character formation in college?
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I don’t know what you meant to ask here... but if you're talking about personality formation or redevelopment/growth, i think it makes people tougher.. Personally it's made me b*tchier...  it's tough, expensive and when you're done people just accuse you of getting a higher education b/c 'mommy and daddy footed the bill' which is not true.  a lot of us bust our butts working our way through only to still end up with thousands upon thousands of dollars of student loans.  So... that’s my character.
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Take a personality development class.
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Get a really big roll of paper and roll out enough for groups to have one piece the length of a person. One child is drawn around and the children fill in the body with elements that they vale in a friend - this can take any shape and children will eventually think about personality and character as well as outward appearance.
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Be creative... do something that shows your talents as well as your caring side.  Feel free to show a sense of humor, and, above all, just be yourself.
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self discipline. \n\nYou'll have plenty of opportunity for all kinds of extra curricular activities. However, for the most part, no one will be there to see that you do your assignments and get good sleep and exercise. So you need to have some discipline about managing your time and energy.\n\nWhat I've noticed from my nieces & nephews, too, is that much is to be gained by supporting your school sports/teams. You get a strong sense of "spirit" and belonging and being part of a group. There's a great deal of stress in college and your friends will be important. And some will be your friends for the rest of your life.\n\nCongratulations, Graduate! And All the Best!
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Volunteering is an EXCELLENT thing to have on college applications.  Not only does it count as an 'extracurricular' activity, but many community organizations offer scholarships and often, if you are committed and do well, leaders from the organization will write you letters of recommendation.  So yeah, get involved! \n\nDo you want to learn a new language or play an instrument?  Or are sports more your thing?  You could be on student council, do yearbook or newspaper, or start a club.  Those are all great on applications and show that you're a well-rounded individual, but do something that you really enjoy, and if you have to create an opportunity for yourself (such as start your own club), that's even better.  It should be fun, too!  If you're not committed and don't enjoy it (i.e. you're only doing it 'cause it looks good on paper), it won't be a positive experience anyway.  \n\nGood luck!
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An individual is 'marked' by class and how they carry themselves in a situation... Society in general makes conclusions based on appearance .  Hence if you are dressing and acting as most of the college aged girls I have seen lately. You would probably fit well into the catgory of easy.  Not to say you are but....thats the world as it is today!\nMake yourself stand out.  In a memorable way...Use your intelligence and charm not your body, looks or know how in certain unmentionable fields.
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Sometimes ones character needs to be put in it's place
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Be creative.\nAsk yourself lots of questions about that character - \nHow old is he/she?\nAre they married? Happily?\nWhat is their financial status?\nAny Brothers or sisters?\nWhat is their life like?\nWhat do they struggle with?\nWhat is that person's joy?\nFavorite food?\nHealth?\n\nJust think up as many questions that would influence a person's character based off of what you know.  If you don't know, or you aren't able to do research and find out, make it up.  And again, Be Creative.  Your analysis doesn't have to include everything, but it should reflect most of the character's personality and traits.  I one time did an analysis like the character was writing a letter and put in the character's thoughts and feelings during a random event.
