, and I am now faced with obstacles I have never once attempted. Where do I start, I asked myself . The transitions that I have faced coming to college are studying, independence and managing a social life. My future has begun and now it’s time to strap on the big girl shoes and prepare myself for a ride of experience. I always knew college would be a different experience, and I soon realized that when I began to receive assignments in class .Trying to study was the hardest part, because I was never really taught how to study. Once I started receiving all these different type of assignments, I didn’t know where to start.In high school, it was the complete opposite; high school was a much easier way of studying. I could memorize the material the teacher gave me and if i didn 't quite understand, the material i could meet the teacher during after school hours for …show more content…
I am so use to my parents doing everything for me and helping me out when I call on them that I have a hard time adjusting. I am so use to things being handed to me, that I now feel like a little child who is lost in walmart and will never find their parents again. I have no idea what to do or who to run to, i’m faced with the challenge of trying to provide for myself. I no longer have home cooked meals instead I have to go to the cafeteria which can sometimes cause problems because I don 't have someone to remind me when the food is ready. Being without my parents is really the hardest transition I have to deal with since coming to college, because I don’t really have anyone to lean on. Although they are not here with me I know that i have to face my challenges,stop being a child and learn to strive on my own ,because I am now on my way to