Personal Narrative: If Someone Would Have Told Me Before Move In Day

When entering college, there are many things to consider. Having to make such important life decisions can be very overwhelming for a high school senior. Not only are teenagers expected to make a decision on where they are going to potentially be spending the next four years, but they are also deciding who and how that is going to look like. In the article “A college education should include rooming with a stranger,” Ann Altman uses emotional diction to persuade readers to consider what their living conditions will be like their first year of college.

Starting college as a Freshman is exciting; it is also unnerving. The comfort of everything I know is going to disappear and it will be time to grow up and face reality. However, reality isn’t doomed to be negative if I prepare for my future and

Seniors have a tendency of taking their last year of high school for granted. They do not realize that the relaxed classes and fun filled weekends with their best friends will all soon come to a devastating end. They have applied for college, bought miniature refrigerators, and sent in their housing applications, but none of them have really thought about college in the way that they should. When asked about college most high school seniors image the huge parties, attractive people, and freedom; however, college is much more than that and, in a way, much less. College and high school are completely different when it comes to a student’s actual lifestyle, but they have many of the same traits that most high school seniors do not see coming.

When Kanis Grady graduated from high school, she was told she will have tremendous fun and gain experience with many different people and at various places while in college. Those who gave her this insight on the college experience neglected to tell her that life gets more challenging than high school. In high school, Kanis Grady knew her surroundings, family was there to help her, and the work load was not as challenging as it is now. Kanis Grady feels that her college life is nothing similar to high school life, the food, the environment, and the work load is difficult. The transition from high school to college is a major adjustment.

College is a frightening journey that most young adults will go through, but, will they make it to the closing? To ensure that you will continue through your life as a college student with no trouble, Dr. Hansen founder of Quintessential Careers has made an article of 25 Tips to Help You Survive Your Freshman Year. “one in every four college students leaves before completing their sophomore year — and nearly half of all freshmen will either drop out before obtaining a degree or complete their college education elsewhere.” Dr. Hansen introduced these tips knowing that they would be essential to a student struggling on campus. The tips given will inform any person on how to have a balanced lifestyle between enjoying ones self and education. Not

College campuses are swarming with “new adults”, most of whom are still in their teens and are often living on their own for the very first time. They are learning how to make decisions for themselves and are figuring out who they want to become. College is designed to help them in this process. It allows them to mature and grow through experiences and trial and error. High stress, threat to one’s previous identity through failures, and

The transition from high school to college is a dynamic time in one’s life that parallels the change from childhood to adulthood. Both of these changes are dramatic and, as a result, feelings are difficult to put down into words. A messy combination of emotions fills the heart, surfacing in strange ways. Confident high school seniors go right back to the bottom of the chain when entering college as freshmen. These students start all over, just like entering grade school or high school for the first time. The move up from high school to college signals the switch from dependence to self-sufficiency. From a personal point of view, going through the experience of graduating high school and transferring to a residential college campus at STLCOP, made me realize I was no longer a kid and capable of making my own decisions.

For most, growing up is an exciting time. The feeling of moving along from childhood to adulthood is often indescribable. Graduating appears to be one of the most wonderful and scary paths on the road to adulthood. According to most graduates, the best time of your life comes after high school. We are given the chance to discover and learn more about who we are in the world. For students enrolled at the abundance of universities and colleges spread across the nation, campus life marks an era of extraordinary opportunities. Unfortunately, this also creates a gap for unique risk. Almost all people are away from home for the first time and are adjusting to the to life away from the protection of their parent’s home. Often times, this could be

Opposed to the college life depicted on television, college is not about partying and being independent. Students are tossed into reality, responsibilities and uncertainty. From piles homework assignments to the possibility of not having a meal, college life contains stress and concern. On a macro level, each student deals with some of the same problems and these should be fixed. College students face high tuition costs, limited job opportunities and uncertain campus security. Each of these issues can be corrected by making college affordable, raising the minimum wage to satisfy current living expenses and regulating rules on gun control.

Today, a four-year college education is often considered the climax in one’s life and suggests a future full of opportunity. As early as elementary school, teachers begin preparing their students for middle school. Those middle schoolers are then prepared for high school, and finally high schoolers are coerced down the track that will best prepare them for college—mainly admission into college. Society, teens especially, has become brainwashed into believing that this single word, “college,” will distinguish the white collars from the blue collars. They believe this word represents the division between a life of ease or angst, success or failure, and wealth or poverty. Top tier schools represent the utmost of this college opportunity. However,

Entering college is like walking into Dulles National Airport! Seeing many different nationalities and cultures come together as one and become united. It was my pleasure interviewing Taylor Dickerson a student, part of The Virginia State University class of 2020. Taylor, unlike myself is more familiar with the Richmond, Virginia area. Virginia State University was more like home to her and her family due to her being from this area. Within her immediate family she was the first to attend an university, but her parents chose another direction and entered the military. Being the first out of three children that her parents have, she was lucky enough to say goodbye to her troublesome siblings that she loves so dearly and sadden to tell her parents

I contest with teary eyes that the people remind me that adjusting to college life is the hardest part, are wrong: leaving is. But then, in a second or two, I remember at once the new things college will present me with: amazing thought-provoking lectures, labs where I can investigate hands on with technology I’ve lusted to use, enough clubs to fuel my every interest, and—of course—a new community. I already have an advantage:I will be well equipped with secrets from a land far, far—no farther...yes, all the way at the tip of the

For many, after graduating high school the next big step is college. I never asked myself why or if I even wanted to. Yet, since I was not yet ready to join the work force, and didn’t want to disappoint my parents, I simply followed the path that I was supposed to take. For a while I had no direction, but through the loss of my high school English teacher and my dream of making my family proud, I discovered that college was the place I wanted and needed to be.

Time is a powerful thing when it comes to the development of a student. Looking back to my freshman year, I can easily say that my wish to obtaining a college education has changed significantly. The idea of finally having freedom, getting to sleep in, and practically doing what I want without someone always looking over my shoulder is what I looked forward to. However, nobody told me about the sacrifices a college student makes on a daily. From learning to time manage and dealing with sleep deprivation, to the constant panic and anxiety that comes from the stress of being away from home, this is nothing like what I envisioned. Nevertheless, these struggles have only opened my eyes to what this world is really like. A college education is more than studying for exams and completing bookwork, it is a test of a student’s mental strength.

When a High school student’s leave College headed away from his or her small town homes they often assume college is a vastly scary place with thousands of people, terrifyingly complex finals and days where you just wanted to give up and roll over. When comparing and contrasting often he or she thinks they will be overwhelmed with large lecture rooms having over 150 people they will never meet and get to know, they believe they will be stuck with cafeteria food, and have to deal with some of the same rule as they had in high school. Yet a student is sadly mistaken more than half the time, a small community college like Jones County College is just like a normal High school.