The first question is very tough to answer. I don’t really know how to answer this. I prefer to be described than to describe myself. However, I consider myself someone who is responsible, determined, outgoing, but at times a bit shy as well. I am also very stubborn and at times, I think that’s a good thing. It makes me work towards my goals with much more interest and it allows me not to give up that easily. Another quality I think defines me is that I’m socially and friendly with almost anyone, anyone that I feel I can trust, at least. I try to be as open as I possibly can so people get to know me, however, I do expect something sort of the same back to understand if they are interested or not and to know if I can trust them. Trust is gained and if I am not able to get to know them, I don’t think they should get to know me better either. I also consider myself a hard working person who likes challenges and perseveres to accomplish them. I like knowing and feeling I worked to get to where I am. I like knowing I earned it with my hard work and dedication and it just wasn’t handed to me so easily. It makes me feel proud of myself. Lastly, I am a bit of a perfectionist but I have learned that no one or nothing in life is or may become perfect. Reason why I’ve also learned that there are some things that I cannot change and I have to accept that.
My top three concerns my first year are: one, passing my classes this semester, being able to finish paying my tuition fee on my own through my job and working towards getting financial aid for my next semester, and lastly, being able to adjust to my new college life; making new friends, getting use to my schedule and balancing my time between school and my new job, which I really need. These three things are my major concern because they are important for me to succeed my first year. They will also help me get through my whole college experience. I believe they are major keys to not only this year, but for my future. These adjustments are important to me.
Until now my college experiences have been very different from my high school experiences. I have a very different schedule from high school, that’s for sure. In high school my schedule started at 7:30am to 6pm because I had four hours of shop and I took college classes after my regular school hours. I also went to school every day of the week unlike now. I was not a part time student. I also had my group of friends which I’m starting to gain a new group now. However, it’s different since I knew them already and also had a plan prepared for the day. Now I’m just getting to know everyone. Lastly, being surrounded by many different people of different ages helps me have a different perspective of things now.
This first year I think will change me in a good way. I think it will change my point of view and help me understand others. I think I’ll get a different opinion of things from people of different ages unlike high school where everyone was around the same age, except for instructors. It will make me a bit more open minded and more mature of things. I also think college will help me understand how valuable my time really is and how I should handle and plan out my time to get the most of it. I should learn to accomplish the most I can with the time I’m given or just have.
