This summer I took classes at my local community college to prepare myself for college. It’s good to have fun and all but a lot of the things one learns in school can be forgotten. I decided it was the best if I took a couple of courses and continue learning. I took a math…
Since graduating high school, I was very excited and nervous to close a chapter in my life and start a new one. College can be both exciting and frightening at the same time because while you’re furthering your education, you’re also entering a new environment. As my first day of college approaches, the more nervous…
Bittersweet. That is all that comes to mind when I think of this summer, and bittersweet is quite the understatement. The summer before college is suppose to be the most fulfilling summer of your life, or at least one of them. It’s suppose to be filled with road trips, sleepovers, hangouts in cities, amusement parks…
In order to prepare for college I’ve been working to save money towards financial aid. I have also been consulting with family members who have recently graduated from college and asking them about their experiences, how living on campus was, and any tips they had for me. I got really good advice such as how…
All of our teachers have prepared us for this moment. They’ve told us numerous times that college would not be like high school and that, in college, nobody will hold your hand. And to an extent, these instructors were correct. College isn’t easy – it’s a challenge. These challenges, however, reap the greatest rewards. On…
My college experience has been something special, I learned to be more responsible for my future. I learned a lot of new skills and implemented them in the real world: academic writing, foreign language (Japanese) using math to solve certain problems/equations. I realized that going to college has helped me evolved myself. I established a…