Standards and Admissions Essay

NERVOUS. EXCITED. ENTHUSED. AMBITIOUS.   THOSE ARE THE FEELINGS THAT ARE RUNNING THROUGH MY MIND AS I AM WALKING THROUGH THE CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER CAMPUS.   A FEELING THAT I BELONG HERE COMES OVER ME. WITH EACH STOP I MAKE TO ASK FOR DIRECTIONS ON HOW TO REACH MY DESTINATION, THE STAFF AND STUDENTS ARE NOT ONLY FRIENDLY, BUT GO ABOVE AND BEYOND WITHOUT REPROACH TO HELP ME FIND MY WAY. INTERESTING. HELP ME FIND MY WAY; WHAT AN ANALOGY! FINDING DIRECTION HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PRIORITY IN MY PRAYERS, WHICH HAS BROUGHT ME INEVITABLE TO THIS UNIVERSITY, ALL THE WAY FROM THE   CULTURAL BED OF NEW ORLEANS, LA. ONE OF THE SCHOOLS SLOGANS, AS I WALK, IS “DUING SOMETHING” THAT SIMPLE PHRASE SAYS A LOT, AN APHORISM THAT HAS INSPIRED ME TO CONTINUE MY EDUCATION.
      MY NAME IS MARIO MARSHALL. I CHOOSE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE FOR SEVERAL DIFFERENT REASONS THAT ARE OBVIOUS. FIRST, THE PROGRAMS THAT THE COLLEGE OFFERED, SECONDLY, THE PROGRAMS WERE DESIGNED FOR BUSY WORKING ADULTS THAT NEEDED THE FLEXIBILITY; THE PACE THAT YOU ATTEND THE CLASSES IS BASED ON YOUR TIME AND SCHEDULE. THIRDLY, THE EXCITEMENT TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENROLL IN THE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE AND THE PROGRAM PREPARATORY COLLEGE LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONS PROGRAM, WHICH SOUNDED LIKE A PERFECT FOR ME AND THE PLANS I HAVE FOR MY FUTURE. THIS PROGRAM WILL OFFER A STEADY, ACCESSIBLE PLATFORM FOR CONTINUED EDUCATION. FOR SOMEONE WHO HAD BEEN OUT OF A CLASSROOM FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS THE MANDATORY CLASSES THAT EVERY ADULT LEARNER HAS TO OBTAIN IS SUCH AN EXPERIENCE TO NETWORK, AND SHARE A WIDE RANGE OF DIVERSE THOUGHTS AND IDEAS, SO THAT I CAN BE ON THE UNCHANGED COMPONENT TO ATTAIN THE CONTINUED LEGACY OF ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND ENRICHMENT IN MY PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL LIFE. I PLAN ON ACHIEVING THESE GOALS BY DEVELOPING A RELATIONSHIP WITH MY ADVISOR AND MY PEERS, AND VICE-VERSA. THESE TOOLS WILL GUARANTEE ENCOURAGEMENT AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS IN AND OUT OF THE CLASSROOM. I WANT TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE MY WRITING...