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Daily Archives: December 4, 2012

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Big City Livin’

Class of 2016, San Francisco State, Student Success StoriesBy EdFund StaffDecember 4, 2012

Although it sounds cliché, college is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get. I have always heard of the huge classes, deadlines, and the fast past working environments of higher education, but you do not know what to expect exactly until you are actually there. Coming as a freshman…

A New Beginning of my life at Sonoma State

Class of 2016, Sonoma State, Student Success StoriesBy EdFund StaffDecember 4, 2012

My first week in Sonoma State University was really good but at the same time I felt that I didn’t belong to the school because it is totally different from high school. Sonoma State is enormous compared to my high school, and I got lost the first week of school. The good thing was that…

I Bleed Bleu!

Class of 2016, Dillard University, Student Success StoriesBy EdFund StaffDecember 4, 2012

When I first arrived to Dillard University I didn’t know what to think. I had never been to a historically black college before. I had only seen how it was on movies. Astonishingly, it was just like it was on the movies; and I’ve grown to like it. The first week was called SOAR week.…

First Generation Student attending College of Marin

Class of 2014, College of Marin, Student Success StoriesBy EdFund StaffDecember 4, 2012

People often say that classes at a community college are a lot easier relative to a four year college. From, my personal experience attending College of Marin for 6 weeks as a full-time student, I can surely tell you that classes are not as easy as one predicts them to be. Transitioning from High School…

College: Harder than expected, but not impossible.

Class of 2016, Student Success Stories, University of MinnesotaBy EdFund StaffDecember 4, 2012

Jumping into my first weeks of school was not as stressful as I had imagined them. I attended all my classes, and I actually grew to like all my professors. I am getting my work done on time, and I am keeping up with most of my assignments. Everything was going along great, until it…

East Coast: Part I

Class of 2016, La Salle University, Student Success StoriesBy EdFund StaffDecember 4, 2012

The first few weeks of college have been an interesting experience. Moving out of the Bay Area into what can be considered a new world completely. The thing that struck me was the weather. It is completely different from the bay. The weather has fluctuated from extremely hot, to rainy, hot, and humid, to clear…

College Experience: First Few Weeks

Class of 2016, Sacramento State, Student Success StoriesBy EdFund StaffDecember 4, 2012

My first few weeks of school were amazing; it was nothing like high school. I met a lot of people. They even had events where we can interact with other students. I did not realize how independent you are supposed to be until I actually started school. It’s like you really have to do things…

A New Experience at Cal

Class of 2016, Student Success Stories, UC BerkeleyBy EdFund StaffDecember 4, 2012

My first few weeks of school have been nothing short of an exciting experience. I had expected countless hours of studying and meeting great new people, but my encounters here have definitely exceeded those expectations. When signing up for courses, I had assumed that they wouldn’t be much different than high school; going to class…

Transition to UC Berkeley

Class of 2016, Student Success Stories, UC BerkeleyBy EdFund StaffDecember 4, 2012

I was very excited to attend UC Berkeley for the Fall 2012, since it was the school I dreamed on attending. My experience began with move in day, an exciting and difficult day because I had never left my house before; it was the first time I was separating myself from my loved ones. My…

First Few Weeks at Linfield

Class of 2016, Linfield College, Student Success StoriesBy EdFund StaffDecember 4, 2012

My first few weeks at Linfield College have been some of the most intense, yet rewarding weeks I have ever experienced. Being on a college campus is so different than living at home and going to school, especially in a different state. I am constantly surrounded by peers and friends and we are always together.…

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