Why I Chose To College

There was many reasons why I decide to attend college. I am extremely tired of applying for distinctive positions and being rejected for not having a degree. I'm a supervisor now over thirty employees when I see different positions opening in management or higher position. I apply on behalf of the job, gain being interviewed for my experience. Nevertheless, not having a college degree really afflicts me. As a result, I decided to attend college and further my education.

I was not sure of which field I wanted to major in. In high school I studied engineering for two years, so my guidance counselor and family members advised me to pursue a career in engineering. It was a very difficult decision to make because I did not know for sure if I wanted to continue studying

I am a Hispanic who lives with wonderful parents who unfortunately could not go to college. It was very expensive for them to attend college. I will be a first generation college student seeking to make a statistical change. I want to be one of those few Hispanics that do go to college and end up getting a doctorate degree. I have lived all my life with one goal: to earn my doctorate degree. I am a young adult fully aware of the hard physical labor my parents have to go through each day to provide for our family. By helping them, I am more aware of how difficult it really is for them. I do not want to live in the tradition of most Hispanics: I do not want to end up in a job in construction, or landscaping that will not allow me to develop my

Since I’m the first person in my family to attend a university, it always appeared important to my family that I receive an exceptional education. The reason why I decided to go to college is because I believe it would help me obtain connections. I chose the W.P Carey School of Business because it is one of the best business schools in the nation and I believe that it would help further improve my education. My major is Global Politics; I choose it because a global politics degree promotes solid business skills and global understanding. A global politics degree will help me become more responsible and improve my leadership skills.

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.

While I have been raised in an environment where all the resources I needed to attend college were available to me, I believe my greatest accomplishment is being accepted into a California University and doing well. After graduating high school, my parents informed me that they would not be able to afford a four year university, and that I would have to attend Junior College first. I was completely devastated. All of my peers were attending four year colleges right out of high school, and I was left behind. I developed an extreme depression that I didn't think I would be able to escape from. I realized though, that if I worked hard enough and did well, I would be attending a University in no time. I pushed through my depression, worked hard

When I graduate from St. Joseph high school I would like to go to college and attend Michigan State University to play football. After college, I would hope to go the NFL and play for a team even though my family wants me to go to the New Orleans Saints. When or if I make it to the NFL the first thing I am going to do when I get my first check I'm gonna buy a mansion. Second, buy my mom her own mansion somewhere private and probably her own island. Then I will hire people to make a complex for my whole family to live in. I want to have 1 son and one daughter and a beagle (dog). I want my son to be either an Nfl, NBA, or track star. And my daughter to be an actress, singer, dancer, WNBA, gymnast, or track star. If my dream as an NFL star doesn’t

I was born into a first-generation American working-class family in Northern California. High School education was valued in my family and we were expected to do well, but a college education was considered more of an impractical and expensive path to becoming financially independent. It was not impressed upon me that graduating college would provide me a solid foundation to establish financial security or that college could play a valuable role in the enhancement my character. Unfortunately, I did not have the insight to see otherwise resulting in my withdrawal from college and entrance into the work force. I got a job working retail full-time and told myself I would go back to college after I saved up some money. My life would take an additional turn, and soon after I withdrew from college, I was married and pregnant with my first son. With this new reality, the

When the enormity of the fact that my decision to go to college or not to go to college hit me I decided to put all my efforts into getting into college. I started by talking with my school counselor so that I can organize all my information so that I could make informed decisions and not blunder through my college

My sophomore year I became absolutely convinced I would be an engineer. Math came easily to me and I enjoyed my science courses. Becoming an engineer seemed like the logical next step. I even had

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.

My decision to major in engineering was heavily influenced by several factors. One influence on my decision was my dad. My dad is a software engineer, and my whole life I thought what he did was incredible. When I was young, he would spend time teaching me to code and in high school he assisted coaching the software portion of my robotics team. While working with my dad to write code for robotics I fully realized what went into coding, and I immediately loved it. He would also bring computers home from work, and helped me to build a computer when I was young, which got me interested in hardware and computers. His influence on my life is what set me on the path of engineering.

As a senior in high school, the hardest decision came when I had to make to life-altering decision on where to attend school. I was split between St. Ambrose University and Western Illinois University. There major differences were their majors. Originally I had chosen to study criminal forensics, but when I found out Western had a very limited department in forensics, I chose to apply a political science major. Criminal forensics fascinated me and I had always viewed my political activities as a hobby. To illustrate this, when choosing schools, I was initially choosing between majors. I ultimately chose Western Illinois University as a political science pre-law major.

I want to go through college and maintain a 3.0 g.p.a or higher while being on the track and field team all 4 years. I want to leave Christopher Newport University having broken the pole vault record and setting it even higher than it previously was. In the future I want to have graduated from college with my bachelor science in psychology then go on to graduate school and study criminal psychology and go further into detective work. I want to start a family have 2 children and live in a 4 bedroom house by the beach. I want to be able to live comfortably and not struggle to provide for my family. As long as my wife and children are happy then I know that I have been successful and in turn will be happy.

My parents chose my career, and what college I would be attending. I never knew how to stand