Schuler Scholar Program
Even before joining the Schuler Scholar Program, it was already an expectation for me to go to college. Coming from a low income family with parents who never got a chance to finish their studying, my siblings and I were expected to go to college. My mother would tell us that since we have the opportunities that she never had, there is no reason why we shouldn’t be able to go to college. Growing up my mother was always very strict on my studies. I started studying vocabulary words, spelling, math and how to read at the age of two. My mother used some of my sibling old homework and give me some problems from the assignments. During elementary school, teachers would always tell us that we are too young to think about college.
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However, since I managed to get in, they also started berating their own kids, asking them why they aren’t like me and why aren’t they as dedicated to school as I am. This caused some tension between me and my cousins but I just ignored it and continued to focus on school, I had to focus even more now that I was in Schuler. This lasted for a while and eventually they got over it and left the subject alone, although my family still compare my cousins to me. My family is still very proud of me and always remind me how fortunate I am. Now, they are always ask me how school is and how’s Schuler. They also ask me how the application process is like and how to get started. Before, they would only tell me that I have to go to college, but now they are trying to understand how it is done and are much more involved in my school life. Schuler not only helped me to understand the college process, but now I can help my family so that they can also help their own …show more content…
They usually take Scholars to plays, musicals, museums, travel abroad and visit to college campuses. These trips have exposed to many things that I would have ever experienced. I would have never been able to go to any of these events because I would never be able to afford it, but Schuler wants students to be able to experience events that they would normally never have the chance to. During spring break, I went to Connecticut and Massachusetts to visit ten colleges. This experience has helped me think and reflect about what I would want in a college and it has also exposed me to colleges that I would want to apply to. I would have never heard about these colleges if it wasn’t for Schuler. Schuler has also exposed me to theater, which I ever knew I would be interested in. However, since I can’t act, at all, I decided to join the technical theater club in my school, therefore I was in the theater and did not need to be an actor. I was able to meet new people in this club who I now consider friends. This club has also taught me about teamwork, something that I can never really learn in
Caroline Bird writes the statement in her 1975 article “The Case Against College (Bird 15-18)” that not every high school graduate is ready to attend college. It is 2010 and this article is still valid today. Some of the college students I have been around were not mature enough for obedience school let alone college. A few of the points she makes in the article are: College has never worked its magic for everyone. Does it make you a better person? Are colleges responsible for your children? Are my children living in a country club? I will use some of my own experiences as an example of college life, as well as examples from my daughter’s college experience, along with my nephews as well. All to find the answer to the big question: Are you ready for a college education?
In my community, El Sereno, college is viewed as an option as opposed to it being the next step in life. Most people in my area either begin working or start a family after they graduate from high school. Not always by choice, but in some cases by circumstance. Students in my neighborhood either lack the knowledge, financial support, guidance or even legal status that would otherwise drive them to apply or even go to college. About eighty-percent of students graduated from my high school, but only about twenty-percent ended up attending a four-year university (NINCHE). One of the biggest reasons for student’s low college entrance rate has to deal with their family's socioeconomic
Maybe it’s the fact that I tend to stay in my room all weekend, which leads to people thinking I’m studying when in reality I am probably binge watching a TV show or maybe it’s my glasses, but most people who don’t know me too well assume that I am smart. Now that is a great thing for me because I don’t have to try as hard to impress them, but I end up finding myself in a bit of a problem. The problem is that everyone thinks I enjoy admiring school textbooks. But the truth is I’m usually admiring my Justin Bieber poster on my bedroom wall. Ever since I was in sixth grade I’ve been a huge fan of Bieber. His music always brought a feeling of calmness and back in the day his “never say never” motto, was what I lived by. I might still be living by that motto because I’ve decided to write this essay
I am not born with a silver spoon on my mouth to host a feeding program nor offer scholarships to others. I am just a college student. However, KINDLE, one of Rotaract Club's program, made me realize that we do not need to be rich in order to be of service to others. We could always help, if we truly want to. Afterall, money is just one of the million ways to
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The air hung around them, tensed and quiet. The fragility of her emotion was threatening to shatter. It is as if that time stood still for her. She fingered the brim of her notebook, nervously and took notice of the cup of coffee on her side. Controlling the sudden urged to drown the caffeine all at once; she carefully picked the cup and warily sipped its content. It had long been cold, and her tongue appreciated that fact.
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