I came out of my adviser's office and made the turn down the long hallway toward the student parking lot. My face was hot from all the emotions that seemed to be burning through my skin and I could feel tears building up in my eyes. Looking down, I tried not to confront anyone as I walked swiftly to my car, opened the door, and fell into my seat. Staring, lost into the parking lot that was full of cars, I sat there wondering what my next step should be. My adviser had just told me, in the nicest way possible, that I had failed. If I wanted to continue my college career, I would have to make an appointment with the dean of the college and give him an explanation as to why I should be able to continue classes at Mayland Community College. The truth was, I didn't have an explanation. I felt as if I had no purpose there. I didn't have any interest in being in college, but I knew that I did not want to be a waitress for the rest of my life. …show more content…
My heart was aching because I had just given up, I didn't even try, and that was not the person I wanted to be. My focus wasn't even close to what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I fell out of high school and landed flat on my face. Everything was so easy then, I didn't understand how everything could be so different for me after I graduated. My friends seemingly had the next five years laid out in front of them, so, why could I not figure out my life. I drove to work that evening, thinking of all the things I should have done differently, but I knew that my thoughts were pointless. I pulled into the parking lot and stared at the storefront restaurant where I had dedicated the two previous years of my life. I couldn't help but wonder if this was it for me. My job was a good one and my co-workers were amazing. I worked with my best friends, John and Stephanie, and Stephanie had been working at the restaurant for going on 12 years. Maybe my future was to be the
Linda Lee, the author of “The Case against college”, uses rhetorical devices to sway the readers opinions. Most people can agree college is very important, while others have different opinions. Lee believes not everyone needs a higher education. She is forgetting the reason college is so important and why so many people receive a college education. Everyone should attend college, college graduates make more money, have more job opportunities, become more independent, and have more stability.
The right and privilege to higher education in today’s society teeters like the scales of justice. In reading Andrew Delbanco’s, “College: What It Was, Is, and Should Be, it is apparent that Delbanco believes that the main role of college is to accommodate that needs of all students in providing opportunities to discover individual passions and dreams while furthering and enhancing the economic strength of the nation. Additionally, Delbanco also views college as more than just a time to prepare for a job in the future but a way in which students and young adults can prepare for their future lives so they are meaningful and purposeful. Even more important is the role that college will play in helping and guiding students to learn how to accept alternate point of views and the importance that differing views play in a democratic society. With that said, the issue is not the importance that higher education plays in society, but exactly who should pay the costly price tag of higher education is a raging debate in all social classes, cultures, socioeconomic groups and races.
I soon found myself at the open door of Mrs. Walker’s office. I could hardly contain my excitement as I situated myself in the cushioned black chair in front of her. She said to me delicately with compassionate eyes, “I know how bad you want to go, but only one student from our school was selected to attend. It was not you.” She encouraged me to pursue other opportunities over the summer, but her words went in one ear and out the other. I left her office with a pout on my face, feeling somber and
Studies have suggested that post-secondary education is helpful in securing better futures for students. In most cases, this education is received from a non-profit institution such as college or university. The goal of such institution is to provide skills that would allow a student to achieve employment. More importantly, colleges and universities have to allow students to be exposed to the reality of worldly contention and learn from their struggles to create educated citizens. In current time, colleges and universities are merging these ideas and some institutions are making a way for students to experience the two ideas. One university that has been teaching its students the two ideas is the College of William and Mary in Virginia. It is a university whose history shows how a college can truly prepare a student for the reality outside of school.
Prompt: In 500 words or more, describe your collegiate experience thus far. How has this experience and the knowledge you've gained influenced what you plan to study? How have they influenced your decision to apply to St. Edward's?
After carefully analyzing the piece written by Alfred Lubrano entitled “The Shock of Education: How College Corrupts”, the author makes a compelling attempt to inform students seeking higher education the cutoff between close connections with friends, and the newfound individuals that he or she encounters upon entering college. Lubrano places heavy emphasis on how college education takes away any common ground shared between longtime acquaintances. Although little information about the author is highlighted, Lubrano brings up the fact that children living in working-class families grew up differently from those living in middle-class families. The rules and expectations of the two social classes are widely divergent. According to Alfred Lubrano,
We exchanged hugs, kisses, and delight and went to bed that night with smiles that could last a lifetime. Getting a job at Chick-fil-A is my most valuable achievement; not because of the hard earned money it brings me or even the free food, but the powerful lessons and values that I have learned while at work and will be able to apply into my future profession as a pharmacist and until my very last breath. One slow Thursday night, a silent man trudged in, came over to my register, and ordered his food. I smiled at him, looked into his indifferent eyes and asked him how his day was. “I’m fine.”
