Personal Statement: I Want To Attend College

My most significant endeavor since attending community college has been has been protesting Capitol Hill at Washington, D.C. demanding congress to pass a clean Dream Act. As a member of the organization United We Dream, I went with them on a 16 hour long bus trip to the capital from Miami. Once we got to the capital, we went to a local church to practice how the protest was going to happen. At the church, I met many students like myself who all came to voice their demands to congress. During the lunch break, I met a student my age in the same grade. He noticed I was wearing a University of Southern California jacket and asked if I went there. I told him that I was a community college student at Miami Dade College planning on transferring there, that's when he told me he also attended a community college in Colorado and was planning to attend the same university.

There are alot of reason as to why students should attend KIPP academy. The first reason students should attend KIPP Academy is the amount of them that go to KIPP and 80% of the students go on to college. This is a huge step considering where they once came, it is highly

I was in their Phi Theta Kappa honors society, and graduated in May of 2017. I then got a job and am working as an Registered Nurse (RN) to help me afford college. I do not get awarded grants or money off for my schooling, and never have throughout my previous two years of school. A scholarship would greatly help me to pay for my tuition because I pay completely out of pocket for it. I take pride that I have progressed enough, and now have low student loan debt because I have pushed myself to grow and progress within school and life. I want to grow without a lot of student loan debt if I can, so eventually I can afford to go onto school and become a Nurse Practitioner. So many people in my life are inspirations for me to go onto school and do what I love - which is helping others. At the age of 4, my grandmother would come and stay with us and I would always help her with everything that she let me do. The nurse that came to her house didn’t work weekends, so my grandmother came every 6 weeks and stayed with us (she alternated between all of her 6 children’s houses). I helped her with everything, even though I was just a little kid. She let me help her get ready for bed every night she stayed with

I have seen others go back to college with two or more kids and make good grades. They were making something of themselves. I want to make something of my life. I do not want to have to worry with losing my job and finding another one without a degree. It is hard to find jobs without an education. I want to show my two young girls that it is important to get a higher education. I want them to know that going and getting a degree is very important in the world we live in this day and time. I want to show that it is possible to better yourself even with a family. My youngest has Down syndrome, and I feel it is important to show her that with obstacles you can still further your education. I know that I do not have the same obstacles she has, but I want to be an influence on her. I want to show that I had a few obstacles including two kids, a job, and a husband that

I intend to pay for college through a combination of merit scholarships, financial aid, work study and family contribution. Thought I have not yet decided which college I will attend, each college that I was accepted to and am currently considering has provided me with varying merit scholarship/financial aid from $4,770 through $31,980. In addition to that aid, I will participate in a work study program at my college which will contribute approximately $3,000. Because my brother's ongoing medical costs are high, my parents contribution will be approximately $5,000. I intend to take out student loans for the remaining college costs.

Ever since my brother came back home from Illinois State University with many positive comments about the college I have wanted to go there. He told me about all the different things one can do there, and how easy it was to make friends. He also talked about how great all his professors were. I was instantly intrigued by all the university has to offer in activities and academics.

Ever since I can remember, my parents have encouraged me to go to college. Neither of my parents went to college, but they never really made it an option for me and my sister to not go. When I was a baby, my parents got divorced and for most of my life I’ve lived with my single mom. The beginning of my senior year of high school, when it came time for me to decide what I wanted to do with my future, it was an easy choice that I would be attending college. The not so easy choice was trying to decide where I wanted to go. Unfortunately, as much as my mom wanted to help me pay for college, she couldn’t afford to help me at all. The thing that originally drew me to Central was the campus and all the opportunities that are offered, but after seeing

I believe makes me standout as a strong candidate for admissions to the University of California. I am not going to say the cliche things every applicant says. Yes, I do believe University of California is a fit for me but this University is more than that. I not only believe but I know that will be enlightened in a new way of learning about the world by wise professionals that been through it all before, I know I will receive the most vigorous education that will not only challenge me but help me to be able to run high speed through obstacles that will come in life . But most importantly, I most definitely know, that after I develop enough knowledge that I hope to learn at this institution, it shall lead me to the red carpet of my career without

Senior year is here and the question is, "how will I afford to pay for college?". At a young age, my father passed away and my mother abandoned me, since then I've lived with my grandmother, who has struggled but always found away to make sure I've had everything I've need throughout the years. I currently have a part-time job to help out the family, but that's not enough to pay for college too. I am currently taking a nurse aid class through my high school, getting this scholarship would help me further my education in nursing.

Hello, I am Sam Sandefer I am also 25 years old. Today I am going to start with a question, who here went to college? I believe all of your who are raising your hands made the right choice. Sure College is expensive at an average of $31,000, but if you pick the right college you can earn that back in three or four years. A recent study shows that the average college graduate from UT makes around $79,000 annually. Also, if you pick the right subject you can make even more money. College is a big investment, but it does pay off. After a few years of debt, you can become more successful than ever and be able to pursue your passions at a high level. At college you can specialize in an area that you love and learn a lot, also

What do I want to be when I am done with high school? I want to be an entrepreneur, owning my own bakery. I have reached my goals of graduating high school after all my trials and tribulations. I have been homeless for most of my high school year and I could benefit a lot with the moolah spot scholarship. I deserve o win because Ive worked hard to go to college and to not got because of limited funds would devaste me and others. Mostly my family memebers. I want my family to no longer have to struggle with rent, mortgate and car notes. I want to go to school for pastry baking arts, graduate and sell a lot of baked goods to open my own little

We all need a Plan B when thinking about college and if you go or if you should not go. I

I never dreamed of going to college when I was young. I am not from a wealthy family so the cost of college basically ruled it right out of my future. I was always a good student though. I love and excel in math related courses, the numbers just always make sense and there is always a right and wrong answer to every question. So since I was young I knew that is was math I wanted to do in my future.

Growing up you hear, "You can do anything you set your mind to," and as you get older you begin to hear, "Follow your dreams, but maybe you should major in business management, there's always a job with that." Courage is following a path you have faith in whether or not everyone else does. It's doing something new, vibrant, artistic, and not business management.

For many, after graduating high school the next big step is college. I never asked myself why or if I even wanted to. Yet, since I was not yet ready to join the work force, and didn’t want to disappoint my parents, I simply followed the path that I was supposed to take. For a while I had no direction, but through the loss of my high school English teacher and my dream of making my family proud, I discovered that college was the place I wanted and needed to be.