Personal Narrative: I Want To Pursue My Education

Going into college, I would like to peruse many of my goals. I would like to start out getting my general studies in and then build up to become a Registered Nurse. After I accomplish becoming a Registered Nurse I would like to work on becoming a Nurse Practitioner. One reason I am striving to complete these goals is to be able to have a good future and hopefully a good job will come out of this. Neither of my parents went to college and I want to be able to accomplish that for myself.

My decision to go back to school in the fall of 2012 was one of the hardest decisions I have ever made. I’m a stay at home mom of 4 boys with 2 of them being special needs. My oldest was born with a rare genetic condition called hereditary spastic paraplegia and my youngest son was born with a rare condition called Dravet Syndrome that requires 24/7 care. I was at a point in my life where I had lost my identity of who I was and I wanted to be me again. I made that important decision to go back to school for myself with the fear of how I was going to do it, but I knew that it was right. It took me 3 years to complete my AS but with the support of my husband and kids I was able to receive my degree. I worked hard and was able to juggle being

My College and Career goals include graduating college and getting a job. I wish to attend the University of Alabama. I plan to major in occupational therapy or speech therapy. After I graduate with my bachelor's degree I wish to get my master's degree. After I finish my schooling I want to receive a job that allows me to provide for my family. I wish to receive this job in my degree's field. After receiving this job I wish to improve to reach a leadership role.

I made the decision to further my education because I did not want to end up like my older brother. He did not finish high school and also never got his GED. I see him going through numerous jobs and struggling throughout his life financially. Also, my senior year in high school I was assigned a college advisor. He discussed with me all the options I had when it came to applying for different colleges. The best advice he gave me was one that I regret not taking into consideration. He told me that based on my current GPA, there would be a strong possibility that I would not be accepted into the top schools of my choice. Therefore, it would be best if I attended a community college for two years, just to increase my GPA, and then reapply to those

Starting with the personal plan in stage one, meeting with an academic counselor to create and follow a plan for degree completion I think is key for being on track to successfully finishing at Normandale. I think a lot of people tend to be on the more confused side with all of the classes they have to take and actually figuring out which ones they truly need can be a struggle. Two days ago I met with a counselor to figure out which classes I needed to take to be on schedule for completing at the end of this academic year with an associate’s degree and being ready to transfer, with engineering having similar standards at many schools I was unsure of which school to go to. The adviser really gave me an idea of the correct direction to go and

I have faced many challenges in my pursuit of my post-secondary education, the main obstacle being financial support. I come from a family of four, technically three after my parents divorced. my mother is a single-mom supporting two daughters who both go to post-secondary school. My mother has supported me my whole life paying for swimming lessons, soccer training, clothes, and other expenses. Therefore, I have worked my hardest this year to pay for my tuition, rent, and other expenses by myself. I want to take off some stress and pressure that my mother feels to try and support my sister and i, all while paying for other bills. In other words, I want my mother to not have to worry about paying fro my tuition or rent, until I absolutely need

Public school systems need to be more sensitive to their students. Parents play the major role in determining a child’s academic outcome, but the school system needs to notice children who don’t necessarily acknowledge their gift. These children need guidance -- I believe it is the schools’ responsibility to provide it to them. I have been through a situation that makes me feel strongly about the subject. My example is an indisputable case in point.

To support my education I am currently applying for all possible scholarships that I qualify for and are available. At the moment I am waiting for their response. I have also made contact with Central Michigan University to find out what amounts I will receive based off of my FAFSA application. On top of all of this I am performing to the best of my abilities academically and striving to make the most of the end of my high school career and to better prepare myself for the higher education that is to come. Outside of school I am also working for my Dad when I can in hopes that I will be able to save money towards my college education. I do not work all of the time because I like to have my education at the center of my attention so that I

My goals going into college is to be the best that I can be, put forth 100 percent effort in everything that I do, work my way up to being on the Dean’s list, and become a starter basketball player for my school’s team. The goals I’ve listed was chosen because I know for a fact that I can accomplish anything that I put my mind to and also I plan on being the smartest basketball player in college that’s going to graduate with high honors. In reality I really don’t have a schedule to jungle both academic and social activities. Mainly because everything dealing with my education comes first and whenever I have free time outside of that, that’s where my extracurricular and the other things I like to do comes in and fills in the gaps. When it comes

After I got diagnosed with scoliosis at the beginning of my sophomore year in high school, I was advised that there were now specific activities that I needed to stay away from so that my curvature would not grow in degrees. One might think that this consumed my mind and drove me to agony; nonetheless, it was surprisingly the time of my life where I actually gained an understanding of what I wanted to do after college, and for the rest of my life. Throughout all my visits at Shriners Hospital for Children, a nurse practitioner worked with me not only to improve my diagnosis, but also to truly educate me on my condition. At that moment, I realized she had great importance and many people relied on her for their well-being; undeniably, this prompted

My plan after earning my Bachelor is to continue my education and earn my Major. Then I plan to go on to medical school for four years and then do a two-year internship followed by a two-year residency in Internal Medicine. After completing medical school, I plan to continue to go to school and work on getting my Doctor’s Degree.

My educational journeys started while in middle school when I was allowed to peer tutor some of my classmates. During high school, I started mentoring and teaching Sunday school at a local church and the more I interacted with children and learned their diverse behaviors and personalities, the more my love for education grew.

When I enrolled in HHCS in 2008 as a new high school graduate, I was really excited to start my academic path to a superior education. In my family is really important to get a degree, mostly because it represents more than an academic achievement, it shows you can commit with yourself to pursue what you want in life

On to old news, i’m tired of high school. I’m tired of the work,people,lunch,community,building,staff, and myself. Throughout all my years of education my teachers hyped me up that after your senior year you were done, well they lied. I’m supposed to continue my education another 15-20 years according to a career? Are you really telling me I have to do more work after they specify you’re done after senior year? If you’re a teacher reading this you’re probably telling me “uh, yea what did you expect?” You want to know what I expected, none of this. You’re probably thinking I should suck it up, grow up and move on, but I’m tired of the negativity I get when I say I don’t want to further my education. I appreciate the people looking out for me

In my pursuit of higher education and becoming a math professor, I have had a rough start. I had to find a place to stay after my grandma kicked me out. I first tried to stay with a friend but they had to move. So I moved in with my father and his girlfriend while starting my first semester. However, a few weeks into the school year my father stopped taking me to school. He left the house after a fight between him and his girlfriend. He didn’t show up for a few weeks. Plus, nobody wanted to pick me up from where we lived because of how early my classes were and the distance. So, most of my professors dropped me and one professor said I never showed at all. Although I knew I could go back next semester, I chose not to register for more classes