Personal Narrative Essay About After College

I’m raised in an environment filled with negative stereotypes, high dropout rates, fewer resources, and low expectations. As a Mexican American from the San Fernando Valley, educational opportunities do not come often. In middle school it massed into my head that going to college is my way towards success. Soon it became the only option for me and as a result, I joined Project Grad to begin my journey towards college. They introduced me to the Chicano Youth Leadership Conference during my junior year. After applying and attending, the conference eliminated the label that Latinos are not college material. Subsequently, I grabbed as many opportunities as I could. In my junior my school did not put me in any AP classes. Therefore, I went to go

I have defiantly not had a normal or a comfortable life. I have lived in RVs and cars on the streets of NE Portland, been homeless twice and I have left the country on multiple occasions cause of my family financial situation. As recent as two years ago I was in Central America and Southern Mexico looking for a safe and decent place to survive in. I missed a year of school. Currently, I live in a leaky, moldy, single-wide trailer home in Rockwood Neighborhood in Gresham. My parents are divorced; my dad, who I live with, is unemployed, has health issues, and has no formal education. So I provide for him and myself.

Coming to college is hard. You have to keep your grades up through 13 years of public education. You also should obtain a car to get from point A to point B. This also requires having a job to keep the car fueled and money in your pocket to live off of. Motivation is also a tricky thing to pin down. It seems to appear when you don’t need it, and then just vanish when you need it the most. And organizational skills, what are those? These are some of the challenges I faced when deciding to go to college.

The sudden roar on the engine starting gives me goose bumps. Putting on my fire suit and strapping on my helmet gives me a feeling of protection. Yes, I’m getting ready to bring my iron gladiator to battle. My uncle and I spent a long while working on building the machines of mass destruction. The welding of two metals together forms a bond so strong it can never be broken. We spent countless nights just doing this. My uncle throws something across the shop at me and yells “u getting that thing done?” I would respond with “I thought you were going to build it for me” nights like these where an everyday thing but grew farther apart as the summer drew to an end.

In conclusion, I absolutely brace college because of its many advantages. College is my necessity to enhance myself to move further. It will give me more information to confront my troubles in my future career. With my ability, exertion, universities will open its door for me that High school couldn't.

My life has been like a dark maze. I have absolutely no idea what's around the next corner. Each path I've taken has lead me to one of two things. Something fantastic that I'll enjoy and remember or something I wished never happened that I can forget. That's why I'm scared to take the next step because I don't know what will happen to me. However a few years ago I learned to give to give each step a chance, no matter how far back that step will take me. Being a senior this year a cartoon word has been shoved in my face a hundred times a week. That word is college. Just getting into college is a challenge. Thinking about all my test scores, GPA, applications is enough to give me a migraine. If just getting into a good college is this hard, I

Upon entering college, I thought that you had to have a majority of your life planned out. You had to have a career of interest, an intended major, and a solid plan for after college. Little did I know, you didn’t need your whole life agenda prearranged after high school graduation. A lot of people say that college is a time to explore and find yourself, and that was something I never fully grasped until I was enrolled at Western Washington University. Throughout my first year and a quarter, I’ve had the ability to take classes in many different fields of study ranging from; humanities, lab sciences, multicultural studies, and many more. Even though these array of different classes were taken for General University Requirements, it allowed

The thought of moving to Florida nauseated me. I can't believe my fucking mom. We have the perfect life in New Jersey. Im an Honor roll student, she has a good paying job and a wonderful husband. It baffles me why she would even consider leaving. Especially in the ending of the school year. As I packed a collage of me and my friends I broke down.

I wake up early and stomp downstairs. I grab the oatmeal from the table and run upstairs. Someone knocks at the door. It’s Anna-Marie. “Go away!” I yell, but she opens the door anyway. I put my oatmeal on the night stand and hide under my covers. “ Cadence, you seemed like you were happy here and you were getting along with all the others. We can’t have you sneaking out all the time. I’m sorry but we have decided to send you to foster parents. You leave tonight to meet them.” She closes the door and I come out from under the covers. I pack my bags and I’m ready to go. I say goodbye to everyone and I hop in the taxicab and drive off.

My decision to start college can't be summed up in a few words or even a few experiences.

Overall Beth’s talk has had be thinking about many things such as, my future career, family, and children. It seems as though sometimes people do not think about the future and how things will not always be as you plan. I am a big planner and I enjoying having things done a certain way, but I am beginning to realize that anything can happen in life. The most important lesson that I received from Beth’s presentation is that as we get older we have to take the challenges life gives us and not let it get us down but rather use it to better

After Reflecting on my past, present, and future I see and bright future for myself. I plan to reach for the stars. I will never let anyone hold me back from obtaining my goals. Also I plan to be my own character judge. These obstacles that I have face in the past will not hinder my future. Nor will I let it stop me. I am pressing on to see what God has for me. I have

It was very nice working with you during this term. You have done a stellar job in all your classes and I am very proud of your progress. I have updated your grades in all your classes. Let me know if you have any question about them.

In a world that is constantly changing, the global economy is exponentially growing, with millions of college graduates entering the workforce every year. Aside from growing competition, college graduates are entering a global economy where new technology is steadily advancing, new industries emerging, old industries disappearing, and globalization expanding the accessible job market. As a result of this, college students are faced with the reality in which a college degree is simply not enough alone to guarantee a job after graduation. Therefore, in order to succeed in todays economy, students must strive to better prepare themselves while in college. Students are exposed to many opportunities while in college. With that being said, it is crucial that students take advantage of every opportunity before graduation. A few of the opportunities that help to prepare students for their future are co-operative work programs and internships, student organizations and clubs, and school sponsored study abroad programs.

If I would have been able to tell my future, I honestly would’ve never of thought that I’d be where I am right now. About a year ago or so, I was struggling so much. My life seemed like it was all going wrong and nothing had wanted to go the way I would have wished. After high school, I had numerous plans for me that I’d set for myself, unfortunately my plans seemed to not be going the directions that I had wished. Occasionally in life you’ve just got to keep on pushing yourself forward until you achieve your goals or dreams.