Graduate School Motivation

I am originally from west Seattle, but as of now living in Issaquah. I have decided to go back to school to get a degree hopefully in computer science. I am very interested to learn about nutrition and how food works within the human body. I have two children ages nine and eight. When I am not working or doing school work I use my free time to do fun activities with my children, husband and our dog Penny.

Returning back to school was a very natural decision for me. It seemed to be the next logical step in my personal and career goals. My ultimate goal is to be happy and healthy and be a good provider and role model. With that set aside for now, my next goal is to be financially stable and able to provide for my family in ways that my family was not able to provide for me. I definitely expect to work for what I want and earn every bit of it. The most recent motivator was that my company was willing to contribute a huge chunk of the yearly tuition, therefore removing some financial burden. This makes me feel like they truly care about my future and they really want to see me succeed.

It is very nice to meet you. It is amazing that you are so dedicated to achieving your goals. I hope that I can have the same motivation you have to get your masters. Although I know absolutely nothing about nutrition, business is my comfort zone. I took a nutrition class, but I struggled because it was all so very new to me. It seems very smart to take some classes at RCGC to save money. I think I should look into that when I decide to transfer. I wish you the best with getting your masters! I can’t wait to see what this class has in store for us.

My goal in preparing to attend graduate school is to obtain a career in research and teach as an English professor with applied studies in cognitive psychology. While I do plan on working in an academic setting, I am interested in researching how psychology and literature complement one another and how combining the two may improve academic performance in students from underrepresented communities. I developed an interest in cognitive function as a teenager but never thought to pursue it at the graduate level until I began studying at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. It was here that I began majoring in English and started to really immerse myself in the academic community.

I have always had a passion for education and being at Saint Vincent Academy, I have grown into a passionate young woman. Academically, I have been exposed to many different classes such as American History, Women's History, Modern History, a very graphic freshman year health class, and Human Anatomy and Physiology. Each class has helped me in forming my passion of helping people and the ability to empathize. Through my history classes, I have learned about the need to help others and through my science classes, I have come to the decision to become a nutritionist/ registered dietician. My goal as a nutritionist is to help people take better care of themselves and it will start by acknowledging them on what they put into their body's and the

I have previous work experience in the Nutrition field, but my dietetic internship experience is what has prepared me to thrive in this position. Throughout the internship, I have learned about compassion, how to communicate with patients, and how to interact with the medical team. From all of my rotations,

I have many motivation of going back to college. First, I learned that you will need an education to accomplish things in this world. Second, I am so ready to have my own daycare center. Finally, most all I must be a role model to my siblings, relatives and goddaughter.

What motivates me to go to college is my teenage daughter. She is my inspiration to better myself and my family .We has been through a lot in the last 10 years and this motivates me to better myself and my family.

In the Fall of 2013 I decided not to retune to college. I started college in the Fall of 2008 after high school graduation. Many things made my college career difficult, but I had always found a way to make things work. Until I decided I needed a year off to get things done in my life. Many factors played into my decision to take a year off of school; class schedule options, getting married, and my business, were the three major reasons that pushed me to take a year off. I started my college career at UW-River Falls.

Being in a group of fellow motivated students who are invested in their learning and not afraid to communicate their interests will help me grow. With the smaller classes the honor college offers, I can receive a deeper experience out of my studies by discussing others thoughts on the topic. In an honors college, there is an expectation that your work will be completed outside of class, to prepare for the discussion inside of it which might seem like a burden to some. For me however, this expectation means that everyone who is involved wants to be involved, and cares about the class as much as I do. The more challenging workload means that concepts can

What motivates me most to pursue a college degree is opening new doors for career options and inspiring my daughter through my own actions to pursue lifelong learning. I have waited until this point in my life to take this first step for many reasons. I feel that I had a lot of fear of failure that kept me from pursuing this higher learning. I am in the right place mentally at this stage in my life and feel like I can fully invest in this experience and make it truly a success and representation of what I can do. I am also highly motivated by the fact that my career is truly stalled because I am not competition for someone that has equal experience and a degree. I plan to conquer that competition through this process.

What motivates me to go to college,to put hard work in,day after day, and to achieve my goals in higher education is my parents and myself. Since I started elementary school my parents have always motivated me to go to college. I was always a good student, but, when I had entered seventh grade, it all changed. I really did not care about school, i have been just whatever about school period. Then it hit me again in my junior year of high school. Freshman and sophomore I was not really interested in school and didn 't think I was going to college. My parents had a talk with me and that talk changed me. They were just asking me what am I going to do with my life if I didn 't go on with school and all this other stuff that made me think really hard. I didn 't want to make my parents think that their son was a failure, they raised a failure. I changed my ways and started doing better in school and now I am currently attending Cal State University of Los Angeles. Now they are more proud than ever, me being the first one in my family to attend a university. My parents will always be my biggest motivators.

What motivates me to go back to school is my kids; because they are my motivation on doing everything good with my life. You will never know when the time is too late for anything and having a degree in things with good things behind your name is wonderful now and days. I will never again give up on school I have to tell my kids the good things I did before they get old enough to remember things. School is the best thing for anyone to do with their time because education is the best thing going.

I have always enjoyed baking and cooking, as a result, I often bake with my family members. This means that I do have some prior knowledge of importance of nutritional values, convenience, safety and shelf life of foods. Food Science has actually been integrated into our everyday lives, and that is what makes it so appealing to me. The food industry is one of the largest industries in the world and I am eager to be part of this important industry, researching on how to produce food that is of better quality. Research that has previously been done by Food scientists have largely contributed to the higher quality of life experienced in many countries today, as compared to that of previous decades. To work with food is a heavy responsibility as people place their trust in those who produce the food they consume. I believe that it would be of great satisfaction for me to see a food

My plan is to pursue a Master’s Degree in Computer Science with a focus on Computer Security part time at Portland State University starting in January of 2016. My motivation for seeking a masters degree is two-fold: first, after years of self study and independent research and learning, the depth and rigor provided by a graduate level academic program will significantly solidify the skills and knowledge I have gained. Second, the in-depth knowledge that comes from a graduate level program will prove invaluable in furthering my career. Both my current position, Mobile Security Engineer at Nike, and any future security related positions stand to benefit from a graduate program. My current full time employment in a security related position is what shapes my decision to enroll in this program part time. The combination of my academic preparation, personal interests and research, and my current and past employment give me the knowledge and experience to excel in the program.