What I Learned Out Of College

I feel I was not successful in nursing 120 for the fall semester for a multiple reasons in regards to my personal life. I have always gone to college away from home and being at home for the first semester was a hard adjustment. I was accustom to only focusing on my college course work without having to deal with the reality of my home life. I had a difficult time balancing the stress from my home life and college work. I always had the support system of my mother and stepfather but during the beginning of the semester my parents separated. It was hard to deal with not having the support system of both my parents. I felt as if I had to be strong for my mother and pick up the responsibilities of my stepfather. The new responsibilities made

How I changed from this semester to the end of the semester is that I am not turning in late work anymore because I have learned my lesson with all my teachers. I used to turn in a lot of late work and they would not count it as a grade.

Neither of my parents attended college, but my sister became a nurse and created a glass ceiling that I never thought I would be able to shatter. As I was pushed towards a nursing degree and told that it was “good enough” I failed and blundered through my first few years of college. I didn’t want to be a nurse and I knew that in my heart I wouldn’t be happy with the profession, so I took a break and became a nanny for a child with autism. I traveled the world with this little boy and after two years had passed I became more confident and ready to fight for my dreams.

Going from being a full time student to balancing my grades and my job was a very difficult transition for me. Junior year tends to be the hardest academic year for high schoolers and suddenly I lost four hours of my time. I would come home exhausted and struggled to keep my grades up to the standard of my parents. However, I am a very determined student and I forced myself to find a balance between the two. I would stay up longer hours or study during lunch time in order to make up for the time I lost. It was a hard transition, but a transition that helped me realize what adulthood would be like.

When I was at the end of my high school year, I was anxious to await on my diploma. All I could think about was; I'm almost there, and then I will be off to college soon. I was wondering how I would be able to conquer my dreams, and become business woman or math teacher. I was told college was going to be tough, hard to handle, you would get no sleep, whatsoever, and eventually become so stressed. But that did not stop me, my guts just told me to keep pushing forward, and to finish what I had left to do, which was receiving my diploma. After doing so, I did not want to turn back, I wanted to keep going, to see where my life, my goals would take me and how far I will go. I am hoping that as I will be going to CSUN things will change for the

I graduated from NHTI with my associates degree in Business Administration in December of 2016. After taking this past semester off to work and build my bank account, I am now looking to further my education by earning at least a Bachelor's degree in Accounting. Transferring to a new school will be a great opportunity to build life skills, meet new people, and advance my education at a school that will help me reach my career goals.

As April ends and May begins, I realize that my four years of high school are wrapping up. Between senior class pictures, picking up my graduation gown, applying to schools and jobs, stressing over exams, and battling senioritis, I’ve pondered about the things I did, the things I didn’t do, the things I perhaps should’ve done, and what leaving high school means. Throughout the years, I studied, volunteered, and participated in extracurricular and community events.. I’ve seen myself grow in numerous aspects such as maturity and a sense of responsibility. The classes, teachers, and activities I had taught me invaluable lessons about life, and myself as a person. Part of me, though, wishes that I had done things a bit differently. Maybe I should

Anything can happen at any given time. I was determined to know how to care for my family members as well as learn more about the disease itself. So I persuaded school for practical nursing, within this year I had committed to I went through a series of unfortunate events. The first semester I lost a friend to Diabetes Mellitus. She fell into diabetic coma and did not make it out. The second semester yet again I lost another dear friend, this time was suicide. Third and final semester I was already a wreck with what I already was going through then right before my last clinical check off I got hit with bad news. My aunt Terry on my father’s side of the family had been diagnosed with breast cancer. Despite all the negative events happening in my life I managed to graduate with a 3.5GPA, earned my practical nurse diploma and passed my exam from state boards of nursing.

I've been living on my own since I was 17 years old. Throughout the remaining years of high school and during my college career you can say that I never really had a structured environment because I had so much freedom. I always managed to stay ahead in school. during school, I also worked 40 hours a week. I'm constantly setting goals for myself to achieve and I am a natural self-motivator. I'm always striving to be the best that I can be. Also, the nursing program that I attended Was a self-study program. we would have to learn the material before we came to class and then our teachers would just reiterate it or go over some main points. I feel like the skills I learned during those two years will help me in the future because I know

In this reflection paper I will be discussing the knowledge I acquired during this class, The skills I gained from that knowledge, and how I will apply these skills to my future. I will begin by discussing two specific pieces of information that I have learned from the class, and why it is important to my well-being.

I want to start by apologizing once again, not only to you but myself. Committing the act of plagiarism simply disappointed you but I am the one who really lost out. I cheated myself out of a learning opportunity. If I would have tried to do the work, who knows I could have gotten better. I could give you a long list of excuses as to why I did what I did, I will, but none of it will justify my actions.

My life has been a big whirlwind of different experiences that have truly shaped me into the person I am today. These different experiences helped me to learn from my mistakes and accomplishments. I now use what I learned to apply to what I do in life and how I influence people around me wherever I go. I believe that my background and experiences will add a stupendous impact to the diversity of St. George’s University.

The three most important points that I learned in the class are 1) get the facts, 2) look at the pros and con of a particular issue, and 3) reflect on the information either read or discussed. These are three factors that I learned from the class. When researching, it is essential to gather all the facts about a particular issue. Then, look at the topic from both sides the get a thorough understanding of the issue. These are the essentials to intelligently develop a stance based on the data collected. Additionally, I learned to put my reflections on paper. It is not always easy to clearly document what you have read, heard or seen. However, with continuous practice, the process has gotten easier.

A few weeks prior to writing this essay I had the chance to meet with my academic advisor to discuss my transition both academically and socially, and my future goals for the upcoming years at the college. She helped me get a plan in order for my second semester of this year. Originally, I had applied to the nursing program for the fall of 2017. Through my hard work and devotion to my studies, I was accepted into the program. I was really excited and my family was extremely supportive. However, when I met with a number of other students who had gotten into the program during the Nursing orientation, I became extremely overwhelmed. The number of hours required in the nursing programs coupled with the prerequisite classes made me feel like it would be impossible to get my degree in just two years. I was very fortunate to be able to set up a meeting with the head of the nursing program as well as an advisor to discuss possible options for completing my degree. After much hard thought I decided to enroll in health

I had the opportunities to utilize my knowledge and skills, which I have learned and acquired from the university. It was a great experience and a chance for me to approach and have a real feeling with the actual patients. They gave me feedback about my communication and problem solving skills, which I think is very important in the nursing career. I found that there were many situations, which taught me valuable knowledge that I can never learn from books or university. Every placement provided me valuable experience. Now I can be confident in my communication skills and decision-making, as these practices have taught me the way to approach and talk to patients. These have given me a place to apply my critical thinking skills into the real situation.