I have made many friends including Cadet/Private Sommermeyer and Cadet/Private Tatum. These many friends extend beyond the JROTC classroom and will no doubt be there when I most need them to be. Another thing ROTC is good for is community service hours. My counselor has already given me a community service worksheet to fill out whenever I do something and she says it will help me get into a much better college and will also look good on my Job/college application. JROTC also inspires me to work hard in school and out of school.
I asked one of my teachers where she graduated and she said proudly, “University of Michigan”. Driven by my curiosity, I went ahead and researched more about the school and its opportunities. I found out that UM ranks among the top universities not only in USA but also around the world. Henceforth, studying here would open ample opportunities for me.
They had enjoyed their experience and wanted to do more for the shelter. Not only is community service fun and rewarding, it also looks great on a resume or college application. Sometimes community service is even required for high school graduation. Last year in my life skills class my teacher often talked about community service and making a difference. One of papers we had to write was about if we thought requiring students at a university to complete 75 hours of community service was a good idea.
When in high school, there was a sense of urgency to get out of the normal routine and head off to college. The reality when college life hit, was a newfound sense of insecurity that I had not felt since the transition from middle school to high school. Students who attend college away from home are faced with even a greater amount of uncertainty. The other costs not related to financial burden are the physical toll, and no, I am not talking about the pain I felt from my first spin class, although it was painful. The physical toll is based on the change in schedule, the additional homework, the late nights and long walks to and from campus.
College 101 is a class at Moraine Valley Community College that is to help many students, like myself, discover their potential in learning and in life. Being a full time student at Moraine, I attend a College 101 class once a week, during my eight week class I have learned value things that I can apply while being in college. My college 101 class helped me understand diversity; that learning is lifelong; and the values of planning ahead and having goals in my classes as well as in life. One thing that many college students learn when they enter an environment is that not everyone around is alike .Colleges and universities are the one place in the world there people from all different ethnic backgrounds come together for many purposes. In one of my classes we were asked to stand up and talk about ourselves for two minutes.
My dad & mom were in JROTC and the said it would be good for me to be in. They said that I will grow a understanding of the military and they said it was fun to be a part of something a little bit bigger than just going to school. In JROTC I made a many friends and I have some type of plan for my future in life. There are some benefits for joining JROTC. There are many reasons I like taking it.
Currently, I am a student at James Caldwell High School in West Caldwell, New Jersey and would like to further my education at Montclair State University for several reasons. First, growing up a few miles from the MSU campus, and with one of my sisters having recently graduated from MSU, I have been exposed to and attended numerous academic, social and athletic activities on campus. I have always been very impressed with the quality of the university’s programs and believe that MSU would be an excellent match for me to further my academic studies, grow as an individual and begin to pursue my career goals. I have visited the school’s website and have seen that Montclair State has received many awards for its education program. Recognizing
When I was in middle school, I decided that I was going to cosmetology school to become a hair stylist and nail professional. When I thought about it, I was thinking that everything was so difficult for me to do since I was a student in special education. While in middle school I always thought that I would never see myself going to a university or a community college. At that moment I just didn’t care about it. My sophomore year I got into a club called “DECA”, which stands for Distributive Education Clubs of America.
So there are so many benefits to putting in the extra mile and achieving the goal of a college degree and in return, living the American dream. When you have a Master’s, Bachelor’s, or even an Associate’s degree, you are opening the playing field up to achieving success in a field of work that you will be happy to wake up to on a daily basis. The blood, sweat and tears that goes into your college degree is well worth what you put into it. The material you learn sets you up for a path to success. It’s so important to try your hardest in college because it says a lot about you, your future and the goals you are trying to proclaim.
It's when I need to choose what university to attend and what course to take. This is the moment where I need to question myself about my capabilities and interests and what I wanted to do in my whole life because going to college is preparing for my future. In each of my daily activities that I listed, I have to look for information, conceptualize alternatives, asses the alternatives in connection to my aims and reach some conclusion. All of these process are part of critical thinking. When I first heard of critical thinking, first thing that came up to my mind is tough.