Personal Narrative: Working My Way Through College

My College and Career goals include graduating college and getting a job. I wish to attend the University of Alabama. I plan to major in occupational therapy or speech therapy. After I graduate with my bachelor's degree I wish to get my master's degree. After I finish my schooling I want to receive a job that allows me to provide for my family. I wish to receive this job in my degree's field. After receiving this job I wish to improve to reach a leadership role.

After recently graduating from Fullerton College with two associate degrees in psychology, I could have not accomplished this goal all by myself without the proper guidance that I received from EOPS and FYSI at the time. These programs were established to support former foster youth at Fullerton College in their education as long as they met all the conditions for each semester. As a result, this was valuable for me during my time as a community college student, allowing me to guarantee that I would finish all my requirements on time to transfer to a good university, and becoming more involved with the campus each semester. That being said, this is one of the main reasons as to why I am applying to your program, so I could receive the support

I chose to come to community college because I felt it would better benefit me. Most four year universities have difficult obstacles to overcome. Distractions like parties, and other social things can be hard to ignore. For better focus and judgment I chose to come to Faulkner state. Also, I heard good things about the college on how they didn’t tolerate parties and the use of alcohol or drugs and the instructors have good relationships with their students, and to this day I find that very true. Another thing is when I was in the industrial contracting industry I knew going back to school was going to make me happy and make me feel like I had a purpose for my calling in the medical field of radiology. I knew I would feel fulfilled and it would

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.

Transitioning into college can be a difficult time for many people. Because of the fact that college is so distinctly dissimilar to high school, students may not cope well with changing lifestyles. For me personally, though, I look forward to the conversion from high school into college. I am always open to different opportunities with respect to advancing my education into secondary education. So changing the way of operating for me should not be all too hard for me because of how well I have done so in the past.

I have been in avid since my freshman year of high school and I can honestly say it has really changed my view of college.My freshman year of high school I wasn't even sure I wanted to go to college being that no one in my family went to college I was slightly discouraged.Through avid I learned about college and how it could really change my future.Avid helped me learn organizational skills and study skills that I didnt have before.We learned about taking cornell notes and using our binders as part of our organizational techniques.By becoming more organized I was able to see my grades drastically improve as well.Another concept AVID introduced was the use of planners of course before hand I knew what a planner was but I never really thought

The advice that changed my life was from my boss. I had been out of high school a couple of years, and, at the time, was working full time at a store in the mall. College had always been on the horizon for me, just barely out of reach. However, when I start to think back, I see what little effort I put in to try to reach college. Every time someone asked if I planned on going, I would say yes, I just needed to save up the money, brush up on a few subjects, and get my life in order. In truth though, I was just scared of going back to school. I had not done well in high school and had in fact dropped out. So, even if I had wanted to go to school I would need to take the GED test, and that was something I was not prepared to do. So month after

My college goals include transferring from Merced College to Stanislaus State University. I began the application process in November. I will complete my requirements here at Merced College this semester for my Associates Degree Transfer. I'm majoring in Psychology and hope to receive my Bachelors in Arts at Stanislaus State. My career goals include attaining an instructional aide position as soon as I receive my AA from Merced College. I haven't had any luck applying for that position however, I'm hopeful my luck will change. I have attended approximately eight to ten instructional aide position interviews and volunteer at a local Elementary School in Chowchilla. I believe the more education I receive, the better a candidate I will become

Although I have always wanted to earn a college degree, other priorities in life required

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.

During my senior year in high school, I experienced the unfortunate event of my parents splitting. My father stayed in Washington to attend my graduation ceremony, but announced to my family that shortly after he would be moving to Las Vegas. I intended to immediately work towards a degree in mechanical engineering, a career I’ve had my eyes set on since I was a child, but there was an essential role I needed to fill. As a result of my father’s absence, my mother worked two eight hour jobs as a waitress, leaving my younger brother void of any parental figure. Graduating high school was a bittersweet milestone, having known that I am one step closer to pursuing my career, but faced with the harsh reality that the time wasn’t right.

My biggest motivation to become a Columbia Souther University student was the birth of my child. I what best for her, like every good parent. After some research in the internet, I found out that Human Resources Manager is highly paid profession. And because I already have a degree in this specialization from my International University , the CSU transfer half of my credits, that would help me to complete the school sooner. Taking this classes will help me to succeed in my future career. I look forward to learn about all laws and regulations of Human Resources, how to be a leader and a good manager, be more socialize. And also it will help me a lot with my English, that I will feel more confidant in myself

When I enrolled in HHCS in 2008 as a new high school graduate, I was really excited to start my academic path to a superior education. In my family is really important to get a degree, mostly because it represents more than an academic achievement, it shows you can commit with yourself to pursue what you want in life

Even though I’m only in the beginning of my transition phase, I feel as though my transition into college will go smoothly and my action plan will be successful. After complete the transition guide based off of my current situation, my current self, my current supports, my current ability to strategize, and my action plan.

41 hours looking up “how to get into college”. Approximately 12 hours of looking at personal statements that got other people into college. And just about 2 hours writing my own. I’ve spent my whole life living up to other people’s expectations, following what others are doing, and doing what others tell me to do. But for a personal statement, why is it that so much of it revolves around what other people tell you to do. From prompts to teachers telling you a good angle to take, to even parents telling you an important life event that you should include. But what about me?