My Struggles in College Essay

and “pathless, seamless, peerless mud”, my life being no exception. One swamp that I had to cross was when I was diagnosed with depression in the spring of 2016. During this time, I was extremely overwhelmed with my school work, part-time lifeguarding job, diving career, and on top of it all, figuring out what college I would attend. I was beginning to crack under the pressure of having to keep perfect grades, to score high enough at meets, and to make a college decision. I felt like I was…

if their challenge is large or small With three years of study before me, improving my financial aid game is essential. While my family struggles money-wise, I take my federal loans and work closely with WMU’s Financial Aid Department for assistance, but there’s still a huge gap to be filled. My college mantra is to live simply and make good choices. It’s been great fun repurposing hand-me-down furniture for my apartment…

this each month by many of my senior class mates. Trying to find a balance between school work and my extracurricular activities can become quite a challenge. In high school it remained very easy to get bogged down with different organizations and their requirements to be in their club. When entering into college, I found a sense of relief when I wasn’t having to participate in so many organizations at one time. I am finding college life less of a hassle compared to my old high school life. I…

from SUNY College at Buffalo. As a Jamaican W.I born young girl, the expectation for one to succeed is not high. Neither of my parents were educated or graduated from college, which made it especially difficult for my mother to provide for her children the way she desired. I am the first in my family to earn a bachelor’s degree, making me a first generation graduate. This was a motivating factor to complete my undergraduate studies and earn a bachelor’s degree. The inability of those in my…

I realized how grateful I am for my parents. They would sprint through the Sahara Desert wearing winter clothes while holding a car battery for my siblings and I. Although, my parent aren’t rich, they make sure my siblings and I are fed and have a roof over our heads. At times my sibling and I may act ungrateful but we all love and care for them On August 26th, Hurricane Harvey made landfall, but it didn't effect the Richmond area yet. To lighten the mood, my brother and I were cracking jokes…

opportunities and higher education. During that time, college was a fraction of the cost it is presently and a bachelor’s degree was not a requirement to obtain a job, a career. While in today’s society, a high school diploma will land a job at McDonalds. It is nearly impossible to secure a job offer with anything less than an undergraduate degree, and that still depends on if the applicant has the ideal major for the job. Lyndsey Eckler, a college graduate of 2009 with a degree in Graphic…

Malala’s Yousafzai struggles and hardships throughout her teenage life show every college student they can fight for what they believe in and to never give up when times get hard. The bravery that she exhibited through it all showed me that no matter what you are going through and the obstacles that are thrown in your way you can always overcome them, and by overcoming those trials and tribulations you become a greater person because of it. As Malala said in the book “We don’t understand how…

comes naturally and for others is like navigating a nearly impossible labyrinth of methods, rules, and requirements. Many students including myself, struggle with these concepts. Even after having a background with college level English courses, both of which I was enrolled in at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA), the struggle continues. In my own experience, frustration has always easily mounted due to the fact that I have always struggled to become comfortable with the skills I already…

badly but has taught me so much. I never thought senior year would be fast approaching and I would soon hear my name being called over the loud speaker to grasp the paper that we all work so hard for. There are many monsters I have battled through the course of high school, some I have walked away with a victory and others I have been defeated. I have lost all motivation in the last weeks of my senior year, while one day feels like one year. Being surrounded by fellow classmates that attend…

As I sit on a colorful kindergarten rug surrounded by several children my age, I glance around as I soak in the reality of our first day of school. Unaware of our ethnicities, we are brought together to strive for excellence, obtain a better life than our parents, and to make a difference in this world. As the years pass by, one begins to acknowledge the diversity we are surrounded with in school and the upbringing most had to face to one day allow us to achieve the goals set to our standards.…