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The Importance Of Attending College In The United States

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Attending college in United States for someone like me is a very difficult experience. I was not really well prepared to handle college in this country . I came from the Philippines, which can be considered as underdeveloped country. We didn’t have the plenty of educational resources that most students have here in US. Other challenges that I’m facing is my financial problem and my English speaking/writing skills. The odds against me from succeeding in college is great, but I am not going to let those adversities become a permanent barrier from achieving success in life.
My financial problem is one of my main challenges in college, my family don’t have enough money to fully support me and my brother to attend college, which is why we’re just taking a lot of student loans. My mother is just a registered nurse at a hospital and my father is unemployed. This difficult situation always stresses me out in college. It puts an unnecessary pressure on me. My best solution for that problem is just to study really hard all the time as decent grades can put me in a position where I am more likely to get a scholarships even if i don't get many scholarships, i think my hard-work will eventually payoff. …show more content…

When I first went to High school in this country, i barely speak with anyone else. I was always nervous to talk to other people. Then I realized, the only way i would overcome this problem is by constantly communicating with them. As time goes by, I improved my English skills a lot more than I expected. I was considered as an ESL (English as Second Language) student but after just two years in this country, they took me out of that program already as they think improved greatly. I’m not perfectly skilled yet in English today, but I still try to continue on improving myself

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