...I decided to go to college because of several reasons. Accomplishing my future goals is the first one. So, by going to college I will know more about creating a realistic plan to achieve my goals. The second reason is learning more skills to improve myself such as collaboration, problem-solving, and leadership. These skills would help me in my future career. Besides accomplishing my goals and learning skills, developing lifelong connection is my third reason to go to college. Involving in on-campus activities and volunteering would help me to make connections with people, who have the same interest as me. Making connections with people would help me to learn more about myself. It would be advantageous to share knowledge with each other to get...
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...What three things motivated you to start college? The three main reasons that motivated me to start college was myself, my family and my current job. I have always wanted to go to college and have a bachelor’s degree, but I let life get in the way. I had my son at an early age, and from that moment on I knew he would be my main focus. I had to go to work and provide the best I could for him even though we were young. Fast forward 7 years, he is in second grade and is starting to become much more independent. I finally found time and motivation to go to school and further my education. Doing so will afford me the ability to spend more time with my family, as my current job requires me to work holidays and weekends. My second reason for enrolling in college is my current job. I have been working retail for over 10 years and can no longer be promoted without a college degree. I have decided to go to college and get a degree to either move forward on my current career path or start fresh. My preference is to change careers since I want to leave retail, even though I know the potential risks I could face. The main reasons for wanting to leave my current job are stability and always missing out on family events, especially major holidays. My plan is to get my bachelors in Human Resources Management with a minor in Psychology. Then once I complete this, continue to work towards my masters and become a social worker. However, while looking for social worker jobs or learning the...
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...“ WHY COLLEGE IS IMPORTANT TO ME” Education is one of the most important activities that we must have to go through in our life. It is the reason why the world is here today.College education is a stage in ones life that the person seek higher education beyond the high school education.All these progressess and interventions would have never been achieved if it was not for educated people.College education helped the society to make smarter and better choices.Almost all of the interventions that make our life easier today are the outcome of college education.Scientist,politicians,teachers etc are all emerged from college education.Due to the importance of college education that is the reason why countries all over the world are trying to make college education accessible for all citizens . In the educational ladder from the from the word go to the time one reached his or her educational vision.The best time to make the right and inform decision is when you get to college.That is where you start thinking I need to plan and prepare for the future According to Manali Oak”The first thing that strikes me about education is the knowledge gain” Education gives us the knowledge about the world around us and helps us to build on opinions and and have point of view on things in life. Many people has different point of view on having college Education but to me the following are the reasons why college education is important to me. The first reason why college education is important...
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...many different reasons why I want to go to college. The main reason is to become successful in my career. The main step towards achieving my goal is going to college and graduating. In today's society most careers are looking for people with a degree. There are many careers that do not require you to go to college, but many of the careers that you can be successful in requires a degree. It is very important for me to go to college because I will be a first generation college student. I want to make my family proud and I know I can do it. This is something I been looking forward to for a long time and now the time is finally here. All the years I have put into school being a great student and maintaining a high GPA is going to pay off in the long run. College is...
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...far college has been the best thing that has ever happened to me, and I encourage everyone to at least give college a shot. Ever since I was little I was expected to go to college, and I even remember my aunts repeating over and over again that I would be, “the first Clancy girl to go to Harvard.” As you can see I did not make it to Harvard, but my family has always had these high standards that they set for me. Part of the reason why I did go to college was because my family expected me to go. I cannot think of one person in my family that did not go to college, so when it came to my senior year in high school, everyone was asking me where I would be going in the fall. I also had a lot of pressure coming from my high school. At the assembly on the first day of school in the seventh grade, the head master explained to us that this school was meant to prepare you for college. This is the reason why 100% of my graduating class went on to further their education in college. Not only did all of my class go college, but 20 of them attended Harvard this fall. You can say that there were major expectations at my school. I did not attend college only because of the pressures, but I have always had that drive to further my education. I’ve always wanted to work in law enforcement, and I feel like it would be the perfect job for me. I still haven’t decided if I want to become a lawyer, or be on the SWAT team for the Boston Police, but that is why I decided to go to college. College is...
