Being A Successful College Student Essay

Over the length of the semester, many things have been taught and many skills have been learned, all to help myself be successful. I believe that some important skills that have been taught were motivation, personality, communication, time and money management, and critical thinking. Using these skills has helped me to have great relationships with the faculty and students of FSW in my first semester. The key thing to being a successful college student is having motivation. Most people go to college to create a better life for themselves and their family, some go to prove they can achieve greater things to either themselves or to someone else, whatever reason you have, you made the choice to start. Having the motivation to make sacrifices, work extra hard, and put in the extra effort will help you to achieve higher grades. I believe that having the motivation to do better in college than I did in high school is what has helped me to achieve the higher grades. I also believe my understanding of why I’m attending college will help to motivate me and help me reach my dreams. When you start college

Since the schools and communities around us are becoming increasingly diverse, we must learn to respect other individuals regardless of their cultural beliefs. I believe that once you understand yourself and have done some “me search”, only then will you be able to understand other individuals. Each individual brings something special and unique to the table, and being part of the culturally rich and diverse environment FSW has created has shown me that there is nothing wrong with other cultures. I feel that I have gained many different interpersonal and critical thinking abilities, and with that being said also an awareness of the many viewpoints of others. Being understanding and observant of other individuals’ culture and aware of the diversity, people can live together with less