Personal Narrative: What I Learned In College

I consistently struggled in class,I was still stuck in the maturation process. For me the biggest turning point came in fourth

Since I will be graduating school soon I have though about what I am going to do after school. Post back might be the plan because of how my GPA looks if I cannot push it up before I graduate. Another reason that I am looking at the Post back is because I will have a whole year until I go to graduate school because of the time that I will take the test in order to get into graduate school. During my time going through the post back program, I believe that I can find an internship or a research program in order to expand my experience outside of the classroom and lab. If all go according to plan this should be it in order for me to be able to fulfill my dreams in the near future.

Looking back I stared at my blank paper struggling to grasp the concept of a lesson. I knew well enough I needed to speak up sooner or later in school. Once I entered a whole new school I had to change. It was an easy ride the whole way until now. Breezing through class has always been in my mindset.

And getting bad grades created a wildfire in eigth grade for me. This is a big problem because this could affect test and exam scores. I have never been excited about bad grades because most of my friends get good grades. This year I have become the kid that the teacher talks to after class because of them having a failing grade.

In the new surroundings, I always have a sense of fear, worry and tension. I will face a lot of problems about daily and study, but at this time, my parents are unable to help me, which means I must to solve it by myself. At the beginning of my first semester at College of San Mateo, I

Coming to College Composition I considered myself to be a weak writer. I was not able to elaborate on my ideas, complete my sentences, and I was grammatically incorrect. Being such a poor writer made it difficult to write because I would always expect a terrible grade. The first week of class consisted of writing exercises which helped with the small things such as, grammar, punctuation, and coherent writing. After the building week I felt myself become much more encouraged to write and complete my essays to my full potential because I had a few more tips to make the paper better.

"The Starter" annouced that it was a two command start. This meant, he waas going to say, "Ready?" adn then fire the gun. Quicker than I expected, he assumed we were all ready and did his two command start. We were off.

I felt that no one had faith in me and I had no idea how to complete the obstacle. One day I realized I can pull off a comeback and be successful. I challenged my work ethic. I knew the only way I had a chance to revive myself in the class was to do virtually endless math problems which would take hours and hours of time. I looked at the challenge as a test to prove how bad I wanted to succeed.

Entering for the first time in a summer class can be quite frightening. This is what happened to me today. I had no idea we were going to have a new instructor then the one that I was assigned to. I knew entering this course would be challenging do with the class being five weeks long. As I walked in I sat down, and met two new people named Stephanie Corona and Tristan Yahn.

Term one was finally ended, it seemed like time flown by so slow, anyway, my teachers just announced, “ He was the only student who got all A 's, it is our first time having a student who got them.” I was captivated by the thought, that I couldn 't do that or wow, he really worked hard. Just the look on everyone 's face, full of surprise and excitement, all eyes on him. I wanted to be like him too, but I wasn 't motivated enough. Throughout the term, I often missed classes, it became my normal because my teacher did not even notice, if I was in class or not, because I had to attend my special class.

I constantly face pressure and expectancy every day in my life. The pressure of being the first child to graduate high school and attend college haunts me. I am always afraid of making mistakes because of the fear of disappointing my parents. I constantly please my parents and teachers by my work ethic and my dedication, but personally I feel drained and tired. Another factor that frequently stresses me is trying to be a good role model for my little sister.

From the first bell to the last, each class brought its own set of obstacles and stressors. Oral presentations triggered panic attacks, reading aloud caused stuttering and gym classes were humiliating. Science and mathematics classes were by far the most difficult to focus in, once the material began to become challenging and my mind began to race, stress and anxiety prevented me from properly focusing or asking for help. I spent many a late night attempting to decipher the material on my own, teaching myself the material as best I could and barely passing the class. It wasn’t until my junior year of high school that I had met a math teacher who was able to create a seemingly stress-free environment in her classroom.

Actually, as time progressed I felt how the exhausting classes became “normal”, every time my friends invited me to go out, I already knew that I was going to stay at my home in order to do my homework, but at that particular time, it was okay ; it was my routine and I was completely happy about it. Consequently, every effort I putted in my education payed off, from being the 49th student on my freshman year, I was able to graduate as number 7th with an almost complete scholarship here in The University of Rochester, and with my parents rejoicing in joy from my achievements. To conclude, I am aware that I will repeat every single negative feeling I had to tolerate during that period of my life when I make my transition to the college life, I will endure every obstacle that comes in my way because I want to succeed and create an impact in the world, I will persist through the worst in order to achieve my

Students face various challenges throughout their college career. Thus, the problems that students have can range from balance, new lifestyle, to financial problems. Therefore, finding a balance between being a student, possibly working, and keeping up with their social life is a necessity. Similarly, others are away from home for the first time thus, they have a new responsibility with being on their own and findings ways to deal with homesickness. Likewise, being exposed to new financial situations is yet another challenge college students will need to learn how to cope with.

The impression of reflecting on what I have learnt over the preceding weeks are often frustrating struggle for me since I habitually contend that I have learnt nothing! Though, incredible that I suppose I might not comprehend that I am actually learning and altering my judgments and philosophies on materials of any significance. Being conversant with the new originations and thoughts often necessitate a great deal of reading, writing, group work and active participation on module forums which can construct a bit of intellectual reluctance but also ask probing questions for the purpose of learning activities. Irrespective in the end, I recognize that I have learnt because I have proficient new ideas, thoughts and intuitions to new tools, technologies