Difference between High School and College

The biggest difference so far between High School and college is the schedule. The student decides the particular days in which they would like to attend classes. Another major change would be that no one is pushing the student to attend their classes or reminding them to complete their assignments. If an assignment is late no accommodations are made and the student will automatically receive a zero. The difference between work and college would be that an average day for a full time student employer is a seven to eight hour shift. When in college the average class is fifty five minutes to an hour and a half long. It is also mandatory for you to go to work every day and in college that may not be the case. The transition from high school to college and the difference between work and college can be and are very different.

divorce

One particular situation that changed my life was when my parents got a divorce when I was eight years old. It was one of the hardest things I have ever had to go through. My father moved into an apartment complex down the street from where I lived. My mother and I continued living in my home. My mom put me through divorce counseling three times a week and she would attend one session a week with me.

            When I was nine and a half, my father remarried to a woman by the name of Karen. I was devastated only because I wanted for my original family to be back together again. I grew to accept Karen and my father’s marriage.

            Almost a year later my father and stepmother moved away from Charleston, SC. They found a new home in Greenville, SC where Karen’s new job resided. As much as I loved Greenville I wanted so badly for my dad to come back home to Charleston, where I was. He had to stay, of course but I made a point to visiim every other weekend and every other holiday. You could say I still saw him quite frequently.

            These situations made me a stronger person and motivated me to stay close with my family, even with distance in the way. My priorities and values changed. All of this had made me realize not to take things in life for granted. All of these situations have made me a better person.

Career

I have grown up knowing that I wanted my career to be somewhere in the medical field. Careers that are in the medical field are recession proof and you are guaranteed a job. I wanted to become an Anethstesiologist until I realized that chemistry was not my strongest subject. I then thought about becoming a Neonatal Nurse. I wanted to work with babies and help care for them but I couldn't give an infant a shot in the head much less anywhere else. After realizing this I decided that I wanted to be an Ultra Sound Technician. This gives me a way to work with babies in some type of way even if it is not physically. I would be able to tell the family the sex of their unborn child. I thought this would definitely be the career that I wanted for the rest of my life. Now that im in college and im actually taking some of the classes required for the job such as Biology, I am now thinking that I want to change my mind again. I am just not interested in any kind of biology or chemistry and with this job you must take the classes multiple times. So now I have absolutely no idea what field I would like to go in to. Im stuck.

Responsibilities

I am from Charleston, SC, born and raised. It is such a beautiful place with many tourists and friendly people. I now live in Clemson, SC where I attend Tri-County Technical College. I find myself constantly missing home and wanting to visit almost every other weekend. The transition from always seeing my mom and my close friends to seeing unfamiliar faces and surrounding myself in an unfamiliar environment has been extremely difficult. Adjusting to my new life has its ups and downs. No one is there to tell me that I must attend class and have my homework turned in on time, no one to tell me that I have a curfew, and no one to stress to me that I have to make good grades. It is all up to me to be responsible for myself and doing what needs to be done on a daily basis. At times I find myself calling up my mom to get that extra push and words of encouragement when I think that times get hard. Moms will always be there for you, but in the end it is all up to you! I know I can get through it.

Shoulder Surgery

I tore my Labrum, in my shoulder playing volleyball, my Junior year of high school. I had surgery on it to repair the labrum in April of 2010. I was forced to rehab my shoulder for nine to twelve months. I ended up rehabing with in six months in order to get some playing time during my senior season. I was able to come back the last two weeks of the season and by that time I had lost all of my scholarship opportunities. I was so upset. The week that I was released from the rehab center I tore my labrum again and had to have surgery again. I am currently in rehab and praying that this time it works! I have to attend rehabilitation at least two to three times a week. It is very stressful trying to attend college and work all at the same time. Somehow I have managed to fit it all in and continue to make good grades.

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