Junior college

the middle of my junior year, to get better schooling, and to use my full potential academically that I wasn't able to obtain back in my hometown. Moving across Florida, away from my parents was a dramatic event, and it took some getting use too. Living away from my parents, made me feel grown and mature like I had my whole life in my hands with nobody there to always tell me what to do. I, now live with my aunt and uncle, attending Titusville High School. I am a part time college student and…

Finding the perfect college for me felt like a scavenger hunt for a while until I found Hofstra University. Prior to the spring of my junior year I had never even heard of Hosfstra. Not until I researched the types of majors were offered that interested me, for instance Pre-Medical Studies and Biology-Pre-Med, and actually stepped foot on campus did I realize that it was a perfect fit for me. The first time I became acquainted with Hofstra was through the former assistant cross country coach,…

My sophomore year through junior year in undergrad was a time I experienced failure. As a pre-med student, we are expected to have very high grades, stellar extracurriculars, and great MCAT scores in order to be competitive for medical schools. As a neurotic premed, my goal was to simply get into medical school. keeping my grades high and engaging in extracurricular activities were all I cared about during that time in college. This would prove to be a terrible mistake that would only make my…

our society a college education is no longer a choice or privilege, but rather a requirement. We are practically raised and accustomed to believe that one needs higher education in order to achieve in life. There is a saying from Derek Bok that says; "if you think education is expensive, try ignorance," but as technology is steadily advancing and computers are running close to anything, is a college education really necessary? There are people whom have not ever set foot in a college and are…

twenty-five. Continuing to learn in college will not only help me become a teacher, but it help my future students. I currently work in an after school program and help children daily. I have worked with kindergarten and first graders for the past two and a half years, recently being moved to work with troubled kids who need a little more attention than others. I realized it was what I loved. Becoming a teacher is what I have wanted to do since I was young, and by going to college I can achieve…

to be able to attend college to further my education. I knew that the only way I could follow my dreams was by pursuing a higher…

My life goal is to get drafted to the NFL during my junior year of college or right after i’m done with four years at the University of Oregon on a football scholarship. As I transitioned from Junior high to high school, I realized the importance of creating short and long term goals for the future. It is necessary to set goals because I want to have a plan in life and be better than my parents ever where and turn around and take care of them as they are taking care of me Throughout middle…

About Me Then it hit me, I would be off to college in a matter of months. All these years of school, preparing me for this big moment and I had no idea what I want to do with my life. There are so many decisions, such as which colleges to apply to, which colleges do I thing will actually accept me, what do I want to do when I am older. Also Colleges not only look at your application, they look at what you have done. They look at if you will help their college look better with your personal…

College is a necessity but it is often very expensive, I come from a single-parent home and worry about paying for college, Most colleges and universities provide their students with financial aid in the form of a single institutional scholarship and the option to either pay out of pocket, or to take out a loan. I became…

run. Part of preparation is knowing what to expect and by informing junior high students or even elementary students of what to expect we can prepare them for what is to come. College is a very defining point in our lives as it determines what we occupation we will major in our future. Preparing kids for college at a young age is an excellent thing to do, but it is all about how you approach the situation. Even the thought of college at that age can be overwhelming and attempting to prepare them…