Thursday, February 21, 2013

Am I College Material?

So I'm here in the Atkins Library, on my laptop listening to this song that is about "losing someone in life who meant more to you than you ever realize."  Sounds a little corny, but I remember as a kid, one of my close friends shared with me her connection with this song; so I'm just going to listen to this song to help me write about the Readiness for College, an assignment for my English 1102 class. The reason I'm hoping for this song to help me write more about college readiness is because everyone at least uses someone in their life as motivation.
 (My bird image)

Coming back to this assignment, what does readiness for college look like? What prepared me for college?

Honestly, college didn't hit me until my second semester of senior year in high school. I just always tried my best in school just to feel good about myself. But what got me here? To college? This is something I wrote in my journal for the assignment of College Readiness:



Lake Badin and Lake Wylie is my school
My home is my school
My family are my teachers
My teachers are just my enforcers
My friends are my arms and legs...



* Even though I never realize that I was going to college, the long journey put me here.
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4 comments:

  1. UnknownFebruary 25, 2013 at 8:01 AM

    I really liked your connection to people and their effect on college readiness. Also, it's nice how you related your schooling experience to family and that area being a part of you.

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  2. jasminewilliams7February 25, 2013 at 8:05 AM

    That is a good question. "How did we all get to college?" It is definitely something to reminisce on. Like what did we do that was useful for college?

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  3. UnknownFebruary 26, 2013 at 7:01 PM

    All of our journeys to college are different and unique. It is fun to remember back before we got here. Great post!

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 27, 2013 at 3:22 PM

    I loved that little piece you pulled out of your writing. It seems to be that although you didn't realize all of your surroundings in school were helping your journey to college, it all worked out in the end. I think a lot of students don't really think much about buckling down for college until later on in high school, at least I didn't. But it's cool to see who and what helps us along even if it is hidden in our minds for a while.

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