In high school, awards were easy to come by. It was not hard to earn appraisal or get gratification of one's work. When I began my journey at Bevill Staet Community College two years ago, all of the familiarities I was used to faded away and were replaced with the hardship and demanding aspect that is college. On that first day, I was introduced to someone who would then become a major influence in my life at Bevill. It all started with an early morning speech class in which I was essentially a fish out of watre. He strolled into the room with determination on his brow but a look of excitemnt in his eyes. The excitement was later to be discovered as a full fledge desire to share all he knew with us, a mere group of fifteen that had no clue
A time that someone had a single story about me is when I had seen a childhood friend after four months of not meeting them. It was the first months of our ninth grade year and we didn’t attend the same school so when she had asked me what school I attended and I had answered her “ I attend Arlington Collegiate High School.” That's when I saw her face change to an exiled and questioning face my childhood friend had said something that made me feel two emotions “Oh to that smart people school?”.
On August 7, 2017, I completed my first day at McEachern High School. That day was my first day as a senior and I was 17 years-old. I was a nervous wreck, and on top of that I felt like everyone was staring at me. Honestly, that day was completely terrifying for me. I did not know where to go or who to ask. When I came to McEachern I felt different and unwanted.
Albert Einstein once stated “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving”. Throughout my life, I have faced numerous obstacles, which have forced me to keep pedaling even when my balance was gradually becoming unstable. Approximately 2 years ago, my family and I decided to move from Kansas to Washington since my father acquired a position at Microsoft. As you might imagine leaving everything you have come to cherish over the past 16 years of your life would be extremely difficult. However, I persevered and kept my balance as I escalated up this steep hill. In a few months, nearly all of us will experience a new hill waiting to be conquered. This hill is called college. All of us who choose to undergo this challenge will struggle and several of us will venture off course, but the remaining persistent bikers will surmount this hill and end up with a degree. In my case, I’m going to kick my legs into 5th gear and start ascending this hill at Bellevue College.
I was offered a job as a builder. I instantly took it because I wanted a different scenario and I felt this was the way. For the next ten years, I spent my life building a skyscraper that I was informed would be one of the tallest around. I was once again, I was respected by my fellow man and once again when someone ambled by me, they would not discard me, they would greet me and make conversation with me. For this time period I spent my life in a small but elegant house living with my wife who I met working as a nurse in World War I. As I watched the building climb higher and higher up the horizon, I began once again to picture my life in the future. This time it was different. My imagination took me along the path of wealth and I pictured big houses, fountains, servants but most of all my wife by my side. Every night we would feast on the glorious three course meals coming from inside the kitchen. At the time I did not think that I could be optimising the future but later, I found out my life would turn out much worse than I could possibly have
After months and months of waiting for a decision, I had mentally come up with my own. The money didn’t seem as if it would come through for my brother and I to go to the private school my dad worked at, Hyde Park, so I was mentally prepared to stay at Cedar Park High School for the rest of my high school career. Everything seemed to be pointing at me staying there anyway, the guy I had been in love with since 7th grade asked to get back together the night before, this morning I had just run the Color Run with one of my best friends, and I had just finished hanging out with a group of my favorite people for a school project. It seemed as if God was calling me to stay at Cedar Park, and then when my mom came to pick me from my friends house, she said that one sentence that changed my life; “The money came through, welcome to Hyde Park.”
I came into my senior year with great confidence. I became AVID president, and Battalion supply officer for NJROTC. Along, with the support from my teachers. Every day after school, I seeked for assistance from my teachers. Sometimes, even to help others apply for universities, and practice for their SAT. If it wasn’t for the long nights, and commitment to school, it wouldn’t have been possible for me to leave the doors with a handful of scholarships, honor recognition, and acceptance to all the universities, I applied to. I proved
Seeing the finish line on the horizon has motivated me to pass this course and graduate from Austin Community College. To get to this point I was willing to sacrifice my financial stability in order to earn high grades and complete an associate program. In addition to this I’m now willing to also change my studying habits and how I spend my time. Although I’ve learned a fair amount of strategies to being successful in college there is still much more that I have to learn. Writing this paper has given me the opportunity to view my purpose as a student differently. I have realized that attending college has much more to give than financial stability. It is an opportunity to discover who you are as a person. This class has given me the confidence I need to continue on this journey. Overall I’m very optimistic for what’s in store for my