Hung Student Interview Journal

An experience in my life that influences my goals to go back to school is when I went to jail for the first time. Going to jail is an experience that changed my life forever, because it made me think of all the wrong things I was doing with my life. When I got out of jail, I attended church for the first time and asked Jesus Christ to come into my life. After asking Jesus to come into my life, I felt a change within myself and realized I can be a good person and that I am forgiven for the bad things I did in the past. Going back to school and taking my future seriously is what I am focused on right now. I want my children to know that I am doing this for them so they can have a secure future as well. I have 3 young children who look up to me and I do not want to let them down.

I decided to go back to school to further my education make more money, and be a role model to my children. With the growing technology in the business world it's now calling for more education. The job the that I'm currently working at offered me a supervisor position but I was told to go back to school and further my education. This gives me a opportunity to make more money. I also want to be a role to my children since Im a single parent. I want them to know there's more to life after high school and the more education you the more money you can

My husband and I love to travel and visit different places, but I knew that if I made the decision to return to school I would have to limit my traveling. This decision would not only affect me, but it would affect my husband as well. My husband is my biggest support and he has told me that he has my back in whatever decision I made in regards to returning to school. My children are involved in so many extra-curricular activities and I would have to make decisions at times that would affect them. I have always stressed to my children the importance of going to school and getting an education and I knew that they would if mom had to miss an activity because of school. My children are very glad that their mother is furthering her education. Along with family functions I am very involved with my sorority and community activities. I believe in being involved with my community and I will just have to prioritize these activities as they come along. While prioritizing my calendar, I set a goal to have all my weekly assignments complete by Saturday, so that I can have one day set aside to spend time with my family.

The reasons I have decided to go back to school is because I want to further my education to better myself as a single mother, and I want to show my children that you should never give up on your goals no matter how challenging life can be. Also, I chose to go back to school so that I can boost my son's confidence level so when he does homework, I will be right by his side doing mines whether its researching, reading, or typing papers. My ultimate goal for using this degree is to receive additional pay through my employer once I have obtained my degree. Secondly, I want to expand my career in law

My body is shaking and my mind is in shambles. The person reaches out their hand and I shake it with a slightly timid grip. Despite it being a mock interview, sweat slowly seeps out of my skin and keeps me on edge. Incoherent words pour out when the interviewer asks the first question. With each successive question they ask, I gradually get more comfortable with the intimidating atmosphere. However, by the end I have the feeling of defeat. The interviewer pulls up the video of the session, and they point out the stiffness of my body and the shakiness of my voice. Although my body language seems quite timid and recessed, a strength they point out is my ability to keep strong eye contact. With these constructive critiques in mind, I know that I have a lot to practice.

“Returning to school after so many years of not attending, to obtain a degree can be a struggle for many people throughout their life, but it also has its benefits, changes, challenges, and goals. Initially, I had planned to go to college right after high school, but due to many family problems I was unable to. It would be another eight years before I would make the decision to enroll in school. My reasons for returning to school are to higher my education, have a better career/ job, and to better my life, as well as the life of my daughter. Returning to school for me, has had its benefits, changes, challenges, and goals. In this paper, I plan to give you a brief

Returning back to school was a very natural decision for me. It seemed to be the next logical step in my personal and career goals. My ultimate goal is to be happy and healthy and be a good provider and role model. With that set aside for now, my next goal is to be financially stable and able to provide for my family in ways that my family was not able to provide for me. I definitely expect to work for what I want and earn every bit of it. The most recent motivator was that my company was willing to contribute a huge chunk of the yearly tuition, therefore removing some financial burden. This makes me feel like they truly care about my future and they really want to see me succeed.

The reason I have decided to return to school and continue my education is to show myself, family, and friends that I want to better myself personally and professionally, by setting goals through your life. It helps keep you mentally and physically sharp because you are always setting and obtaining goals. I want to show my collage aged daughter that regardless of your age you can set and obtain goals while working a full time jab and maintaining a house hold.

I went back to school with the simple goal of getting my degree and moving ahead in my career. School, education and obtaining my degree were always important to me, since my profession requires a bachelor degree to qualify for national certification, it was a better

As I ponder the events of the last five months of my life, I realize the influence they will

If I could go back in time and relive a particularly difficult moment in my life, I will work part-time in the weekend in high school. I want to save my money. I want to travel other state. I also want to see my childhood friends. I wish I spend more time to have fun with my friends when I was young. When I first came here I went to school and I didn't how many class I have to take the class and to pass the MACS. I spent one more year to get my diploma. I wish if I know all this I will take class that require. I will go to Middlesex Community College early to practice the MACS because they have MACS class. After I going Middlesex Community College I pass the MACS. It is very helpful to go there. I learned a lot of MACS how to answer the open

When I was 5 my life changed completely. My sister and I were abandoned by our mother and father. I was then raised by my aunt and uncle along with my grandparents. I was taken in and loved as if I was their own. I want to show them and myself that no matter what happens in life that I can succeed and accomplish anything I set my mind to. Therefore, I am pursuing an Associates degree and the first generation in my family to go to college first generation in my family to go to college.

Many people attend post-secondary school for abundant reasons, some may be for themselves and others for their family. I am wanting to further my education for a list of reasons. First, I want to help my family out financially, due to my mom not being able to work due to lupus. She has been the main driving force behind everything I do knowing that everything that I do might be the last thing she sees. I want to be able to help my parents financially while attaining my dream job from my dream university. I hope to attend Navarro, majoring in kinesiology, during the summer and transfer to The University of Texas at San Antonio for the fall to finish my degree. I then hope to pursue a job as either a Graduate assistant or a high school football

My biggest fear of being educated was that it got the best of me. Coming from a background of not being educated and having a learning disability I made it my purpose to be educated. This degree in Secondary Educational Leadership gives me the advance learning I need to specialize in higher educational leadership. I desire to be a Dean and long term looking to be a college President. While obtaining my degree, I will show student with learning disabilities that can achieve if they work hard. So far my experience with faculty, classmates, and my classes have given me what I needed to be confident in this stage of the program. Looking at what African American males face and the lack of African American males

By going back to school and getting my degree I am opening up potentially lots of doors for myself in the future. I am setting a good example for my boys and that no matter what age you are, it is never too late to go back to school and further your education. Education is the key to opening up positions in the workplace that someone without an education would not be able to pursue. The benefits will far out way the time and work that it will take for me to complete my degree. This will be something that I can be proud of and prove to myself and others that no matter how hard the goal may seem or how long it may take you to reach the end results, it is always worth it to follow your dreams. I am extremely motivated to accomplish this goal for myself.