Personal Statement: Opportunity After College

I have been in AVID for 4 years now, currently in my fourth year, I first found out about AVID from my older brother and cousins. My first year in AVID was in seventh grade, they mostly helped us organize our binders to keep our school work from getting misplaced and helped us organize our notes Cornell notes style. When started AVID in high school it prepared me a lot more for college. Since freshman year AVID has helped me make sure I take all the necessary classes I need for college, like the A-G requirements. AVID makes sure we are involved with school clubs and/or sports to helping sign up for the ACT and SAT. Because of AVID I have learned to be more organized not only in school but also in my daily life. I have learned to keep a daily

And in my high school career, I have exposed myself to many challenging courses such as advanced placement or college credit classes to enhance my preparedness and foreknowledge of post-secondary life; I have learned many

The anvil that I call my binder has taught me to clean my binder frequently, more importantly, however, it has taught me organizational skills. Cornell notes, a piece of paper with a line on the side. These notes have taught me to write down only the most important things and to practice repetition. Today, nearly four years later, I have already been accepted into two universities. I owe a large part of this to the Avid program here at American. Over the years our senior class has dwindled down from a class of thirty to a class of nine. I am both honored and privileged to call them my Avid family. They have all been a part of the program since day one. I have watched all of them grow and change into the amazing individuals that they are today. For the students who are a part of the Avid program, I would strongly recommend that you stay in it. Specifically, I would like to focus on the freshman Avid class. I know that to a lot of you it just seems like a lot of extra work, but there is so much more to it than that. Lastly, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr.

As my freshman year comes to a end, I have learned a lot of new subjects and skills. I I’ve went through ups and downs with grades and friends around me. But I have had a wonderful time dealing with my peers that are right for me. And teachers that I have learned to trust. Many of my classes have taught me multiple things to take with me through highschool, but my AVID class have really impacted me for my freshamn year and taught new skills and life lessons that I can carry through my whole life. There are many words I can say about AVID but tthere are three things stick out to me that I will carry with me; always stay organized, be a leader among my peers, and don’t be afraid to try new things.

Never be afraid to pursue what you love I’ve heard this throughout life from my parents. My first job was being a Library page at the Bellwood Public Library sparked my interest and passion for educating others. In that job I worked with Adult literacy program, assisted with planning for the Movies in the Park series, Youth reading program, and assisting with educational services. Once in college I realized the resources available to me and how I could not only pursue what I love, but provide tools that I can share that with community. The post-secondary education taught me that one does not always know all of what they will do in life and that their interests, passions and choices can change because as human we grow, change, and adapt.

Throughout my academic career there have been numerous opportunities granted to me. I have been fortunate to have taken all advance placement, honors, and college courses that have been offered. By taking these preparatory classes I have achieved my High School requirements early and earned the privileged to participate in programs such as New Visions and College Connections. These programs allow me to get hands on experience in the field of study that interests me as well as help me obtain additional college credits prior to my freshman year in college.

Being back in school has me very excited. When I sat down with my boss to let him know about my decision to return to school he was also very excited. I have been apart of a management training program at my work for the past two years the program has opened doors for me to advance in my career with my company. I am in a position now that without completing my degree, I will not be able to continue to progress the way that I want to, so my boss was very supportive of my decision to pursue this journey with Bethel. My family especially my wife are backing me one hundred percent. My wife has been pushing me for a few years now to start back to school and finish out my degree because, she knows I am very goal oriented and that I want to keep climbing the corporate ladder. I have found in the last couple of weeks of class that it is easier to wait to do my class work after my wife and I get the kids in bed, that way I still get to spend quality time with my family after the work day, and can focus totally on school when the house is quiet. As far as friends go they too are supporting me. I have a couple of close friends that have obtained there degree with Bethel online and they have given me nothing but positive feedback.

The past year has been a stressful one. I have been faced with the biggest decisions I have ever had to make. Decisions that mark out my future and essentially set me up for the rest of my life. I had to decide which college to attend, what to major in, what I want to be now that I’m grown up, etc. I also have to worry about how I am going to pay for said education and where I will live. Don’t grow up, kids- it’s not fun.

I just want to say congratulation that you are a one step closer to finish school, I can share the same opinion I am exited and nervous to finish this journey. I can say I had every awesome experience here in my college years, in the way that I didn’t had in mind to go to college because I was more in to the money and working that attending to school for a better opportunity. I can add that I am very proud of myself and at the same time is hard to believed that I am two-steps closer to reach my goal of getting a diploma.

I did not choose student option just for a few credits, I choose it for a new learning perspective. I want to experience how guidance counselors handle the paperwork and how a job in the counseling industry would work. I was always curious about how a counseling job would work. For example, everyday I see school advisors just talk to students and help them through tough issues and also minor school issues like scheduling and the students never get to see how the counselors get it put into Genesis. That really interest me because I love to learn why certain things go the way they go and how would they even get there. I want to learn and understand what a school counselor would have to go through daily.

I am just a 17 year old boy trying to figure out what I want to do after high school. I honestly don’t have a clue what I want to do for a living. This summer I figured out pretty quickly that I don’t want to do manual labor, because it is not fun. I just want to go to a two year college and figure out what I want to do.

Three years ago, my father would have been all of the inspiration I needed to keep myself motivated inside and outside of school. He was one of the few people who always believed in me and surprisingly enough, even though I hardly ever had contact with him because he was always in and out of jail, he seemed to know me more than most of the people that surrounded myself with.

I've changed my mind as to what I want to do after college more times than I can count on all my fingers. It began as a fascination with being a brain surgeon, then a physical therapist, a psychiatrist, and more recently, a nurse. Believing I had it all figured out, I enrolled in science courses here at Colorado State, thus beginning the path into the realm of medical careers. But after a month or two passed, I couldn't help but feel... off.

My educational and career plans are to get my bachelors and then my master so I can have the education and knowledge that I will need to run a medical office. I always knew that I wanted to do something to help people out and I know by doing this I still will be able to. I know it won’t be hands on as like a doctor, nurse, caregiver, or medical assistant but I could help them try to figure out the appropriate care they need or ways for them to afford the treatment that is necessary. I think that I would be able to give back to the community by assisting them when they have questions, filling out an application or helping them in general. The thing that inspired me to follow my education is wanting to do something for myself and to give my children everything that I never had, a lot of people do not understand how essential in education is and how it can get you so far in life but it is very important.

We all need a Plan B when thinking about college and if you go or if you should not go. I