College Life Essay

waiting. Waiting to get into high school, waiting to turn 16 to drive, and now waiting to turn 18 and complete high school. My entire life I have been living in the future- waiting for something to come or to become a certain age or for something to happen. I have not been in the present. Everything I do is a component of this giant plan to be successful later in life. My “whale” is striving and hoping for the future instead of doing things now. This “giant plan” has made me disregard the fact…

Before college I could’ve easily convinced myself that I knew everything I needed to know about life and I was the person I’d be for the rest of my years to come; I was wrong. In high school I was known as the student who never needed to study in order to get good grades, unfortunately that changed once I entered college. College opened my eyes academically, socially and more importantly it introduced me to different aspects of life and myself. Everyone tells you that college is a different…

then make their way to college a feeling of a mixture of nervousness and excitement consumes ones’ mind. We prepare ourselves for the inevitable hard work laid ahead of us, so we can build a successful future, but college is much more complex than that. In the essay “Colleges Prepare People for Life”, by Freeman Hrabowski, he talks about the growing noise surrounding the issue students have with college. He brings up matters like finding ways around the high price of college tuition and methods…

intelligence. I was born as a primary color and I portray these individual characteristics that make up yellow, red and blue. Every action and decision in my life leads back to these colors. As a member of the New Hartford Marching Band, as well as other extra-curricular activities, stability and energy are clearly permanent aspects of my life. Practicing on every Tuesday and Thursday night as well as a whole day on Saturday, I have remained loyal to the marching band for three years of high…

This my topic about in college it's a new stepping stone in your life to see what you want to do in life the major you want to pursue as a career. I want to be a professional basketball player, and I know that you got to go to college to do that and I want to major in physical education to be a coach. In the past you could go straight out of high school in the pros, but you have to spend at least 1 year in college, but this my semester at Thomas Nelson but next semester I be transferred to…

Academic life in college is a turning point in students’ lives. This new exiting experience after high school carries an extremely different teaching technique than schools. Achieving balance between academics and social life while in college is not easy. This topic affects all students, but in this case the controversies will focus on college students. College is a very stimulating environment, full of wonderful opportunities for both social and learning activities. Wise student is student how…

Communicating while in a Workplace Have you ever wondered how many college students can write correctly? Jeffery J. Selingo is the author of “There Is Life After College”, and he believes that writing and communication skills are an important set of skills to have and that most college students do not have this skill. Selingo says that most college students have taken five or less than five college classes that required them to write (Selingo). In the last five years, more employers have…

slow and sometimes you just do not make as much as you thought you were. I also help my mom and grandmother as much as I can financially. This scholarship could help me get somewhere secure in my life. It can help me enter a field I am very passionate and excited about. This is the stepping stone to a life I have been working towards since high school getting good grades being inducted into National Honor Society and achieving Honor Roll throughout every semester. This scholarship would give me…

In the essay “Colleges Prepare People for Life”, Freeman Hrabowaski argues the importance of college education by responding to the claims in an article written by the New York Times, titled “College is for Suckers”. According to Hrabowaski, the New York Times makes the point that students are taking on large amounts of of debt and are graduating unprepared for work in the real world. Hrabowaski disagrees with these claims when he writes “When we focus so heavily on the momentary inputs and…

Way before I even thought college was a word, it was always implanted of what kind of career I wanted to study. I will probably change my mind, like I’ll change my under wear because I am so indecisive. Over time, As I was becoming older and closer to graduation, I eventually became more realist of what I wanted to be after high school and how to start this dream to become a reality. The word college was now mentioned every day, and it became a daily vocabulary around me. It became part of my…