` JROTC has made impacts on student’s and now they are succeeding. Jrotc helped me build my character by learning how to work with others and improving my leadership skills. I’m an assistant squad leader so when the squad leader isn’t here I would have to take charge and be responsible for whether cadets are playing around or on task.…
Another huge benefit is that students participating who are confirmed to be “college-ready” will be surrounded by people who share the same mindset as them. In high school, you’re there by force. In college, you’re there by choice! By being surrounded by other people who have dedicated part of their life to education, you are more likely to stay motivated and successfully reach your…
There are so many important life lessons that a student receives during their college years. They are getting an education and learning new things that will help the in their future career, but college provides so much more than that. There is also a large social portion and lessons that are being taught in college. Throughout college an individual learns a lot about themselves as well as others. It is the first time in one’s life when they are on their own which allows them to develop into their own person.…
I am interested in the Early College Academy because it is a great opportunity. I understand that I will have to do a lot more work here than in other schools because of the college courses, but that does not matter to me. I will still study and work hard for the duration of my time here. This is the only school in which I can knock off two years of college for free. I also like the schedule here and how it's shorter, but I understand that I will have to use the rest of the time for studying and that's alright for me because in order achieve one's goals one has to work hard and that's what I…
Senior year, I became co-editor of the high school yearbook in a time of upheaval. Not only did yearbook no longer have a set class time, but the new yearbook teacher also had no experience with publications. Slowly, the after-school yearbook organization was whittled down to eight regularly contributing members. To meet the deadlines, my co-editor and I took action to reorganize the page assignments and to put in more hours at home. We also began communicating more with other members to ask for their input on pages.…
All it took was three days. Three days for my view on life, the way I live, and how I view others to change. Towards the middle of my sophomore year I received an email from my guidance counselor asking me if I wanted to attend the HOBY seminar during the summer. Only one student from the high school was chosen to go, and I was honored to have been that one. HOBY stands for the Hugh O’ Brian Youth Leadership Seminar.…
Yearbook Vice President As Vice President for the yearbook, I worked alongside the Co-Editors to organize and manage a 25 minute yearbook class. This short class required that we hold planning sessions and prepare the materials ahead of time. In these meetings we worked together to understand what to improve during the next class, and what we would need to fulfill that day. In my position as an assistant to all of the Co-Editors, I must do the behind the scenes work, as in, any organization, teaching or, planning that was not done before class.…
After my first two weeks of my junior year, I have discovered that junior year is going to be challenging. I will make critical decisions that will have a major impact on the next five years of my life (and beyond) as I start narrowing down list of colleges and career paths. Junior year will be stressful for me since I'm in multiple extracurricular activities and I'm taking Advanced Placement classes. I am thrilled that I took AP Language and Composition because it is going to prepare me for college and help me become a skillful writer. Lord of the Flies is a fascinating book.…
Sophomore year has been an interesting year so far. The first day I walked into AP World History (aka WHAP) confident, but slightly nervous for the workload to come. It was just an intro-first day type of thing, but Chapter 1 had already been assigned. I remember thinking “All ready? It’s just the first day of school!”…
As I came to college, my family and I anticipated I would be following a simple mold of a conscientious student. One that is highly focused in some limited number of long term goals. Don 't get me wrong, this only meant that I had high expectations out of my college education. For some people, this path leads them to great success. But, I slowly realized my vision of success needed to have stories from different roads and bridges, than just one simple path.…
Understanding that the way students learned in high school will not cut it in college because there is a higher expectation. The advice I would give to a prospective student starting in college is the information given to us in the beginning of chapter zero (0). First, determine which study methods works best for the individual (verbal, visual, auditory, and/or action). Secondly, time management by balancing school, work and play, and avoid procrastination at all cost. Thirdly, you need to be prepared for class, meaning read the textbook and take notes that you are able to understand.…
To know that we were all in the same class having goals to continue our education and to see that they weren’t persistent and determine to do what it takes to fulfil their dreams. It made me realize that achieving my goals, to go to college and finishing college was more than just saying words. I had to do my class work, be at class and turn in my work when they were due, so that I could get good grades. It even required me to get help in areas of my work where I was weak at out of class on my own time, to better improved myself. Because I didn’t want to be the same illiterate person that I was for the rest of my life.…
How My Community College has Changed My Life Growing up everyone emphasized how important it was and still is to further education after high school. I always kept this in the back of my mind, but never knew how I would be able to afford college. Researching different schools I realized tuition would cost more than I had saved up. I’ve been saving for higher education for quite some time actually.…
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts”(Winston Churchill). College has been the learning experience of a lifetime. Each class contains something special for each student. Sometimes a course may stand out to others than most. College can be overwhelming at first because you are adjusting to different expectations and rules.…
Observation 3 Often, a college preparation process can mean acquiring many material things. Generally, how you go about preparing depends on whether a student plan to attend a technical school, community college or a four year university. The supplies needed may change depending on what higher education institution one pursues. When leaving for college, students want any and everything that they can get for their dorm or apartment.…