Spelman College

Let me show you how it real it gets. The winter before my senior year I had recently visited Spelman College, this motivated me. Let’s fast forward, on the first day of school my spirit was extremely high and I felt as if I could conquer the world. My friends and I walked into our classes feeling undefeatable. We decided that we wanted to start a club that would look well on our resume not thinking of the responsibilities that came with it. I went to talk to prospective sponsors that would help us start the club while also having several meetings with administration. I walked into head of administration’s office never being in a room that felt so cold and lifeless. It felt as if he was staring into my soul with his piercing brown eyes. Half way through…

Firsthand, I know the feeling of helplessness during hardship; from living paycheck to paycheck in a single parent home, witnessing my grandfather become ill, and being physically assaulted by my father as a child. In each experience, I had neither control over the circumstances affecting my life, nor a confidant, which created the feeling of isolation. Although I have always been self-motivated and remained positive to endure hard times, it was not until I enrolled at Spelman College that I…

congress and get them to pass laws making it all acceptable. The government tried to pretend that they were doing what was best for everyone when in reality they were only satisfying the “needs” of what the rich wanted. These “Robber Barons” would buy out every business they could in order to monopolize the world. If you need this product, then you must buy from this company because they are the only one left. Small businesses found it nearly impossible to keep up with the larger companies,…

During my first year at Spelman College, I have not necessarily acquired any new writing skills. However, I have definitely sharpened three imperative writing skills, including: forming my ideas, reasoning, and synthesis (based on readings and discussions) to develop the content of my essays, integrating sources and evidence that corroborate my beliefs, and making my writing more clear and concise. In addition, I still stand in the process of learning to write well under the pressure of time…

who he is. In fact, experiences that many individuals encounter profoundly shapes how they respond to the act of conformity. Moreover, Ho shares the experiences of former analyst and alumna of Spelman College, Kate Miller, who’s occurrences undermined her identity due to Wall Street’s notion of smartness. Miller’s experience with a senior manager is centered around her identity. The senior manager shares how he “really have problems with the idea of us recruiting at historically black…

Since attending Spelman College, I have evolved as a person mentally and socially, especially in my efforts regarding volunteering and the production of social change. Before attending Spelman and joining Lady Buds, a mentoring program for young underprivileged girls, I understood to a degree, how social change impacts people and their communities. However, after being a part of Lady Buds, my understanding of social change vastly increased, specifically how it affects the communities within…

back, such as volleyball, basketball, track and tennis. If sports were truly the problem, then why would Premont bring them back? The return of sports to the school district seems to suggest that sports was not the biggest problem at Premont. While Ripley tries to use the story of Premont to bolster her case, in reality her example falls short of credibility. Later in her essay, Ripley attempts to tell the story of Spelman College, which does not fit with the theme of the essay. The title of…

I entered my spring semester in January of 2014 with an outstanding balance at my home institution. If I could not pay the remaining balance, I would not be allowed to return to Spelman in fall of 2014.Thankfully, I earned enough money through my internship during the summer of 2014 to pay my remaining balance down and enroll for classes. With the additional of my parents no longer able to financially supported my education. I began paying for college entirely on my own. In an effort to…

College is an important part of a person's life. At college, one discovers who they truly are and develops themselves into adults that are ready for the real world. A person should always attend a school that fosters self-growth, a spirit of friendship and family, as well as a love for learning. College is a big step that comes with many questions such as public or private? large or small? Ivy League or HBCU? This research project will observe, compare, and contrast the differences between the…

out of high school, but only 225 high school players signed to play major league baseball (Spelman). The controversy to sign and play professional baseball or to go play in college and maybe have the option is a question that many high school baseball players face. While some players may sign a contract right out of high school, it is more beneficial long term to go to college, get an education, and then play baseball professionally. When considering the statistics of being able to make it to…