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Goals For College Freshman Essay

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James Mason Wood said, “Education today, more than ever before, must see clearly the dual objectives: education for living and education for making a living.” When people go to school because they have to, then it is only education for living. When people try hard and get a good education, then they get good jobs to make a living. West Texas A&M University, home of the Buffaloes, will provide me with new skills to learn about the medical field and can assist me to become an anesthesiologist. Before being able to apply for WTAMU, there is some requirements college freshmen need to have and they also have to go through admissions. Before being able to register, incoming students need to have certain amounts of credits from their high school. They need to have four English credits, four for math, four for science, three and a half for social science, half a credit for economics, one for physical education, one for speech, and six credits of electives (WTAMU). College freshmen also need to have their meningitis shot up to date before they are allowed into a classroom. They also need to submit their high school transcripts. To be able to get accepted to WTAMU, students need to obtain 2.0 GPA. They also need to have certain ACT and SAT scores. If the student is in the top 25% of the class, they have no minimum ACT or SAT score. If they are in the 26% to 50% they need to have an ACT score of 18 or an 860 to 940 on the SAT. If the student is in …show more content…

For example, the student needs to “ensure their career choice uses their talents and passions, and they should also work towards a career that they are passionate about” (KCSE). Also, if a student wants to be a neurosurgeon for example, they “need to consider the job demand now and for the future.”(KCSE) They also need to “research the career for the starting salary, and see how many graduates got employed into that field after graduating”

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