My College Admissions Essay: I Want To Further My Education

As a student, I am very well rounded. I am always prepared and thinking ahead of what I need to do. I’m very picky with everything I do. No one wants to take me shopping because if it ain’t perfect I don’t want it. I’m also very organized. I keep a tight schedule every day. I work hard for everything I want. I make dinner every night for my family of 5. I also like to bake but I never end up getting any with 3 boys in the house. Anyways, I work hard for the things I deserve and I am very picky about what I end up getting. I don’t like much help unless I really need it. I always turn things in early or on time. If my work isn’t perfect, it’s not good enough. I usually don’t settle for anything less than an A. My brothers call me an overachiever.

Some parents might encourage you. While others will just watch you struggle in silence. A major obstacle that I have faced is the lack of motivation coming from my family and peers, who don’t want me to further my education. My parents do not expect me to further my education, considering none of my family members have furthered their education beyond a high school diploma. Aside from these obstacles I have improved myself academically by staying away from bad influences.

I don’t know if it was the lack of jobs, or seeing buildings being torn down and turned into parking lots with no vehicles to fill them, but something made me want to find higher education and make Millinocket my vacation place not a place to live the rest of my life. This dream could only become a reality on one condition, college. With that in mind it’s always been one particular college that has keep me moving forward with getting good grades and having a strong work ethic. Maine Maritime Academy, known for its high quality education and preparing its students for a lifetime, of job opportunities and a excellent job placement rate seemed to be my best option. I have alway been a tactile learner and can learn best from applying my skills

I thought applying to colleges was the hardest part of the process, but I was flat-out wrong. Choosing which college to attend was by far the hardest decision I have ever had to make. I empathize with prospective students deciding if UVa should be their new home, because I was in the same shoes not too long ago. However, I want to be an intern to show prospective students, through guided tours and other outlets, how much UVa could offer them. When choosing a school, many students go on tours to picture themselves at the institution, and obtain as much information as possible. Therefore, I believe my experience thus far has made me aware of several opportunities that can encourage prospective students to thoughtfully consider UVa. I know motivated students want to attend an institution that will guide them and help them flourish toward their

Many people set goals, and so many of those goals never get \accomplished. Some reasons may be lack of effort, not motivated, or the goal is challenging. Most goals can be completed if people put their minds to the test. I am willing to complete my goals this school year. I’ve made goals for ELA 2, other school goals, and goals in life. I know that I will be able to complete them over time.

As I first came across this essay prompt, I was discouraged at the thought of trying to make myself stand out from the thousands of other students applying and competing to make themselves appear ____ in 750 words or less. I panicked, feeling as if I had nothing to offer in regard to unique interests or life experiences. An ordinary, white, high school female with happily-married parents and minimal hardship, my story is not one that easily gains the attention of ____. Sitting in my desk at Northwest Christian School, thinking about how I could make my ordinary self stand out, it hit me that the normal experiences I encounter each day are actually quite far from normal. My life as a private school student, though NORMAL in my eyes, sets me

My parents have always provided for me. I never went without a new pair of shoes for the first day of school, or had to experience missing a meal because we couldn't afford it that night. My parents have always done what they could to keep me fed, clothed, with a roof over my head. When my public school education wasn't supporting my excelling academic skills, my parents chose to make sacrifices so that I could attend a private school in hopes of a better education. Countless times, my mom and dad have put aside what they want for the desires, and benefits of their children. Without their many sacrifices I wouldn't be who I am today. I wouldn't have received an education from one of the top private schools in the state, or even the nation. My parents have provided for me time and time again and I would like to give back to them in any way I can. They have offered to assist me in paying for my college education, but my goal is that they won't have to worry about this extra expense. Whether it means I apply for every available scholarship I qualify for, or I take on an extra job, I want to do this for them. My dad was unable to attend college due to financial complications and its his dream to to his children attend college and be successful.

When I attend college, I would like to major in Chemical Engineering and minor in Global Studies; furthermore, I aspire to someday change the standards and quality of healthcare around the world through my knowledge of Chemistry and international affairs. In order to achieve these goals, I must thrive in all of my college courses but this is far easier said than done.

I am a college student who is extremely passionate about her education. I love to have the peace of mind that my only worry is passing my courses. I am blessed to be presented with countless of opportunities to aid my education, as all my focus can be solely on my education since I know tuitions are paid for. My parents and I are from Haiti, where opportunities similar this are extremely rare. In 2007, my mother and I came to America, but my father stayed behind, for his immigration process took longer. It was extremely difficult, especially for my mother who, you could say, needed to take a role of a single parent for a couple of years. My parents traveled to another country, left their families behind and gave me a chance at a life that they

College Is the main goal for my education journey.It is not a dream of mine to have higher education but surely it will give me a better chance in my life as a refugee.I just want to be able to keep up with the community and to help my family as much as I can.I want to thank UoPeople for giving me this chance to be able to reach my goal once

Everyone around me knows that I am absolutely obsessed with finding a job in my field of study. I always felt I was an average person. I had good grades, my family is middle class, and I believed that hard work and “buckling my boot straps” would pay off. Boy, was I wrong. I graduated as a Bio-medical Engineer. I believed it didn’t matter what school I went to because my major is respected. I didn’t expect for it to only be respected and not get me a job opportunity. I pressured myself for four years taking 16-18 units in order to graduate in a timely manner. Finally, when I got out the other end I found myself thrust into the world. The world that preached “we need more diversity in engineering”, and “we are always looking to hire women of

One of my academic goals is to get the best education possible at Allan Hancock College before I transfer. I will accomplish this by always paying attention to all my teachers and do all my work and most importantly make school my number one priority. Another academic goal that I have is to transfer to Cal Poly or Long Beach and obtain my Master’s degree in education. I also want to graduate with honor and with a 3.5 GPA or above. I decided that I wanted to be a teacher because I like helping people out and also I enjoy working with kids. I selected these goals because my economic background is not the great, most of the money that my family makes goes to the rent and daily expenses. We live in a small apartment and we are a family of five; we don’t usually go out and eat at restaurants only in special occasions.

I plan to attend college at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. I will study Farm Management in the college of ACES and pursue a bachelor’s degree. Then, I plan to live independently, and look forward to managing the family farm. I also plan to continue attending church services and support the local 4-H and FFA programs, since these activities have been an important part of my

Advantageous tools that are essential to measuring one’s progress in life are goals. As Earl Nightingale said, “People with goals succeed because they know where they’re going.” I am an organized person, therefore recording goals, both short-term and long-term, is habitual for me. Happiness is the overall aspiration I have in my life, which ties into the goals I retain for my future education, career, personal life, and community service.

College is something I have always been confused about, I’ve been told growing up that I HAVE to go to college but I never knew what I wanted to go for. Knowing that I was going to go to college no matter what actually made me not think about it as much. I've always had the mindset of just worrying about college when I actually get there. When it was time for me to go to college I was still confused on how I wanted to go about it, I didn't know what I wanted to do at all so I had very little expectations for it. Being so confused about something makes me not know what to expect and that's how I felt about college. However i've always had two main expectations that never went away and I still expect from attending college, no matter what I do or where I go. Those two expectations are to find out what career I want and graduate with a degree for that career, and secondly to gain a mass amount of knowledge by the time i'm done with it all and graduated.