Austin Hall

Mrs. Isenkul

Univ 150

Dec. 5, 2014

College Transition

Transitions are milestones in my life, especially from high school to college! There are plenty of transitions that happen between high school and college that can be listed all day. A few examples are being away from home, family and friends.

Having the social skills of making new friends is not so easily achieved for everyone, especially if you’re shy or have trouble making friends. New changes in the environment is also a major factor. In your household, you may have a nice size room that fits your belongings and is set up the way you like it. However, in college you have to share small room with someone you may or may not know. Some dorms/ rooms are not so appealing but the way to handle that situation is try become comfortable with your roommate and your room.

What is home? Some people say home is what you think it is, other people think home is where they are born and raised. College can be hard to get used to, especially if you haven’t been anywhere and you’re just use to where you live. Homesickness can be a very serious and hard thing to get over. It can cause depression and many other things, some parents don’t prepare their kids for college because they are strict and they don’t really let their kids do anything. So when they get to college they don’t know what to do without their parents.

Being away from family is different, when you’ve been with them your whole life. Knowing you won’t see them for a while and if you’re far away from home you only can come home during breaks. That come back to being homesick and when you get home sick you sometimes just sit around college not wanting to be bothered. This can make college really stressful, because research shows that the people who show the most school spirit and get involved in school activities are the ones that do the best. When you were in trouble back home you always had someone to run to. Most of the time your family helped you get out of situations and when you’re in college things can happen and you have to deal with things on your own. You have to use what your parents taught you in your childhood to make good decisions and get yourself on the right path.

Leaving friends is another thing that can be hurtful or stressful moving to college. Friends are hard to come by this time period  so when you have friends that you grow up with your whole life and you’re leaving them it’s hard. Without friends in college it could be a bad year. Some people don’t like starting over because some people are scared of change and what the future holds for them. Staying in the past is just better for some people, because they are comfortable where they are in life they already have .

In conclusion, transition is a big part of life. High school doesn’t prepare you for college so transition is harder, especially when you haven’t been on your own or your parents did everything for you.

My most treasured possession would be my lizard Bowser. The reason Bowser is my treasured possession is because he stays by me all the time and sometimes he sleeps with me. He’s friendly to my friends and gets wild when he sees women

My advice to a new student would be to be yourself and listen to others who have been in college or experienced college. I would also say make sure you make friends as soon as you can don’t be shy and have school spirit. The more active and involved you are I think it will help you be successful and get you threw college.

If i could move to another state it would be Miami Florida. The reason I picked this is because it’s so beautiful there and the atmosphere just makes you feel like you’re at home. The homes are beautiful and you’re by the beach and the weather during the fall and spring is amazing.

I think smoking should be prohibited in certain areas especially in restaurants. I think this because some people could have asthma or just not like smoking. This could be for emergency reasons and you want people to feel comfortable wherever they are.

I wish I had a enough money to where if something happened with college or my job in the future I wouldn’t have to worry about anything. I wish I had enough money to pay back people who have impacted my life and got me to where I am today because I feel like I owe them.

My favorite sport is basketball, i’v been playing this sport since I was 7 and I’ve always enjoyed it. I was naturally good at it and it comes easy to me, I understand how the game is played and how everything goes. My favorite NBA team is the Miami Heat and my favorite college team is the North Carolina Tarheels.

The last time I cried was 2 summers ago when my grandma died. we were close and her death was not expected cancer came up on her and by the time the doctors found out what was wrong with her she had already been deep in the stages of cancer.

My first essay writing experience wasn’t really a big deal to me because it felt like any other paper i had to write. My first essay took me about two hours to write, I worked on my pre-writing and gathering information in class, and typed it at home. The importance to me about my first essay was I learned about all my mistakes ahead of time so I have plenty of time to fix it before the test. When I write I think my strongest strength is staying on topic. Something i need to work on is not using informal you’s

My brother goes to Catholic University in Washington D.C. he wants to be a engineer, he also plays football there. His freshman year was rough trying to get use to school and playing football. Somewhere in there he had to make time for a social life, he also had a girlfriend back home she goes to VCU. He was put on academic probation his first year but he got it together and he is now in his junior year and he’s doing fine.