Personal Narrative: Justification For Higher Education

During my two last years of high school, i've been in contact with a lot of colleges and universities. Many of which don’t get my attention. Throughout my whole high school years, there was only one college that i wanted to go to, Liberty University. I have heard so many wonderful things about Liberty and what i loved the most was that it was a christian school. Liberty had the number one thing that i am looking for in a college, that is a christian school, but many of my other things that i look for in a college where just not there. I used to live in Florida approximately 11 years ago and let me tell you, it's hard not to miss the sunshine state. Liberty is in Virginia, a state where it doesn't feel like home. When i received a brochure

Starting in the fall of 2012 was a big change in my thinking and learning skills. This was the year that I started my Liberal Arts Education here at Bridgewater College. Before I entered college everything had come easy to me whether it was sports or school, but during my first two weeks at school I knew that had all changed. In high school I rarely had to take notes and homework was optional in my school district and so I carried that over to my new classes at Bridgewater. That did not go so well because on the first test in General Chemistry I got the lowest grade I had ever gotten on a test. This was where college changed for me. From then until now was a change in the way that I learned both inside and outside of class. In the classroom I started to take better notes and really paid attention to the lecture. Outside of class I started to read and take notes on the textbook and also used the resources of the college and got a tutor.

I have come to the understanding that, as we progress in age, summer is no longer viewed in terms of vacation, but rather a chance for young adults to glimpse into the ‘real world’ of constant work and exhaustion. The cost of college education has made it difficult to enjoy the beauty of summer, and instead forces us to focus on the pressure of student loans. It is because of this that I have spent my past few summers indoors beneath the florescent lights of Younkers in the wonderful world of retail. However, as the past semester came to an end, I decided that this summer would be different.

I've been working since the day I turned 16 to help pay for college, in fact, each week I put aside a portion of my paycheck to go towards my tuition. I've also filled out many scholarships over this past year so, I'll be able to attend Mid-Plains next fall. I plan to continue working over the summer and hopefully by the first semester I'll have enough to cover a majority of the expenses for

Making that first step to complete independence isn’t always easy. Being the first person in my family to ever attend college, I knew I was travelling into uncharted territory, one where I wasn't sure what to expect. My dad, a concrete worker, my mom an esthetician both came from very little and never had the chance to attend college. Both of my brothers decided against college and went to work for my father in the concrete business. For this reason, I was a little bit hesitant to venture too far from my home my first year. What if something went wrong? What if I couldn’t do it? I am happy I stayed home and attended Daemen my freshman year, because it opened my eyes to a great deal of things, and helped me find what I want to do with the rest of my life. Since I was little I always knew I wanted a career that involved helping people, especially children. The first semester of my freshman year I took a class called “Healthcare Studies

Public school systems need to be more sensitive to their students. Parents play the major role in determining a child’s academic outcome, but the school system needs to notice children who don’t necessarily acknowledge their gift. These children need guidance -- I believe it is the schools’ responsibility to provide it to them. I have been through a situation that makes me feel strongly about the subject. My example is an indisputable case in point.

I do not consider myself the normal college student seeking out a degree in education. I am a 37 year old single mother of four children and I work full time. When I started out my college journey I wanted to be an accountant. I was set on becoming a CPA and running my own business. I had always loved math, but when I had taken accounting and finance classes in high school and feel in love with numbers even more. My first years in college were a little tricking between working for a bank and taking the accounting classes, two careers where debits and credits meant the exact opposite. This challenge did not deter me from accomplishing my goal of becoming a CPA. What did deter me was when I started working for a CPA. That love for the field started to

When I was a 17 year old naive kid I caught a case from a situation that was no crime. An in my mind everything was a joke to me. I just knew nothing could happen to me, " RoShawn Evans - freestyle, folk style and gecko wrestling champion and honor student at Flint Southwestern Academy. " I knew as long as you told the truth, the whole truth an nothing but the truth so help me God in the court of law nothing could possibly go wrong.

While I have encountered an unfathomable number of obstacles along my educational journey, one of the largest obstacles I have encountered has been simply realizing my own potential. To begin, I was the product of a father who left before my birth, and a mother who clung to illegal substances as her escape from reality. Being a child thrown into such a world, I did not think much about the "could be's" or "what if's." I did not set very large goals for myself.

Born and raised in the eastern part of Nepal, I was the third child of my parents. The name of my first school was the Balkalyan Boarding School. This was the beginning of my educational career, I had a dream to become a distinct individual in the society. Going to school was always fun, and full of good experiences. My overall educational experience was positive.

Now this part right here is in a way personal, i’m here to talk about my life and emotions on furthering my education. I come from a family where anything is possible, if you have your mind set on something you get up and fight for what you want, no excuses. I’m a 17 year old girl from Monterrey, Nuevo Leon Mexico, I wish I could tell you about the beautiful place where I’m from but sadly, I can’t tell you anything. I get a lot of crap from my family because I don’t remember anything from Mexico, lately i’ve been missing home more than ever. I always knew I could accomplish something if I set my mind to it, I just don’t feel capable of taking a chance I don’t even have. In case it didn’t get stuck in your head before, I’m a 17 year old undocumented

In all senses, I am not a traditional student. I have spent most of my formative years in therapy and at mental health units. I know more about the amygdala than math proofs, but this has given me an emotional maturity that others my age lack. Through therapy I have developed useful traits; I know my strengths and weaknesses like the back of my hand. I have developed efficient communication skills. I already know how to manage and minimize

I bring a diverse perspective higher education. After being homeschooled K-12, I attended a public community college; a small, private, religiously-affiliated university and a large public university. As a first-generation college student, I had to learn the workings of higher education systems on my own.

Even though she was failing all her courses granted she was trying to do her school work; however, she was staying back at school prior to this incident in order to turn her grades around for this quarter. Chesapeake Public School right now is stating they are denying my daughter a right to an education, because if so I need to talk to someone about this issue immediately. My concerns as parent has not been address towards this incident in regards to Mr. Alexander; consequently I believe I have been ignore about my concerns in the matter.

Over the past week we have studied how to improve the ability to learn. I find this topic very intriguing because it focuses on how the brain functions. The brain is a breathtaking entity that functions in complex ways to let us to experience our daily lives. As a person who sometimes has difficulty learning new content, I thought the tips to improve absorbing information were very helpful.