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...is a wise decision. For many reasons, including an unstable economy, people over 40 are returning back to college campuses. Being a Senior Admissions Advisor at a Career College, I have had the privilege of witnessing this on a daily basis. As a 40 year old myself, I too have decided to return to college. That’s right I am going back to school. It is never too late to finish what you started. Why I chose to go back to school? I would be shocked if my reasons were not the same as most people. I could probably think of many reasons why I decided to go back to school. In this essay, I will share a few reasons. One personal reason is to finish what I started. In June 1996, I graduated with a B.S. in Sociology at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. In September 1996, I entered into graduate school for M.A. in Sociology, specializing in Industrial Relation. I completed two years of studies, including an internship at United States Postal Service (USPS). Following that, I got hired for the USPS, and quickly promoted through the ranks to the Office of Inspector General. I spent the next 12 years working as an Internal Auditor for the government. Life got in front of me, had an auditing career that required up to 50 percent of travel and wasn’t fortunate in finding the time to finish my degree. To be perfectly honest, with the success I was able to accomplish as an Auditor, I didn’t really need a Master’s degree. The second reason is a change in careers. After...
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...Name Date Teacher Class TITLE When I think of my college search, I think of a lot of stress and a lot of time. It was a very stressful time in my life and put a lot of pressure on me to get into a good school. Education is the most important part of one’s life. Not everyone goes to college right after high school, and college is not intended for everyone. For example, some people decide to work right after high school rather than go straight into college. College is quite expensive, and some may even say it is hard. However, college is not a bad thing. It has many good qualities. For instance, college is a time where students can venture out and meet new people. I knew without a college degree I would probably be going nowhere in my life. So, I decided to go to college. There were many reasons backing my decision to go to college: I wanted to make a better life for myself. I waneted to find a job where I would not be living paycheck to paycheck, like my parents have had to. I wanted to encounter things that I never realized could even exist, and to take classes taught by passionate instructors. But most of all, I wanted to prove that I could be successful. I did not do the whole "high school experience" thing at all. During my four years in high school, I was antisocial, and spent most of my time at home. But now that I am in college, I can experience so many things that I skipped out in in high school. It was a huge dream of mine to have friends, to be social, and...
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...Why do we go to college? Going to college is one of the biggest choices someone could make in their life. There are many reasons why people go to college and some those reasons can also be why they choose not to go to college. These factors include geography, getting a higher education, parents and peers. These play a huge role in decision making. To find out the answers i interviewed recent college graduate at New Paltz,Djiby Ousmane. Location plays an important part in college decisions, because u have to decide where you want to go to college, either stay in your home state, upstate or out of state. All of these depends on how focus you really want to be while in college, also to experience a different environment. Djiby chose to go to New paltz “to escape from the city and try something different” many do the same for the same reasons, however some people won’t do that because of financial constraints. The National Association for college admissions posted by the New York Times states, “the education level,income and travel experience of parents are the easiest ways to determine how far away a student is willing to go to college”...
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...Graduating from college would be a big one. The reason for that goal is a little complicated. Immediately i think of a career and how a degree would help me get a job. Hopefully it will lead to financially safe career. I would appreciate the education i would get for my own personal gain and the value of knowledge. I want to know as much about the world as i can. Still i can’t ignore the fact that what really drives me is the degree. I see it as the more you learn the better you get. My education would improve my life in two ways, by broadening my knowledge, and through reputation. I want to improve on my self and education helps me do this. In college you would find more success of knowledge than you could find anywhere else. Another reason why i am in college because in my recent experience in trying to find a job i realized that the employer takes you more seriously if you have more than just a high school diploma. I don’t want to be working at some fast money business and hardly having enough money to support not only myself, but also my family. Being in college and getting a degree in whatever my heart desires will open up so many doors for me. It would help me get a job that i not only like, but one that will make me feel like i am actually accomplishing something with my life. My last reason, but not my least important reasons is that i decided to go to college because i like being anti-social and being involve in school activities. So a big reason why i wanted to go to college...
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...that there are many sports fans across the United States, and I am one of them. My favorite sports are, football, baseball, NASCAR and drag racing. Football is my favorite sport. I like college football and NFL football. My favorite college team is Penn State, as does my whole family for college football. Although I like both I think that college football is better for a few reasons. One being there are a lot more teams which is better because there is more football to watch. Another being that college football is a lot simpler because players aren’t worried about their contract and not every play has to go...
