From the very first day of freshmen year in high school, determining what college you will attend is an idea constantly engraved into students’ heads. Teachers apply a constant gentle pressure to motivate students to get good grades, become involved in extracurricular activities, and find an area of interest to assist in selecting a college major down the road. Students endure the four years of high school, some working part-time jobs, to afford weekend entertainment, miscellaneous expenses—such as Whataburger after a Friday night football game, or gasoline for their car. However, the requirement to decide between a career and education is only beginning to become a reality for many. Some students decided to take time off after their high school …show more content…
However, before deciding on what school I intended to commit to many factors were taken into account— location, pricing and degree availability. Attending a school close to home was very important, as I was sure being away would cause great stress and I wanted the ability to come home with convenience. Price also weighed heavily on my decision after seeing my sister having to pay thousands per month on student loans. Originally seeking a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing, the final factor was degree plan availability. The college I attended was going to weigh heavily on my career success after obtaining my degree so I wanted to attend a school with fantastic accreditations. As with any decision, I was to encounter both pros and cons—opportunity benefit and opportunity …show more content…
The most prominent benefit being— preparation for my future career (Good Choices Good Life). Attending a university gave me a skill set that would not have been nearly as prominent, had I decided to not continue my higher education. College forces students to build relationships and network— both skills required for success in the workforce. As this network of colleagues eventually is will make an applicant more attractive to an employer. Each assignment completed enhances the students’ literacy skills—be it reading, writing, or
I am actively searching for an undergraduate school in which it is possible for me to encounter numerous people of various beliefs, races, and backgrounds. Therefore, the quality that attracts me most to the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts is the high regard to diversity. The other thing that attracts me to the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, is the academic standard. I am really interested in being in a hands on program that involves innovative thinking so that I can be both challenged and transformed by my experiences.
When I think about the past year and a half at the University of New Hampshire, I feel grateful for all the empowering experiences the school offered me that I will always appreciate. UNH has made me grow into the person I am today, who now knows I wish to further my education somewhere else. The independence I have mastered provides me with the courage I need to make an educational change. Growing up outside of New York City, I pushed myself for a change after High School and attend a big University in a rural area. I now realize how sometimes the choices we make in life need to be reevaluated and I now know that attending school that the changed I pushed on myself not the best choice for me personally.
I grew up in Haiti a small island in the Caribbean, Where I attended most of most high school career and then move to the United States to attend college. I came to the United States with the intention of becoming a doctor, because my mother is a nurse and she had always wanted me to be a doctor even though I never developed a passion for it. But because she is my mother and I always wanted to make my mother proud, so I decided to attend the University of Bridgeport majored in Biology. Because of my lack of passion and motivation for the program I switch my major into health science and graduated three years later with a bachelor of science. In search of my passion I volunteer in several institutions including Ephraim SDA church
“Which way to go?” Countless aspiring men and women oft repeat this question in their senior year of high school. The future seems daunting with its numerous choices and decisions. The question that is most predominant in their minds is which college do I choose? With there being close to 51,000 colleges this can seem quite an overwhelming task. “Very rarely is there going to be a clear cut 'yes' when it comes to making a college decision," says Weichman, who specializes in adolescent counseling in Newport Beach, Calif. "It's a huge commitment and any doubt in their decision process often increases their stress [and] anxiety—and they begin to question whether they're making the right decision or not." With all these factors and forces working
I am not the average person coming out from Alief, Texas. I grow up in the gang infested neighborhood that I called home the leawood apartments after living with my father for three years me and my older brother moved in with my mother and little sister in leawood we started by living in a one bedroom apartment. When we moved into the two bedroom apartment I shared a room with my older brother while my sister shared one with my mother.
The position of honors is a much valued and highly respected position in which only a select few are chosen for its place. I myself believe that I am a suitable candidate for such a position given the type of person that I am as well as my personal experiences through business.
When considering what college I want to go to, a big aspect for me is location. I want my college education to be more than what I learn in the classroom. It would be an honor to attend this school and not only receive a great education, but also experience all that Los Angeles has to offer. I want to study Psychology at the University of Southern California because I believe the outlook one has on life can greatly affect the way they live it. Today, our society has the tendency to focus on the negative.
I like to read, it gives me both the ability to paint a storyline in my head and to envision what another person thinks. For fiction, I have a slight bias towards the gothic and existential works, especially when I was younger. It was in the sixth grade that I read Lemony Snicket’s Austere Academy, and when I learned the phrase memento mori, or “remember you will die”.
Since I started community college I’ve heard several dozen cases of people changing their major, changing their transfer college, or just changing their mind. I’m not likely to do any of that, I choose to use my time in high school deciding what I wanted to do and so far I am sticking to it without a doubt in my mind. I chose to go to community college, earn my Associate's in Business Administration, and transfer to James Madison University in the fall of 2018, graduate in 2020 with my Bachelor’s. I intend to get my Master’s either right after my Bachelor’s or within a few years of my career. I hope to have a job leaving JMU, my first accounting job of my career. I decided to major in accounting for a plethora of reasons, but not what most people expect.
Education is very important step in our life that will lead us toward success. For starters, you need to have a strong academic foundation to achieve a proper college education and successful future. I know that the American University of Cairo will provide me the materials I need to move on to a more experienced, harder and higher level of education. Being an AUC Student was always one of my dreams that I decided to realize one day so I am struggling a lot to be, I had to complete advanced level and advanced supplementary subjects to be accepted as an AUC undergraduate. And this will help me to get a good quality of education, study abroad, improve my personality, explore different societies and get a great job later.
School has always been a place where I am capable of feeling at ease, despite having a vast array of tests and assignments on any given day. School is a place where I am free to learn and challenge myself, and the farther I’ve progressed into high school the greater the amount of choices I am required to make. Last year, I dealt with planning my schedule around classes I enjoy like Latin, Spanish, and English, and one class I am very passionate about: biology. This year I am destined to make a far more difficult decision, determining which college is best suited for me. I firmly believe the University of Pennsylvania is a school in which I would excell.
Maya Angelou once said “My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style”. I believe that some people are complacent with mediocrity and therefore do not try to excel to their highest potential. As for me, furthering my future by attending college will help rise above the horizon of being average. I want to put my willing, intellectual, open mindedness, and so much more to good use.
My college experience started in the summer of 2002, and immediately after I graduated from high school. I was accepted to attend the University of Alabama at Birmingham to study Radiologic Sciences, and I moved to Birmingham, Alabama to start my journey. After completing a few successful semesters, my fiancé and I were surprised to discover that we were expecting our first child. We soon married, and I dropped out of college in order to begin my life in North Carolina as a US Marine Corps wife and a stay-at-home mother.
The success and recognition that the school of Literature, Science, and the Arts has received over many decades has drawn me to the belief that this is the designated school for me. I have always dreamt of becoming a Michigan Wolverine and pursuing a college education in the field of biology and psychology. Given the level of difficulty of being accepted into this program, it has only empowered me to work more vigorously than ever before. There are several unique qualities that attract me to this specific undergraduate college: the various programs and majors it offers and the opportunity to be admitted to a higher-level institute within the university.
A critical moment during my undergraduate career is when I came to the realization that it is alright for me not to know what to do with my future. I realized that I was doing the right thing by furthering my education so that once I finally did know what career I wanted to pursue I would then have a degree to help me stand out. Once more, Dr. Reed convincing me to pursue a degree in Communication is one of the best pieces of advice I acquired during my undergraduate career, if not ever. I most likely would not have the confidence I currently have in obtaining a degree that I have no idea what I am going to with once I graduate.