Rachach6
Jan 19, 2010
Undergraduate / Want to be around so many people; Reason for transfer/ objectives [2]
Since I was a little girl, I imagined my college years to be some of the best years of my life. I always planned on going to a huge college. I grew up thirty minutes from the University of Kansas campus and I would always go to the football and basketball games. I loved the feeling of being around so many people who were all there for the same reason; it was like a big family. I decided very late in my senior year that I wanted to go to a school farther east. Most of the schools had already stopped accepting applications, so I decided to attend the University of Massachusetts Lowell. The school was the complete opposite of what I expected. Many of the students are from the same town and there is no diversity. There is also a lack of unity. I knew that I wanted to go to a school with more diversity and people from all around the world. I think that college is a time to experience and understand people for their differences. Exploring big cities and different cultures is something that I have always taken a keen interest in. For that reason I have considered majoring in either broadcast journalism or studying to become a teacher. I am not set on either of those majors, but I know that those are definitely what I am most interested in right now and at the University of Massachusetts I would not be able to study to become a broadcaster since they do not offer that as a major. I feel that I have a better chance to excel in my studies at a school that has more of what I want. I hope that this transfer will bring me new challenges and obstacles. The college that I attend should be a place that I am comfortable, happy and excited to learn. I do not wish to cruise through college unhappy and not learning all that I can. I want to go to a school that has a great reputation for my area of study and that will push me to learn and be all that I can.
Since I was a little girl, I imagined my college years to be some of the best years of my life. I always planned on going to a huge college. I grew up thirty minutes from the University of Kansas campus and I would always go to the football and basketball games. I loved the feeling of being around so many people who were all there for the same reason; it was like a big family. I decided very late in my senior year that I wanted to go to a school farther east. Most of the schools had already stopped accepting applications, so I decided to attend the University of Massachusetts Lowell. The school was the complete opposite of what I expected. Many of the students are from the same town and there is no diversity. There is also a lack of unity. I knew that I wanted to go to a school with more diversity and people from all around the world. I think that college is a time to experience and understand people for their differences. Exploring big cities and different cultures is something that I have always taken a keen interest in. For that reason I have considered majoring in either broadcast journalism or studying to become a teacher. I am not set on either of those majors, but I know that those are definitely what I am most interested in right now and at the University of Massachusetts I would not be able to study to become a broadcaster since they do not offer that as a major. I feel that I have a better chance to excel in my studies at a school that has more of what I want. I hope that this transfer will bring me new challenges and obstacles. The college that I attend should be a place that I am comfortable, happy and excited to learn. I do not wish to cruise through college unhappy and not learning all that I can. I want to go to a school that has a great reputation for my area of study and that will push me to learn and be all that I can.