Junior college

When I received an academic scholarship to Sierra Nevada College, I was thrilled to be at a school that offered a broad-based liberal arts education that would also provide me opportunity to strengthen my swimming career. I enrolled at Sierra Nevada College, and because I wanted to explore my options, my major was Undeclared. My main objectives were to immerse myself in a natural environment and receive an education that nurtured my many interests. I took photography, film, English, math, and…

I first realized that I wanted to pursue a career in pharmacy during my freshman year of high school. I truly have a passion for science and the pharmacy curriculum. While taking biology, I discovered that I really loved science and that I wanted to explore health and science related fields of study. After attending the Careers in Pharmacy Program at Midwestern University in the summer of 2017, I knew that I wanted to be a pharmacist; I loved every minute of the lectures and labs. Being in the…

next post will explain the weird timing, and also, there is no way I would want to post this during the upcoming summer, or as a junior, because I won't relate to it as well, and I'll definitely be more into the college stuff. Speaking of college, there will be more college info than you would typically expect in a post like this (I've been eagerly looking forward to college for quite the time.) This is probably a good time to mention that the current SAT will be replaced with a redesigned SAT…

lowest tuition costs in the state, this expense could be absorbed more easily than at other colleges. The proposal also implements a financial aid portion to assist students who cannot afford the extra tuition expenses. Students entering their Junior or Senior year may also feel like differential tuition may not be beneficial because most of these students are already more than halfway done with their college career -- they will not need extra advising assistance and have completed all of their…

anticipation of full growth” (163). The anticipation Ms. Angelou speaks of is an accurate description of how I feel about becoming a thirty-six year old college freshman. In addition to anticipation; anxiety, self-doubt, and dogged determination are on the list of emotions I am experiencing. In January of 2015, I applied to South Plains College, bringing me one step closer to becoming a Physician’s Assistant. I’ve always believed that earning my degree will afford me opportunities working in…

I need to be educated and earn a degree that will get me the job I want and need to support family and myself. Therefore, I decided to contact counselors, teachers and older siblings about how I can succeed in school so that I can get into a good college that will provide me with all the resources I need to prosper. My older sister was the biggest help, she is a year a head of me so she gave me great advice on classes, programs and activities I could participate in to help me change my…

idea of college is marketed everywhere in the United States because of all the amazing benefits. There are several reasons why students would want to finish, but there are obstacles that may be challenging for a recent high school graduate. These barriers aren’t impossible to overcome, but it’s important to understand that it may lead many individuals astray. Individuals may experience issues with finances during their college journeys. It’s known in the United States that college is…

I am currently a junior in high school. My parents kept telling me that be a nurse or an accountant , but I want be a marine biologist. In this essay there will be two major points I will be referring to. My first point will be on what made me choose being a marine biologist and, my second point will be on why this career is the career I want to stick with. I want to prove to my parents that I can be anything I want to be. Ever since I watched the movie Dolphin Tale and Dolphin Tale 2…

reprimanded often. Which tends to depress and improve my studies depending on the situation, Eventually I had mustered enough courage and gathered weeks worth of information to back up my desire to go overseas for college. Although I wasn’t sure how to tell my family the plan I had thought out for college, so i started small and decided to tell my parents first to gauge how they would react, and then I would break the news to the rest of the family. I had explained to them that I wanted to…

As I sat in my macroeconomics class one week into my second semester of freshman year, I had a feeling I was in the wrong place. I had originally applied to URI for kinesiology, but decided to switch to business during my orientation weekend. I had always had a passion for health and fitness, leading to my decision to apply for kinesiology, but frequently second guessed what I wanted my major to be. It is hard to be certain about what you want to do for the rest of your life right away. For me,…