My Collegiate Experience

The internet has exploded within the last fifteen years tagging along the necessity of computers and computing related devices. Everything from social media sites, to televisions, smartphones, and even microwave ovens are made operational by source codes. Because of the expansion of technology I have chosen to go down the path of Computer Science. Computer Science is the scientific and practical approach to computers and their applications. Although I don’t exactly know what I want to do in the future, I know that there will always be a need for people that are “tech-savvy”.
I attend Cedar Hill Collegiate High School which is a school that strictly prepares the attending students for college. Throughout my collegiate experience I have gone through many obstacles that have both hindered and affected my success at collegiate, for example, procrastination. Sophomore year I found myself always one step behind. By doing homework assignments and even projects late, I found myself losing sleep, studying time, and free time. The habits

that I created for myself not only lead to many incomplete and late assignments, but it also prevented me from showing my full potential as a collegiate student. As the year went on I realized the academic downfall that I was setting myself up for and started maturing as a collegiate student. I improved my study habits by minimizing the distractions around me such as the television, computer, and my cellular device, which became the base of the change and improved my study habits.
Because of my academic realization my collegiate experience changed for the better.

I started doing my assignments beforehand which lead me to more time to study and because of this my grades improved drastically. Not only did I have more time to study, but I also had time to form dedicated study groups which made a huge impact because I placed myself around other students that were on task and wanted to be just as successful as I did. Procrastination made me believe that I could put assignments off because I thought that I would have a reasonable amount of time to complete the assignment. My sophomore collegiate experience really opened my eyes and made me realize that with the help of my fellow students, family, and hard work and determination I can become successful. There has always been someone to help me throughout my collegiate experience, but there is one main person that has been a great influence on my

life.
The one person that has influenced my life would be my mother. My mother is a great influence on me because she is the strongest person that I know. My mother has gone through many trials and tribulations yet she continues to push through and live life. I admire my mother for her strength and independence and for pushing me to be the best that I can be. My mother is the main person in my life that is constantly encouraging me in anything I do. Whenever I want to give up my mom is always there too let me know that if I try my hardest at whatever I do I can succeed. I have always thought of my mother as strong and independent. As I was growing up I learned to be independent from my mother. She has always taught me if I want something or need something done I have to learn to do it for myself. I have learned so much from my mother because she continues to teach that strength and independence are important in life and that I can never stop pursing what I want to do. I am very thankful for the support that I receive from my mother.