When I think about what sets me apart from the rest of the students at Wayne State University and those in the Irvin D. Reid Honors College, a couple of things come to mind. The most significant differences comes from how I try to live life. I base my life choices off of two concepts, one revolving around the idea of progress and the other focused on the quest for excellence. These ideas, although they may seem simple, have given me a new outlook on how to live life. This essay will explain how I guide my decisions based off of these concepts and how it separates myself from the rest of the pack.
Progress is best defined as moving forward towards a destination or goal. The significance of progress did not reach me until my first semester of
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As I found myself in a completely new and foreign environment, I also found a way to make campus feel more like a second home than I would have ever imagined. I found the support of a second family known as Sigma Pi Fraternity. As I underwent the process of becoming a brother in this on campus fraternity, the concept of progress became apparent. I learned the value of progressing to become a better person, not just through academics, but also socially. Pushing myself to become more outgoing was difficult, but necessary. College is not just about academics. It is about everything else too. It is about the new friends and connections. It is about trying new things and becoming comfortable in new environments. Most of all, it is about pushing yourself to achieve greatness even though there are likely to be failures and setbacks. Sigma Pi helped me realize how to prioritize this concept of progress. It taught me that failures are bound to happen, but failures hold just as much information on how to succeed as actual success. Learning from failure is one of the