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Education is very important to my parents and it is not just a means of obtaining a good job in the future, but it serves as a way to get respect and social standing in a world that is so heavily focused on societal and class statuses. Being the first generation to have gone onto higher education, the pressures, put on by my family, can sometimes be overwhelming. In fact, at times I think my parents are more excited and ready for me to graduate than I am, which can be quite comical.

College isn’t for everybody people have set their minds on believing if they go to college they will fail. Angel B.Perez, article “Want to Get Into College? Learn to Fail” talks about how students need to fail in order to be successful. “I look forward to the possibility of failure”(Perez). This quote indicates that students go to college with the fear of failure, but who said college was easy? College is not easy, but not impossible students have always have there parents on their sides to help them through their difficult times. “You see, my parents have never let me fail”(Perez). Your parents are not with you when you go to college so weather you go you need to be responsible on graduating with your effort.

See growing up in a large family like mines education was very important. Despite we didn’t have many to graduate from college put a lot of pressure on me. See my grandparents didn’t go to high school or college. So, they were real hard on their kids about go to school and graduate. So, made my parents hard on my brother and me about our education. My brother and me will be the first in our large family to graduate from college. My mom was real hard on me because she didn’t want me to go to in be like her. She had

None of my sisters nor my brothers continued their education for different reasons. Some of them found school too hard for them, and others just preferred to start their own business. When it was my turn, I knew that education was my only chance to become an independent woman. Moreover, I knew that continuing my education successfully was the only way to escape a planned marriage that to take place whenever I fail school, just like what happened to my sisters after they quitted school. Therefore, I always worked so hard to keep up good grades at school. I spent winter and summer breaks preparing myself for the next grade of school so that when school starts, I read

Up to last December, I had no academic goals, leave alone any plan for my future. It was not that I chose to neglect privileges, I did not care because higher education was never a theme of discussion for my family. In fact, my parents and I rarely have a conversation.

I decided to go to college because I want to get a degree in something that I would enjoy doing for the rest of my life. Going to college would help me learn the material that I need for that career, therefore I would know whether I want to go forward with that career or change it to a different career pathway. I want to be able to truly know who I am and who I’m not. I would like to learn how to manage my time properly and not leave things for the last minute because when I wait for the last minute I need up having more work and so much stress on myself. I would want to learn how to be more independent and not reply on other people because there are going to be times where I will not have any people to rely on and I would have to do everything

It is easy to view college as a necessity to land a great job after you graduate. I always thought going to college was something that I needed to do, everyone that I associate with has gone to college, so I should be the same. During this last year, the question why do I want to has been something that I have thought about thoroughly. I am a curious student, I enjoy learning about new inventions, ideas, and methods and figuring out how these things work, and how I can improve upon them. I want to go to college so I can learn about the subjects that interest me, mainly being mechanical and civil engineering, math and science, so that I will have the tools and, mainly, mentality and knowledge to succeed.

My brother and I have been living with my grandmother for the past 6 years. While living with my grandmother I became close to all my aunts and uncles.They all became alcoholics in high school. Ever since I was nine years old I've been taking care of my younger cousins. Growing up in that environment is what made me want to go to college and become something. I don't want to end up following their foot steps nor do I want people to judge me cause of their mistakes. None of my relatives finished high school, they didn't care much for their education. Which in my opinion I think education is something everyone should be thankful for, cause some people aren't able to receive education or go to school. I promised my grandmother that I wouldn't end up like my relatives, I would graduate high school and become the first person to attend college in my

I found out the hard way that if I did not study for a test I would fail and if I did not study a certain way as well I would also fail. It was frustrating for me because despite all my efforts and long hours of studying I would still get low grades at school. After going to several workshops and asking for help I was finally able to turn my education around and get good grades. The workshops taught me how to be organized and create helpful study habits. You don’t become a college student just by going to school and attending classes. You become a college student when you prepare for class and understand what the professor is talking about by studying, reading, and doing homework. The day I found out that I could graduate within one year, I went to talk to my counsellor and applied for a course overload petition to be to take more than sixteen units. The reason why I wanted to graduate so fast is because college is expensive and by getting a course overload I would save about two thousand dollars’ worth of tuition. Taking twenty units a quarter was difficult, but I have been through worse situations over the past few years. The end of the road was finally near and nothing but joy surrounded me. Now my family does not look at me as a bad influence, but a role model. My aunts who did not let me hang around with their children now tell them to follow in my footsteps and go to college. Even

There was no one pushing me towards excellence, except for me: I did that myself. A major reason as to why my mother overlooked how important school was to me is because in our household being the oldest of her children meant I had almost as many household tasks as her. That did not stop me. I did my responsibilities, and my homework or readings I needed for school. Moreover, when my family saw me at my graduation, they had no idea as to why I was in the front of the class, and not at the back since, my last name starts with an S. They were extremely surprised, and proud of how I had excelled in high school. Even though I have not always had the support of my family, they are my family, and one day I want to be able to help them out. I want to pursue a career as a dentist, and I very much wish to attend the University of Texas to accomplish my goal. Now I can say I even dream about going to school here. It took me awhile to figure out some things, but that is why I believe staying home after I graduated has helped me reevaluate my thoughts about what I want to do with my

Education has always been a primary concern for my parents. They taught me that if I need to succeed in life, I have to be educated. Following their guide, I have always valued and tried to get the most of any educational opportunity I have had in my life. Being a child in a business family, I have always been interested in focusing my career in the business field. My Mother and Father both own their own companies, they are constantly talking about business, and this has inspired me to pursue a life of business. My parents have owned their companies for over twenty years, and when they retire, they want me to continue running the family business. For this reason, I decided to pursue my studies in the field of Business and Leadership at

A majority of young people feel obligated to attend college and further their education, but I have rarely had others driving me to a degree. Neither of my parents accelerated their education enough to secure a degree; my dad reached a high position at work with just a high school education and copious amounts of night shifts. He has continuously been the one that has never quite, but almost, discouraged me from attending college and spending the money it’s going to require; however, if I don’t strive to do more and excel I will always hold regret and know that if I had just graduated with that Bachelor’s and maybe (hopefully) even that Master’s degree then I could be that much more experienced and knowledgeable at the corporation or business I opt to spend my working

Elon Musk once said, "When I was in college, I wanted to be involved in things that would change the world". This might sound cleche, but I want to go to college to change the world too. College degree is not the ultimate goal; however, it faciliate the road to achieving one's goals. Knowledge, on the other hand, is the sami goal I strive to achieve. The answer of why I want to go to college is by answering where I see myself after a couple of years. I see meyself as a college professor and a psychiatrist. Moreover, I see myself helping in rebuilding my country after the war it is living. For me, that is why I want to go to college.

It's difficult growing up with a family who believes that you would be a drop out and a mother by the time your 17. Since I was a kid, I have seen and heard about family dropping out of high school and not going to college. Their reasons always were that they were falling behind or they got pregnant. If they did go to college, they always dropped out. I never really had anyone to motivate me to achieve anything until I met my dad and stepmom. They always told me that I am capable of doing anything I want and they support me. Then I was exposed to God and I learn that through Him, I can do anything.

As I graduated from high school, I was forced to ask myself, “Do I really need to go to college?” In my case, the answer was yes, I need to go to college. Each year high schoolers have to make the decision to go to college or not. This is a decision people have been making since college has existed. Almost everyone has to make this decision at some point in their life. Some chose to go to college for two years, four years or however longer to get their desired degree. Then, there are people who make the decision to not pursue a college degree. There are various reasons some people do not need to college, but in most cases they should. Cost is a factor in deciding if an individual goes to college, however since the cost is different for