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...College Here I Come Greg Fields Fundamentals of Writing Changing our Lives Essay-Draft Version June 8, 2012 College graduate students tend to make 10 times the amount as a high school graduate. Considering the struggle in today’s world and economy, college is almost a required learning level for good jobs. My mother, a better future, and ambition are reasons I decided to go to college at this time in my life. My mother is the only person out of me, my brothers, and my father who has graduated college. I have made my mother very proud by just attending college, and going to class. In the past I have postponed college and kept procrastinating. My mother has been the only person pushing me, and telling me to get college out of the way. Mothers want their children to succeed and making moms proud is something a child would love to do. Everyone has dreams and mine are big. Nevertheless, with the job I currently have I, know my dreams cannot be reality. The economy is at a bad stand so having a job right now is a good thing but, a better future is in my horizon now that I am going to college. I can see a good job, a nice house, a happy family and being financially stable. College is definitely a place to go if I want to enhance my future. I procrastinated on going to college for seven years. Finally I got the drive and the ambition to go. Life is hard if you do not push yourself to do things, and put effort into it yourself. Now that I have the ambition to gain knowledge...
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...always thought it would be extremely exciting to go to college. I never really had the confidence of believing that it could be accomplished though. After having a family and struggling financially, I figured what a better time to strive and reach some of my goals. Sometimes I thought I was too old to attend college but after hearing the stories of people who attend college later in life caused me to believe that was not true. The two most influential reasons for returning to school are to improve my future and to be an outstanding role model to my children. Bettering my education will broaden my career and provide a superior lifestyle for my family. Improving my future is one of the most meaningful reasons for returning to school. It has been very adventurous and also extremely challenging. There will be an exceptional amount of opportunity in receiving my college degree. My long term goals are to follow in my dad’s footsteps. Pursuing a career in law enforcement and working in forensics is one of my biggest goals. Ever since my dad went to police academy I always wanted to pursue a career in law enforcement but just never had the courage to do it. I believe striving to reach this goal will give me more confidence about myself and raise my self-esteem. Now that I have a family it is time to widen my horizons for my husband and children. There are several obstacles to overcome when returning to school. The number one reason would be arranging the time to study. Having two...
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...As a teenager starting junior high, it seemed like forever until I would be deciding what college I would be going to, and how I want to spend the rest of my life. But take it from me, those years fly by faster than you will ever know. Now that I am almost half way through my junior year, it is time to research the last choices on the possible colleges I may go to. UNK or West Virginia Wesleyan are the two colleges I am contemplating over. Do I want to live over 1,230 miles or 45 miles from home? How much money am I willing to spend? Lastly which town and college has a safer and more suitable living facility. Leaving “the nest”, is a very hard and difficult task. As much as I may have wanted to leave my home at times, I know that it will not be easy when I really have to leave. By being 1,230 miles away, I can't just leave and go home for the weekend, I would have to take off school or wait until I have a break. But I could also go to my brothers who lives in Elkins, WV, if I got too lonely, it just still wouldn't be the same as going to see my parents. It may sound crazy but I do really love and care about them. So if I would be 45 miles...
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...My name is Jordan and I am a freshman at Westminster College. I am an out-ofstate student from Idaho and I plan on having a career in Mechanical Engineer. I came to Westminster College to play for the soccer team and well as for the skiing in the area. I live in Hogle Hall and throughout my experiences living in the dorms I have observed many different things that I have written about. My observations are about the general dorm life, students study habits, setup of college, and roommate relationships at Westminster College. I will discuss these topics in the same order that I observed them, from the first month, to the second month, and then finally to the fourth month, the end of the semester. Dorm Life at Westminster College I have experienced once a month and three days of college. I have observed and analyzed the dorm life at Westminster College and will present my observations that pertain to the overall design of the dorms, the significances of the dorms to students social lives, and the difference in the design of upper classmen to lower classman dorms. The Hogle Hall dormitory is three stories and has a main common room in the middle of every floor. There are dorm rooms all down each side of the hall way and the community restrooms are conveniently located in the first doors down the hall from each of the common rooms, boy’s and girl’s restrooms are on opposite sides of the common room. The doorway, for the only stairwell in the building, is also located in the common...
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...Everyone has different reasons on why they choose to go to college, personally ever since I was young I had always seen myself going to college. I always had that determination to receive a higher education then just high school and attain a job that would exceed what my family members had. Growing up my father and everyone I saw around me would work in the fields which is a honest job, but I never wanted to go there to wake up to cold mornings at 5am, to work in the middle of the hot sun at 12pm, and go home at 5pm and receive a check that would still put you in a poverty level of income. I wanted to be more than that and I knew the only way that could happen was if I got a degree. With that I also wanted to give myself the opportunity my...
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