I Am A College Student

Interactions between people are never ending. The effects of one conversation could affect the outcome of that person’s life, consequently changing their identity completely. There comes a time, though, when dealing with others confident in their identities, where one must ask themselves the personal question of “who am I?”. No matter if you’ve just stumbled upon this question, in the process of discovering the answer, consistently changing your answer, or confident in your answer, the people around you are the ones you have to thank for molding your personal identity.

As time passes and deadlines approach, a certain question seemed to constantly come to mind, “who am i?”. I never took the time to ask myself this question, but as my senior year slowly comes to an end, and the time to plan out my future is here, the question arose. It's difficult to find time to ask myself this question, and even more difficult to find the answer with so many other things circling my mind, especially around this time in the year. But in order to get to where I am now, I had to get to know myself first.

Who am I? Who are you? As a person, we are labeled by our identity. According to Dictionary.reference.com the word “identity” is defined as condition or character as to who a person or what a thing is. Distinctive traits give personality to individuals. As people living in society, we tend to leave a trail or a legacy of who we are behind us. There is a paradoxical nature to one’s

Intellectual. Spirited. Collegiate. Daughter. Son. Identities are everywhere and in todays society we can truly create our own identity; be who we want to be. Identity is the condition or character as to who a person or what a thing is; the qualities or beliefs that distinguish or identify a person or thing. Identity is created from our hearts and who we are, but also who we want to be because we create our own identity. Maya Angelou writes about the ability to change identities beautifully in “Graduation”, while Bob Greene gets the true stories on the subject in “Cut” and lastly Mark Twain shows the horrid truth on the identity that man has chosen before in “The Lowest Animal”. Our identities can change when we change who we become.

Identity development in college students is a big issue in today’s society. All college students want to have the sense of belonging among their peers. Students want to find themselves, where they want to be in life, what values are important to them, and be accepted by everyone. The sense of belonging affects them by identifying who they are on their own and how society sees them as.

“We are not born knowing who we are or what our place is in the social landscape; we learn to be American or Japanese, male or female, husband or wife, or Amy, Richard, Micheal, Rachel, or Rebecca.” Our identities are constructed by this “social landscape”. The social construction of identity takes place by living life through first hand experiences and through certain social circumstances. Amartya Sen says,” Classification is certainely cheap, but identity is not. More interestingly, whether a particular classification can plausibly generate a sense of identity or not must depend on the social circumstances.” Identity is a complex matter but can be defined in simple terms. It is who you are. Your personality, the way you act in response to

It is often difficult to sum up your identity in just a few short words. Yet there are certain things that define who I am in bits and pieces. For instance, I am very self-motivated and tend to function better when working alone. Nevertheless, I am quite competent working in groups, and have always enjoyed taking part in constructive conversations. I often spend copious amounts of time trying to perfect something. It is not uncommon for me to sacrifice sleep, personal time, and well-being in order to

There are many factors that shape my identity: my work, hobbies, life experiences, as well as my social and demographic attributes. I'm building links combining my education and my social life as well as uniting my work with my interests and passions. I connect aspects from different parts of my identity by not restricting each part to itself; consequently, I can transition parts fluidly and I'm able to access my full skill set in any situation. As a result, my identity is becoming well-rounded. I believe the ability to integrate all parts of my identity is critical in achieving my goal to be an enthusiastic and trailblazing

The question “How do you identify yourself?” that was once arbitrary asked of me, has had my mind occupied for a long time. And as my life became, just like a book, layered, complex, and chaptered, the path to answering this question became convoluted.

Identity is like a flower. The flower has a strong stem to help it stand up. The flower has many petals that make the flower what it is. The flower relies on the environment to help it flourish. Many people try to figure out who they are, when really, identity forms when it’s least expected.

I describe myself as dependable because I never let any of my peers have a disadvantage just because they do not understand the materials in class. I try to do anything in my time to help them succeed or at least become comfortable in the material. Being an immigrant myself, I had the hardest time understanding the english teaching at school, but I was lucky enough to have peers and teachers around me to provide the support I needed when I was still young. Now I feel it is my duty to do the same thing to let everyone have the opportunity to succeed. I identify myself as diligent because I make sure I am always consistent with my work. I always try to do homework right when I get home to give me enough time to finish. I always try to produce a product with the same or greater results from last time. Finally, I identify myself as hard-working because no matter how hard a problem might be, I am stubborn enough where I do not give up. I always strive to work 100% in anything I do to fulfill my

Defining one’s self is one of the greatest things we will do in our lives as it will decide the path we travel in life as well as what we will achieve. Figuring out what we are going to do when we begin college and what we desire to make of our lives the skills we want to learn and the effort we need to put in to achieve them. How you wish to identify yourself can be difficult to figure out as it can be complicated at times. Once you understand your identity and what you want to come to be you will be compelled to work as it might take a lot of work to acquire skills to turn into the person you want to be. It takes a lot of courage, determination, and being steadfast even through the hardest of times; even when you are confident you cannot

What defines you as a person depends on you. You define yourself by how you act, what you say, and what you do in life. It seems quite simple, yet people still have a rough time finding their identity. Especially, when you are younger. In the adolescent years they learn countless new lessons from life and are slowly finding who they are as a person. The experiences adolescents go through can be very difficult. The experiences vary with the person and some encounter more than others. It doesn’t matter who’s experience is worse though. Everyone’s experience is what brings them to that time when they finally understand who they are. Right now as I have and am going through my adolescent years I have a general idea of my identity. I am impatient, stubborn, opinionated, kind, passionate, funny occasionally, and much more. A few features that define who I am and why I am like this. One specific feature is my anxiety.

Who are you? The simple question that every icebreaker we play during the first week of school is essentially probing at. But is it really that simple? Most of us answer by saying our name, age, where we come from, maybe even what we like, but do those details really characterize who we are? Do they outline our “identity”? Identity is how we perceive ourselves and what others believe us to be. It involves a set of characteristics that locates us in particular groups, societies, and so forth. These features are the foundations of our identity, but in order to truly develop a sense of identity, it is essential to have a sense of self-awareness. Identity is socially constructed, in a way that once an individual assumes a particular identity, they acquire and exhibit specific social characteristics. Thus once one understands that “who we are” is fashioned by society, they can come to terms with the notion that how we view ourselves and how others see us is not static. Society has formulated a definition for identity and yet it does not take into account the different positions on identity and how it may relate to gender. My standpoint in regards to gender is largely shaped by my social identities, which include my racial and ethnic background, my sexual identity, and my age. These factors, along with my background and personal experiences, define who I am and how I wish the world to see me.

What makes you who you are? What defines you? These questions were asked while examining our identity during the past few weeks. There are many parts to understanding one’s identity by looking at your background and creating an identity centered in Christ. “You spend your life desperately searching for meaning, belonging, and a sense of identity, or you could simply receive your identity from the rue Author of your story…” (Baart and Hielema 11). The quote from VIVID defines about the importance of where one needs to find their identity. This CORE 100 class has allowed us to delve into remembering, describing, and reflecting on our identities.