Essays24.com - Term Papers and Free Essays
Search

College

Essay by   •  October 22, 2010  •  651 Words (3 Pages)  •  1,405 Views

Essay Preview: College

Report this essay
Page 1 of 3

So far, the college experience has made me a changed person. College changed me into a better person on many occasions. I have learned to be more responsible, when it comes down to getting work done. In college you must be responsible. I have also changed my attitude. Moving from high school to college is a big step; if you don't change your ways for the better then you might not be successful in college. When you reach college then is the time that you become an adult.

First off, the college life has changed me for the better. I am much more responsible in many different ways. I had to change my study habits, or should I say I have to get study habits. I high school I never studied, because everything came so easy to me and I could just do the work and end up with passing grades. When I reached college I tried to do the same thing and it didn't work. I had to start studying on a daily basis and it was hard to go from not doing any work to studying every night and on the weekends, I wasn't use to that, but I had to make it a habit or I was not going to make it. Going to school everyday was not a problem because my parents made me go everyday, my major change was my study habits.

Secondly, the main thing is to be responsible and make the right decisions. In college you have to make decisions and it is hard. Peer pressure come in hard when you get to college, for example you could have a test that you need to study for and there is a party that you want to go to, and all of your friends are going, nine times out of ten you are going to go to the party and say that you're going to study later, but you never get to study, and then you fail the test. That's just one example, there are many more. Another reason college is a big step is because you're on your own, and you don't have nobody to tell you what to do, you make your own decisions when it has to deal with getting up early in the morning to go to

...

...

Download as:   txt (3.1 Kb)   pdf (56.2 Kb)   docx (9.3 Kb)  
Continue for 2 more pages »
Only available on Essays24.com