I have many reasons for attending college. The most important one has to do with my future of course, that's a given. But I like to think I have more reasons than that. One important reason is simply that I’ve never done it before. I know it sounds funny but I like to experience new things and college seemed like a new frontier and I am always game for a change of pace. It is a new way to be independent and you have nothing to fall back on but yourself. I had a pretty good idea what I wanted to do with my future but I didn't want to limit myself to new ideas that I could come across. My parents were a big influence on my college career but I like to think that I got myself to actually commit to it. I wasn't forced to do this and it would have been treated the same had I not chosen to go but like I said before I wanted to try something new. What I want to gain from my experience is I want a new outlook on life. Despite the fact that I am almost 20 years old I still have a lot to learn in life and I feel going to a new state and a new environment will help me with this. My personal goals from this are to get more friends with people I never would have thought I would be friends with and to gain a better understanding of my future. My academic goals are simply not to fail out. If I don't fail out then I get to stay here and even though I have only spent a year here I have come to love it here. My academic goals greatly effect the way I study. I study hard for my tests. If I didn't care then I wouldn't study very hard but my desire to do well keeps me afloat. I have a few traits to offer this school. I love meeting new people and I love interacting in new environments. If there are new friends to be made I am there in a minute. I love to listen and love to debate on issues. I need to do a few things for research in order to be successful this year. I need to be able to locate all the outside help I can receive for classes. I also need to find out all my teachers office hours and emails to further help my participation in the class. What could potentially prevent me from doing well is the fact that I am in a fraternity I suppose. Being in a fraternity takes up a lot of time and not to mention the constant partying that takes place. Also I tend to over worry about little things and over analyze situations. This factor could also impair my ability to study and take tests. I also tend to get distracted and procrastinate easily. While the I just listed a lot of factors they are small and easy to overcome. I am hoping to have a lot of the experiences that I had the first year I attended here. I had so much fun and learned so much last year and I hope these experiences only continue. My major is creative writing so I am hoping to get more classes that help me in my writing career at school. I enjoy writing very much and the fact that all my classes have to do with writing in some shape or form only adds to my enjoyment.