Why I Want To Go To College

I would like to attend college because I want to be successful in life, I understand it is getting harder to get a job with only a high school diploma and it is sure to get worse. My goals for the future include getting into a college with a good teaching and mathematics program, this could give me a variety of jobs and I was speaking to someone and they told me that people are looking out for women who have a degree in mathematics which will help me to obtain a good paying job.

Rachel Valdez Time has gone by so fast since the time I graduated high school. Four years ago last month I was walking the stage in my yellow gown. It was a proud moment for my family; being the second to graduate high school, and the first to graduate in the top ten percent with plans to attend college in the fall. I was also very proud of myself, relieved that all the testing and college applications were over. Although I must admit I was not sure at all what I wanted to pursue a career in. What would I major in? What do I really want to? From the time I discovered a relationship with God (about my sophomore year in high school) I wanted to know, what was I made for? I always asked, hoping I would find what I was made for soon! Especially during the frustration of

While I researched different colleges, I found that there were a lot of differences between them. Some colleges are are 4-year commitments and some are only 2 years. While one college may only offer a masters and bachelors degree in one major, another college may only offer an associate's. College is very expensive and tuition is rising dramatically each year which is why I would also like to join the Navy and get a free education. Although I would have to go to a college that offers NROTC in order to get tuition assistance, it will be well worth it. After I retire from the Navy, I will use my major and become a registered nurse. My goal in this paper is to inform the reader on what my plans are for after I graduate high school.

I was raised in a very negative household, filled with alcoholism, mental abuse, and financial turbulence. As a child I did very poorly in school, and often failed classes because I was so angry and withdrawn. To my knowledge, my teachers did not know about my home life.

College has always been in my plan to success even before I knew what I wanted to be. My parents pushed me to do my best in school and attend a college with high standards. Neither of my parents attended college, but my father enrolled in a certification program to become a mechanic. My father enjoyed his job, but my mother felt as if she could have accomplished more if she furthered her education. Every time the topics of schools erupt so does my mother, emphasizing my education and the importance of college. She talks about how times change and it’s a “dog eat dog” world now, and I believe her. Saying jobs have changed over time is an understatement. Back then a select few would get the job they wanted, while the rest made a career out of

Now, I am doing well, feeling challenged in my classes and have a lot of lectures who truly do care about their students. I am on a campus that offers the help I need when things get rough. It took a lot of time and years of struggling, but I made it through. Even though I hated high school and all the I experienced in those years, I’m thankful that I had those experiences to help me get to where I am now. A lesson to my teenage self: You’ll find yourself looking back on experiences when things didn’t work out and saying, “That is who I was, and this is who I am now.” High school isn’t for everyone, and it certainly wasn’t for me — but without the experience, I wouldn’t be where I am

I would construe the colleges as the practice of learning process about how to be part of the society. It is a challenging, but the college could absolutely be built upon on how you do, and how you like it. However, this does not mean the college is necessary to step into the association. For example, if you are desired to be a doctor, engineer, or CEO of the certain association, it will be certainly ambitious challenge for those of who do not have any college degree. However, in case that some people who thinks their dream career does not require any college degree, then you might want to start considering spending your deposits on college.

I started going to college when I was just 15 years old. Morehouse College accepted me under a special wartime program. They wanted to increase their enrollments so they admitted kids in highschool that looked like they would succeed later on in life. But before I went to college I spent a summer in Connecticut. There I worked on a tobacco farm. While I was there I was very surprised about how black and white people got to do the same things. They went to church together and blacks could eat anywhere. It felt really great, and it just made my hatred for segregation grow more.

After graduating high school from Northside College Prep in 2015, ranked the number one school in the state, I had high hopes of entering straight into a 4-year university and getting the typical college experience. Even though many of my classmates were still unsure of their desired program, I always knew. All throughout high school even, I knew I wanted to pursue criminal justice. What started as an obsession with over-exaggerated TV crime dramas turned into a passion for true crime documentaries and books. Once college admissions were revealed, I was eager to begin my new journey. Although I was lucky enough to be awarded some merit-based scholarships and offered loans, the aid was ultimately not enough for me to attend UIC like I was hoping, and it seemed my dream was just a little farther from my grasp. As much as I wanted to go to college and get a higher education, I knew I realistically could not afford a 4-year university at the time. I decided on registering at my nearby city college, Truman, in hopes of receiving my associates degree first and one day being able to transfer into UIC as I had been hoping. Lucky enough for me, I had someone at home who had gone through a

Following secondary school, I will attend the University of Notre Dame and major in biological sciences. I’m incredibly grateful for the opportunity to study at this prominent institution, and I’ll make the most of it. College life will be tough, but I’m certainly up for the challenge. There’s myriad people rooting for me and I refuse to let them down.

Jani a schizophrenic girl and bodhi an autistic boy inspired my choice for wanting to go to college. I recall that day watching her and brother’s documentary on TLC “Born schizophrenic” , her dad said on TV during the documentary that Jani started having suicidal thoughts at around the age of 5 . I felt so much pity for her, her parents and her brother, I wished so much I could do something about her and her brother’s mental state. I decided to research about hers and her brother's condition and it led me to learning about other mental disorders. And soon enough I decided I wanted to be a psychologist. I want to go college and explore why people do the things they do, i want to go to college and learn why people have different opinions. Before

Here at Palo Alto College, I believe my new journey will begin. After finishing the path of stepping stones that were already laid out for me from elementary to high school, it is my turn to create my own path. I asked myself, "Where is it that I want to go from here?" College was my answer.

University of Arizona would be my first choice for college. The reasons why I want to go to University of Arizona is because it’s close to home, I would receive in state tuition, and most likely would receive a scholarship. I enjoy the towns’ environment that surrounds University of Arizona. I also am interested in medicine and their medical school is excellent. My brother currently goes to University of Arizona and he is fond of the school. If I attend U of A, my brother will help me get used to Tucson and college life in general. My dad will help me pay for college for all four years. I will chip in and help him by getting a job in college, applying for scholarships, and student loans or grants. I haven’t decided if I want apply for student

Coming from a small family on the big Island, I was lucky enough to be given many opportunities to influence my future. I was given the opportunity of being able to understand the feeling of the aloha spirit, being humble and treating others with kindness as I grew up. Growing up I always wanted to be successful and make a positive impact due to the amazing things I have experienced. I plan to put those morals when I go to college and major in Psychology, with those stepping stones I will be able to fulfill my career goals.

For anyone, making the decision to go to college and enroll in a public university can be an overwhelming jump, therefore people generally have different expectations. I moved from San Antonio Texas to attend school in Palm Beach in hopes of forcing myself out of my comfort zone and to further explore who I am. As a college student of Palm Beach Atlantic, I expect to strengthen my relationship with Christ, be successful academically, and continue to work hard contribute to the universities woman’s soccer team. I have high expectations for myself considering this new way of life, and I believe being a student here at Palm Beach will help me grow as a person.