Pursuing College Degree

My mom is a food service worker and my dad was a christmas tree farmer. Although we never had a lot of money, we made things work. We never went on any vacations and I wasn’t able to play sports because they cost too much, but that was okay because we were together and happy. Now that my dad is no longer here to support us, we have been struggling. The mortgage is always behind, something always seems to be shut off in our house as a result of not being able to pay the bills, and the pantry isn’t as full as it used to be. Financial issues has also been affecting my education. As I’m applying to colleges, I find myself limited in the number of schools I can apply to because not all colleges have fee waivers I can’t afford to pay several fees to apply to as many colleges as I’d would like to. I’ve also had hesitation in going to college just because of the cost of it. My goal in life is to become a doctor, which, normally takes around eight years. Eight years of college is not cheap, and the idea of having to pay thousands of dollars has scared

Once my brother graduated high school, my mother moved 500 miles away, to Connecticut. I decided to remain at home in West Virginia with my father. For various reasons, such as drugs and alcohol, living with him was no longer in my best interest. At this time, I was half way through high school. For a few months, I spent time living with friends. Before long, my grandmother, who I'm not particularly close to, graciously allowed me to live with her. She lives below the poverty line. In order to live in her house, I was driven to support myself. I work between 20-30 hours a week, which allows me to pay for bills, my vehicle, food, and etc. As soon as I graduate, I will be living on my own, and paying for my college tuition, by myself. It is difficult now to make ends meet, and in the coming college year the financial difficulty will greatly increase. I am endeavoring through these hard times, and I will only continue to do that by keeping my grades up as well as having the endless

The ultimate goal of a college education today is to prepare young adults for the “real world,” being the workforce. Nowadays, it is crucial to have a sharp wit, positive attitude, and innovative ideas to bring to the table. Colleges should provide lessons for these skills and teach students how to apply them in real-life situations. Priming a graduate for professional settings is a key component to lead a successful career. In order to work a suitable occupation, a person should know how to search for an appropriate and quality job. Research is of utmost importance, especially when exploring the job force. Susan Svrluga from The Washington Post states, “Finding a job is a lifelong skill that most of us will use eight times or more during

I currently possess a bachelor's degree in the psychological field. I utilize my degree to help others as a substitute teacher and a behavior coach. I have had many challenges in obtaining my bachelors degree. One of the greatest obstacles was financial stability. As a single person, I had to work two jobs, as well as attend school. I worked as a teacher's assistant by day, and a substitute custiodian by night; this was all the while working towards my degree. I worked Monday through Friday, twelve hours a day, in order to support myself while going to school full time. I made sure to work both jobs on consistent days, so that my weekends could be free in order to complete my school work. This was with no exception, the most challenging

Getting a college education was never a thing I saw myself doing as a child. College wasn't a coveted thing in my household, I was always told that I needed to get a job and work for the rest of my life and that if I didn't do well in school, then I wouldn't get into any college. I had never been the best student, so I assumed that I would never get to go to college. I only recently started wanting to get a college education because I really want to work in the United Nations. Even after graduating high school with acceptance to a university overseas I thought I should take a year off to think about if I really wanted to continue my education or not.

The fact that neither of my parent have attended college makes it harder for me to know what the financial situation would look like. As the first person in my family to attend college, I never knew that money can become one of the biggest obstacles that can affect my chances of reaching an education. Everyday I am faced with thoughts on whether or not I would have enough money to finish and receive my undergraduate degree. Renting a house with four other students, paying the monthly bills, and buying daily needs (foods, hygiene, etc) can be frustrating when money is so tight for me to pay all on my own. I am currently a student employee at the university, but the amount that I earned each month only covers the rent and the monthly spendings

A college education is something that can determine future opportunities. Receiving a college degree opens up more opportunities than not receiving one at all. It can determine if you get the job you applied for or not, make the money that you desire, or your future financial success. Also, you have already pushed yourself as far as completing high school, so why stop now? I do understand that not everyone strives to continue their education after high school, but I do believe that it is totally worth it.

In this generation, having education degree provide many job opportunities. Many graduate seek after college graduate to fill a job application. Gaining a higher education and getting college degree will improve their reputation as a professional. College degree not only make them professional, it makes them more marketable to choice of profitable carrier option. While high school graduate seek forward to entry level position to get job but teenager who has four year college degree will be suitable for higher paying job and entry. They also might get upper level position to their job satisfaction. Teenager who will earn college degree at any major will open door for them because there are many benefits of getting degree. Those teenager doesn’t

I just completed the requirements for my Associates Degree and am now pursuing my Bachelor’s Degree. The hardest part for me when I started the online college was managing my time. I am married and have two sons. One is serving our country and the other is a sophomore in high school. I live an active lifestyle and have lots of work at home to keep up with. I enjoy exercising when I can, and am very involved in our church. So, when I decided to apply to college I had no idea how I was going to make it work. It took me a few weeks to figure out how to manage my time to make sure I could complete the work required of me. I scheduled my days in advance and create a routine that provided me the time needed to complete my requirements for each

I definitely do, I think that the degree has been one of the goals I have had in mind for the longest time; however, do to the lack of time and lengthy steps to finish college, we can get frustrated and step back for a bit, so that our comeback is stronger. On the other side, once that tree is planted and fully grown, I will look back and see that it wasn’t that difficult (hopefully soon).

Hello, I’m Alex. I obtained my Bachelor’s degree from Rice University, where I graduated summa cum laude with honors. My Master’s degree came from Rutgers University, where I studied English Literature. I also graduated from Rutgers with my PhD at the end of 2015. Rutgers has an intensive curriculum for their English program that requires students write at top academic journals and develop syllabi for teaching. As a graduate student, this put me in the position of teaching various courses for incoming freshman. I also worked as a tutor for the writing department at Rice. During that time I also worked with elementary and middle schoolers in various subjects. My specialty is English Literature, and I also excel at helping students of any age

Although in college one learns more about the career they are pursuing, they also learn more than just the career. College is full of experiences, some of the bad, and some of them good. Although college is rigorous, it is supposed to be, it is an important experience to have. College helps with multiple things in life, not just one’s career. Although college can help one get a job with a higher salary, it also teaches one more than just the career one is pursuing.

Getting a college degree not only helps you develop skills and knowledge, but to be satisfied with his/her life and have a bright future with a job people to have.

All my life I have known that I wanted to do something with kids and helping people but I never could quite put my finger on it. At first I wanted to be a performer and maybe start my own children’s theatre. However, in my high school years I kept becoming increasingly interested in talking to people, helping people through hard times and helping people grow. It was what made me happiest in life aside from Theatre. But, as most teens are at some point in their life, I was blinded by the hope of stardom. Musical Theatre is what I ended up choosing for my undergrad degree but halfway through I realized that it wasn’t fulfilling me like it used to.

There was many difficulties in my prior educational endeavors. There’s not many people that can juggle being a husband, father, full time student, and provider at the age of 20. I don’t want to go into too much detail, just because I don’t want to sound like I’m making excuses, but it’s tough. Paying my own way through college without my mother and father’s support, paying for diapers, milk, groceries, rent (then mortgage), and all the