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I am a nerd.\n\nAs a general rule, nerds struggle through high school unsure of themselves and as misfits in the social order of things.  This changes for the better in college.  In college, all those academic qualities that make us nerds give us the social leverage we deserve.  There are some exceptions to this at some big drinking schools, but overall we find our niche in college.\n\nI've never been big or particularly athletic.  I've never really needed to be.  I'm a computer programmer (a quintessential nerd) with a relatively sedentary job.  Every once in a while I'd decide to start working up and build up some muscle, but it never really happened.\n\nThen I found the SCA.\n\nThe SCA, society for creative anachronisms, is a medieval group.  It's deliciously nerdy.  We do extensive research of medieval history.  We dress up in authentic (usually) medieval clothing and have feasts, festivals, tournaments, and wars.  Tournaments and wars involve dressing up in armor and beating the snot out of each other with wooden swords.  I loved it immediately.\n\nI immediately discovered something very interesting about medieval combat:  that stuff is heavy!  The armor is heavy, the sword is heavy, and worst of all, the shield is heavy.  And they get heavier the longer you wield them.  After a few hours, it was all I could do just to hold that stupid shield.  I realized that if I wanted to keep it up and become a good fighter, I'd have to bulk up.  I picked up some weights and started working out.  \n\nNow, I'm stronger than I've ever been before in my life.  I'm feeling fitter and healthier than I've ever felt.  I look better than I've ever looked before (or so my wife tells me).  Yes, I'm ripped.  And further, I'm now trained in a martial art.  \n\nNo, I haven't gone and beaten up any bullies that bugged me during school (although one or two of the people I've fought were the type I didn't get along with in school.) I've dreamed about it, though.  I probably wouldn't, because I like to keep my anger in check.  But if I DO run across a bully of the common high school variety, now I'm ready.
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I used to be very shy, and it would infuriorate me that suddenly when the spotlight was on me, everything smart, or witty, or interesting, simply flew out of my brain. (Especially with people in authority or people of the opposite sex).  In college, this shyness started negatively effecting my grades. (No class participation).  What I finally did was enroll in a speech class. It was terrifying, but soon I started feeling more self-confident, and even got a promotion at work.  People perceive you in a certain way, no matter how incorrect that assumption is.  It is up to you to take control, and show people who you really are.
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Use some props or other visuals.  Throw out questions to the other students every so often.  Keep your mood lively, and it will be infectious.
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This may be too juvenile but have you or a student get up and walk to the center of the room. Hold out both arms. On one arm, say something general like. "I like to draw" and on the other, say "I enjoy the show 24" Then, have the students who 'agree' with those link to the corresponding arms, then they do the same thing with their arms, and then you keep going until everyone in the room is linked.\nIt's corny, but I did it at a high school leadership conference with kids from all around and we enjoyed it.\n\nAlso, you can set two equal rows of chairs facing each other, then have students sit in both rows. Have the students sitting across from each other get to know one another (exchange name, hometown, school, interests, etc..) then after about a minute, have one row shift, where everyone moves down a seat (and the last person goes around to the first empty seat, of course), and keep doing that until everyone in that row has sat in every seat in that row. It's similar to speed dating, and you usually don't remember much, but it's a good way to get people talking and make the atmosphere less uncomfortable.\n\nAlso, what really worked in my english class is to conduct class in a circle (if possible), that way, no one is really, in the back or can separate themselves from the group. You can lead discussions as the teacher in the middle.\n\nYou can also do an interest based version of musical chairs. Make sure there is one less chair for everyone in the room, then you or a volunteer (that isn't sitting in that extra chair) get up and state a interest you have like "I watched every minute of the NCAA march madness games" then everyone who agrees has to get up and change seats until that one person is left in the middle and they start the process again.\n\nOr you give everyone a small slip of paper. Tell them to write two things on the paper about themselves that are true and one that is not. Then you collect the papers, and you go through each one  with the class and they try to guess which is the lie. Then the person who wrote it can verify.
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Get involved in your community! Join clubs and volunteer. Also, keep a decent GPA of course and score well on the SAT/ACTs. However, community and organizational involvement ARE important. Your essay is also important. Colleges DO read them!!! Rather than trying to be an "individual" in your essay, try to be a good writer. Write truthfully, and address weaknesses on your application in a personal statement. Also, contact the colleges you are considering and ASK what their entrance requirements are and if they have minimum scholarship requirements, etc.
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Watch the movie Election.  I'm sure the mechanism will vary with the school.  One idea I always wanted to do long long long ago when I was a student.......have a make out booth with your pamphlets.
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Try not to party too much.\nYes, it is possible. I know because I don't remember much of my Freshman year of College...
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Definitely not as a hard and fast rule. Even as a general rule, that sounds a bit young; many, many men continue to grow throughout college. I did, certainly, though in my case I tended to grow out more than up ;-)