Bo Jackson said, “Set your goals high, and don’t stop until you get there.” (“Life hack Quotes”). My families always talk about my future and how it is essential to set your goals. For the majority of my life I’ve had an interest in childbirth and babies. I would always watch TV shows about childbirth, such as, A Baby Story and One Born Every Minute.…
Brown is a place where students have the freedom to grow, learn about themselves, and enjoy life. In all my years of school there was always someone looking over my shoulder, interjecting their opinions, or spoonfeeding me the answers. I want my college education to be my own. Taking ownership of my education is a large responsibility, but I am mature enough to handle the challenge. The collaborative atmosphere of Brown, where students work with, instead of against, one another, will give me the guidance and support I need to figure out the best educational path for myself.…
An experience that has happened to me that will help me with my goals in school would be my time in the military. While I was in the military I learned that using time wisely, making smart choices and improved my reading and writing skills. Using time wisely is one of the most important things you can do. If you waste your time you can get so far behind that you fail. I have never been a failure and don’t plan to start anytime soon.…
I graduated high school in late 2011 but was unable to continue my education because of the Syrian War that broke out in late summer. Constant clashes and combat made it impossible to reach school. I faced death several times that year, escaping an explosion and a sniper shot. It was a transformative point of my life that led me to closely examine the concepts of life and death.…
My road to achieving my educational goals was not a traditional path. During a period in my life, education was not a primary goal, it was simply not thought off, as most of my family did not attend college. It was not until I had a wonderful experience with a healthcare professional that I decided to attend school. Although unclear of my path, I enrolled in courses with the intent of applying to nursing school. After being accepted in the nursing program, I beginning my journey to achieving my educational goals.…
I have been to many schools during my schooling career. I stayed at one charter elementary school till fifth grade. For sixth though eight, I stayed at one private school. However, for high school I attended four different schools. Two were private and two were public.…
As an Honors student, I have a long history of not only going to school to get good grades, but also to learn and excel in doing so. In this essay I will discuss my past learning experiences, my present learning experiences, and what my future learning experiences might look like. I will incorporate a couple of Angela Maier’s “Habitudes”, Carol Dweck’s “Mindsets”, and Ken Bain’s “How the Best College Students Learn” into this essay explaining my learning journey. Moving on from the preview of the essay, my past learning experiences weren’t always the greatest in terms of my personal growth. One positive I had going for me was that I had a great sense of self-awareness.…
I cannot tell you exactly why I have such intense drive to innovate, but I can tell you about formative situations and feelings I’ve faced since arriving in the United States. It was September 2000, a year before the terror attacks on 9/11, when my Iraqi family of 5 immigrated to Phoenix, Arizona. We arrived refugees, left only with $50 after the inescapable bribing of Middle Eastern officials. During childhood , I became accustomed to frugality, which lead to harnessing a mind for improvement. I remember once feeling left out from an activity in 2nd grade because the teacher had no more supplies for a paper wagon with predetermined foldable areas marked by dotted lines.…
I have two goals at the moment that i want to accomplish. My first goal is to graduate high school with my CNA Certificate. My mind is set on this goal. My second goal is to college. This may seem to be the same goals but they are very different in they way i want to accomplish them.…
My educational journey consisted of more bad and ugly than good. Especially in elementary school. I was timid none the less but if I could some up the 5 years in one word, the word would be isolation. It started in the first grade when something awful happened.…
Growing up in a traditional Mexican household, one is encouraged to work hard and strive to accomplish any goals we put forth for ourselves, but when it comes to education, most parents are barely high school graduates. Therefore, they lack in higher education experience, and as a result their kids at times suffer from it. There is no one to stir them in the right direction or show them the ropes around college life, which often leads to young high school graduates settling from jobs and not pursuing careers . I can personally say that I was one of those kids who did not have parents whom went on to attend college after graduating high school instead they had kids at a young age at made the best of the situation they were in. my parents did…
On June 23, 2000, my mother gave birth to a child and named her Sherry Ong. She is the second child and the last of the Ong family. At the age of five, my path of education began. I attended Homecrest School of Music for elementary school. As a child I wanted to pursue a career in the entertainment field.…
As long as I remember I always wanted to study in university and graduate, like all my friends did. Unfortunately due to some complicated restrictions I was facing by government because of my religious beliefs, I wasn’t able to study in my own country, therefore with the support of my family I moved to the United States to go to college. From the time I moved here I was facing many challenges that life throw at me to stop me from getting closer to my goals and dreams. It seems like it was impossible for me to stay focused and move forward to achieve my dreams. I always thought that success in life comes easily, but I was wrong.…
Overall, I fell the semester with my target student had gone great. I have seen the student grow as and individual while getting the know the student and forming an amazing connection. The first day I meet my target student we spend the day getting to know one another. Asking questions, telling stories, and seeing what we had in common. As a future educator I feel this is one area I am truly blessed in; the ability to connect with my students and build a special bond.…
Well growing up I did not have the greatest childhood so I always remember thinking and acting differently from the other kids in my grade. I always had this side of me that was more grown up than most of the grown ups I knew. I used to think to myself a lot I still do but when I was younger I did not have many friends so I wasn’t quite sure how to be alone.…