Narrative Essay: First Generation College Students

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Being a first generation college student has been my biggest struggle in life. For years, I was told to attend Allen Community College before any big changes of course I didn’t listen. For years I was told I wouldn’t last in a big university, I have been told I will be unprepared and behind. I have been told that three out of five first generations students do not complete a degree. Being told something isn’t possible is a hard thing to deal with.
As a small child all I could dream about was the future; freedom, a family, a job but that all starts with college. When I was in the seventh grade an organization came to my school called Talent Search. I learned that this group helps students learn more about college and will take students for free to visit colleges across Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Colorado and so many more. Upon hearing about this group I knew I needed to join so I could someday have all the things I desire. After joining and traveling to handfuls of colleges and filling out endless paperwork, I started to receive …show more content…

What was I to do if I didn’t know where I was going? Since I didn’t take any credit hours from a college while I was in high school I was granted a $10,000 scholarship that is split between two years. The only thing I had to do was attend a university. I started cracking down on colleges and prices. After being accepted into Fort Hays State University, I realizing how far the college was a total of five hours, I decided to look closer. I looked at Pittsburg State, but they didn’t have as strong as a fine arts program as Wichita State University. When my decision was final I went to my counselor and asked her what I needed to do after being accepted to Wichita State University. She helped me as much as she could and after realizing I was a first generation college student she told me I would have a lot of

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