It’s pretty crazy how so much can change over a short span of time. People, places, relationships, perspectives. It’s been a year since I began college at Syracuse University and as I sit in my bedroom back home in Bombay and reflect on the past one year, I have a bag full of memories and experiences. Good and bad of course, because what would life be without a few bumps right? I definitely think that going to college was a significant milestone in my life because I’m an only child and the first person in my family getting an education abroad. Looking back at freshman year of college, it’s been one seemingly endless roller coaster ride that’s taught me so much. For better and for worse, but more for the better, I see myself as an independent, more mature individual capable of making my own decisions. It was during this experience, where I met some of my best friends, lost friends, been broke, and felt home sick like never before. College helped me discover myself and it is then when I realized how weak I actually was. Being so far away from home, away from my family was one of the scariest feelings. But, it also made me stronger …show more content…
Looking at things from a wider perspective really made me change the way I see things. It helped be become more open to change. I’m not fully there yet and have a long way to go, but I’m getting there. I was in a better place in my second semester of college, surrounded by people who really helped me push myself up again. I started feeling happy again, but of course I would have my moments occasionally. I believe that things happen for a reason and even though that time was horrible, I’m glad i went through it, because more than anything I learned from it. It helped me change as a person, a better person who realized that there are more important things in life than
Because of this I grew in a much different way, and I now see that timing is everything. On July 12, I headed to Kilgore College filled with mixed emotions and thoughts because it
It’s not easy and at times I did not deal with things the best way possible. Though in the end it made me a stronger person. “Alone felt like an actual place to me.” This was a quote from the notorious Cheryl Strayed. I felt as though
After graduating, college was something that was expected, it didn’t matter where, it just mattered that I went. My parents were always supportive about going to college, but they never really pushed for specific college. I never knew the value of getting all A’s on a report card, or getting into a prestige school. I was out of touch with what I really wanted to do with my life, until I met my psychology professor, Mike Pinney. He had all the passion I lacked, and made psychology a subject I grew to love.
Waking up in the middle of the night, laying on my bed thinking “Was it a dream or is it real? What did I get myself into? and Why did I decide to do this? Going to Community College back in 2006 was already a big accomplishment for me, not only financially but emotionally, in my point of view. Important people such as my mom and friends helped me get to where I was at that time.
Graduating from high school and entering college made me realize that I had to concentrate on myself, my goals and my ambitions. Between high school and college I started developing a new mature attitude. My goals and aspirations as I grew up also changed. In high school my main goal was to graduate high school and attend a university. Now that I am a college student I am focusing on reaching new goals and one of my main focus is to graduate college and pursue my degree.
As long as I can remember, I knew that college was going to be part of my future. That is because I always knew what my family expected out of me. College is not only important to me for the reason of making my parents proud, but for making sure that I create more out of myself, as well. With a higher education, I will have more job opportunities available, potentially be able to earn higher income, and obtain more useful life skills than somebody who does not have a college education. To begin, having a college education under my belt is important to me because I will have more opportunities for a job, after I complete my four years.
I learned most people don't think for themselves, and when things are bad like that you cant depending on anyone. So, My God, things were hard so hard my life sucked at the time but hell I made my choice and I did something even if it was a little part I did something. I had to make choices, regardless of what everyone else is doing.
My journey consisted of many good and bad times, and throughout the years I discovered my strengths and weaknesses. I made new friends, took on different tests, accomplished many things. My first year was my most difficult, being new to the school, but as the years went by, school became a more fun experience for me. Knowing that the 4 years of high school was a journey for me, I was able to brace myself for the difficult times to come and the rewards I was going to receive. At the end of the journey, I had gained a lot from these 4 years, but it also prepared me for my next journey, my journey through university.
Last year I realized I lost and had no friends, I started to get depressed and did not want to do anything anymore. I learned that this was a crisis and my adrenaline started pumping. It took me awhile to figure out I do not need anybody that does not need me. I learned that once something bad happens, you realize you are not alone in this world. Everything happens for a reason, good or bad.
These stories and the environment I lived in helped shape the way I am and from those days on I realized to stop feeling sorry for myself and realize that what's keeping me from being happy is myself. Knowing that every day there's a person who's in need of someone and having experienced that feeling has made me want to be an approachable person. I have tried to show that I'm trustworthy and I have tried to be a positive person every day and I do believe that I have accomplished that. I also believed that the human mind is destined to do great things and that explains why I have always challenged myself and my peers. Also, whenever I start something I have to finish it because I don't like the idea of quitting something because I believed that there is always a
I’ve had many experiences that changed my life and my outlook on life. Even though things were hard for me, I never quit trying and I always kept moving forward with life. There were some things that I never overcome, but eventually I did. Situations such as deaths, injuries, and incarceration have always been around me ever since I was just a little boy. Those situations made me who I am today is which is an intelligent and hardworking person.
I have learned how to be a full time high school student while also taking college classes. I have learned how time consuming it is to do this along with participating in theatre, band, National Honor Society, student council, having a part time job, and doing community service through my church. I have learned to set high expectations for myself and to push myself beyond what I feel I can handle. Taking on four dual-credit classes my senior year has been a difficult task, but a struggle that is well worth it. I know the agony of staying up into late hours of the night studying for a test and still not feeling prepared; I also know the sense of accomplishment when I receive my grades, knowing the
I was in the car one morning with my mom, and I looked at her with these big eyes and said, “I’m a SENIOR”, and I started to cry. Knowing that I had one year left until I went out into the real world. Knowing that I wouldn’t have my teachers or my mom there to push me and to make sure I got things done. One year left until I went to college, one year left until I started to make my own decisions. This year I have prepared myself for college and career readiness.
It taught me a lesson. Not every bad thing in the world ends bad. So when things go wrong, I can have a sense of mind that keeps me happy, I will know sometime soon it will be better. You know how everything happens for a reason.
I have always thought that significant change is a long process. However, five months in college changed me more than ten years in elementary and high school ever did. Because everyday in the university, I live a routine, which requires me to be independent from my parents, responsible for my own needs, wise in making decisions, and careful in trusting people. I have truly seen myself grow within my first three semesters in the university and it manifests so much in my attitude and outlook in life today. University life makes me know myself better.