What three things initially motivated me to start college; first was being the sole sibling in the household without a college degree. Secondly, while completing a job application, I realized my highest level of education I could write down was “High School”. This was inexcusable, in my heart I knew I could rearrange my extracurricular activities, buckle down and earn my degree. Lastly, one of the biggest reasons; if not, the most important motivational reason was the personal challenge to myself. I knew better as a parent the importance of education, especially having the access, and means to professional engineers who could help me along the way. Above all as a fierce competitor, I’m no stranger to hard work, adversity or even failure, when
I chose to attend Moorpark because the tuition is more affordable for the first two years rather than a 4-year college. I also like the variety of classes the college offers and its clean campus. I decided to take this particular class because I heard a lot of good comments about this course. This is my first year at Moorpark and I have not taken other college classes. It is important for me to attend college because I believe that education is one of the most valuable privileges one can have, and I have a desire to learn and to fulfill my potential. As a member of this class, I can offer many ideas and opinions. This semester, I am looking forward to improving my writing skills. I expect this course to involve a lot of reading, writing, and
my inspiration to complete study brings me to pierce college. My goal is to be a nephrologist, and I will complete my prerequisite to transfer at this campus.
Last school year I enrolled in the JAG program, although I wasn’t fully sure of what to expect from it I grew to love it. One of the reasons I enrolled was to fully understand the workforce and how to go about it. I’ve never had a job with a steady paycheck, I do have work experience from babysitting and my volunteer work as a camp counselor, but I’ve never really had a serious job. Being in JAG I’ve learned to understand more about what to expect from the work field, how to dress, speak, act, and how to fill out resumes and applications.
In this paper I will discuss my key motivations to start and also finish college, with finishing college I would like to keep my motivations afloat in my mind for my future goal of one day owning a hair salon. As well as my motivations to complete my coursework. Which will one day lead me to a successful future.
In today’s society, high remunerating jobs are hard to find without some sort of degree. That’s why I myself decided to go to college. Most of the time It’s infrequent to discover a really noble job without a degree of some sort. Most corporations will not employ people deprived of experience or adequate training. Ruthless to excel in college will help me ensure that I don’t get a mediocre job. Consuming a minimum wage profession wouldn’t be so pleasant once I have children to feed and clothe.
Why did I decide to attend college? I chose this path for my life when I was very young, both of my parents attended some form of higher education. They both ended up living fairly well, I decided that I wanted to be successful in life as well and that going to college would be an integral part of my future. I want to be able to live in comfort; be able to be a productive member of my community still, become an adult, and be able to understand things in a new light.
There are several reasons why individuals go to college. Some reasons are worthwhile while some are not. Personally, I strongly believe that going to the college does not, in itself, guarantee success but it does in one way or the way help in achieving success. For me, one important reason I go to college is to acquire practical and theoretical knowledge. Acquiring knowledge seems to be my fundamental reason for me going to the college. I want to acquire as many knowledge as possible especially in the field of Accounting and Finance. I want to be academically inclined in the area of research and development in finance so as to meet global demand for financial solution to financial problems and challenges. Different companies, government, countries
After graduation, I want to attend either Bradley university, Lewis university, or University of Illinois at Chicago with intentions of receiving my bachelors degree in either mechanical or civil engineering. I have intentions to attend college for the sake of my future and my family. Being the first one from my clan to attend college would surely make the trials and tribulations both my parents undergo worthwhile. It would be helpful for me knowing that I would not have to live such a difficult live like my father, who lives paycheck to paycheck every week. I hope to make attending college possible by raising as much money dedicated towards my education so that my student debt does not overwhelm me. In order to do that, I must continue to
I chose to attend college because I do not want to be concerned about how I am going to take care of myself. I have witnessed adults struggle my whole life and I decided this past year that I do not want to be one of those people. I want my future to be more than stressing out over how something I need will have to be off because I can’t afford it. I want the people I care about to have everything they need and some of the things they want. My mother is in a nursing home and my ultimate goal in life is to get her into an assisted living. My mother had a stroke back in December that left her not able to ever live on her own. She does not need to be in a nursing home but she is not able to live on her own. I am attending to college to make my
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.
Recently, after I decided to join the military I decided it was time to begin attending school again. Many reasons influenced my decision. The biggest reason I could come up with is the fact that while utilizing tuition assistance I do not entail any financial obligations as long as I receive a passing grade in all my courses. Being in the military has also made me realize the importance of achieving a higher level of education. In order to be set apart among your peers you need to prove you are attempting to better yourself at every turn. Education is a great way to prove that. Not only that, education is one thing no one can ever take away from you. I'm applying to Colorado Christian University to see what amount of transfer credits I will
As a first-year generation college student, transitioning to college my first year was difficult. If it were not for being in a trio a program since middle school, I wouldn’t have known how to prepare for college. This being a huge reason why I desire to join McNair program. McNair would help guide me and get ready for my transition into graduate school. It would allow me to review my options and actually become aware of what are important details to focus on when looking for a graduate school. If I were to be in the McNair program, I would gain valuable skills that would tremendously help my experience at grad school. I would have experience with doing research and also have connections that would help me professionally and in the long run.
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.
Ever since my freshman year of high school, people have been asking me what I want to do with my life after graduation. I was fourteen years old when I was first asked that question. At the time I did not have a clue about what I wanted to become or where I wanted to go to college. In all honesty, for a while I wasn’t even sure if I wanted to go to college! But then God caused me to hit a wall, and made realize that I needed to get a degree for what I ended up wanting to do. It wasn’t until my junior year that I began thinking about my future seriously, and started to feel a calling. That was when I discovered my love for chemistry, and decided to pursue a job in that area. Now I can say that I actually have a plan, but I also recognize
This is very intimidating for a single mother to write her first award winning scholarship essay. Someone like myself who has overcome numerous obstacles and hurdles in my life; this is truly one of the most unnerved. Nonetheless, I have declared that it is never too late to want a better future and to become the best of you for you. Growing up in a state where education was not the highest ranked in the nation. Young adults were expected to go into the military or get married after high school. College was never a priority in my community. Actuality, extremely naïve, I didn’t think I would need to go to college. I decided to get married and have a family. Looking back on my decision, I should have chosen college.