Transition From High School To College Essay

The transition from high school to college is one of the most impactful experiences to take place in an individual’s life. From high school, a place of rules and regulations, to college, a place of independence and self-awareness, there is a noticeable difference in the atmosphere. In other words, college sets a tone of liberation for the student, not to say that there are no more rules or regulations anymore. A student’s success in college is determined by how much he or she puts into the experience as a whole. This type of success involves a number of skills such as time-management, setting goals, and prioritizing, to name a few. Along with these observations, the transition from high school to college is seen as a transition from childhood to adulthood, literally. As an adult, the real world setting starts to make it’s way into the college atmosphere, where the student is on his or her own and is responsible for his or her own actions. This is, by far, the most beneficial aspect of transitioning from high school to college, the real world experience.

The presence of concerns and worries as a result of the high school to college transition are minimal.

Before entering college, an abundant worry of mine was that I would be overly consumed in my major and not have the time to make many new friends. After entering college, I now see that with time-management, I am able to be involved in sorority life, leadership opportunities, and many other social events, as well as, aiming the best of my abilities toward my major of nursing. Another concern of mine, before entering college, was that I would become home sick living on campus. After entering college, as a part of the emerging leaders community, social community, and sisterhood community, I am no longer remotely concerned about becoming homesick in the

future.
The leadership opportunity provided by being a part of emerging leaders is an experience that is creating a better college experience for myself. It is how much effort a student will work towards during their time in college that will dictate how successful and how much they enjoyed their college experience, in the long run. A personal goal of mine upon arriving at college was to be involved is as much as physically possible and time permitting. As an emerging leader, this granted me the leadership involvement, social environment, and overall experience that I strived to be apart of. Several of the speakers that spoke to us during training week, were some of the most motivationals speeches I have ever witnessed. As a result, I took their words of wisdom to heart and was given valuable information to use to set me ahead in college. Through emerging leaders, I made several life long relationships that made the transition from high school to college much smoother. From high school to college, I could not imagine making this transition not being a part of emerging leaders and I would further recommend it to transitioning students.
Furthermore, to greatly enhance the experiences of college and emerging leaders there is a few bits of information I would have liked to have known beforehand. First off, I would have liked to have known that as a resident on campus it is not permitted to park on the first two levels of the parking garage. Also, I would have liked to have known that the meal plan on campus living in a dorm must include at least twelve swiped per week, which can no longer be used to buy groceries. Another bit of information I would have benefitted from knowing is that there is an app the shows where and when the roo express will pick students up, which is beneficial when going to polsky. Along with this topic, I would have liked to know where polsky was located in proximity to campus, because it is definitely a bit of a distance away. An umbrella, rainboots, and a rain jacket are a few must have items for college that I wish I would have known to bring. All of these little bits of information would have been beneficial to have known, but my college experience has been no less impactful, as a result.