Why Did I Go To College

Six years after graduating High School, I have finally decided to pursue a college education. Three, fairly common, factors played in to my decision to go back to school: learning new things, building confidence in myself and pursuing my desired career. I understand that graduating college is a difficult task, which is why I must make a plan for my success and stick to it. I must also rely on my personal strengths and my motivation to guide me through the tough times that I am sure to experience on my road to success to get my degree in Criminal Justice. I have always been a person who is eager to learn new things.

Choosing to attend college was a difficult choice, my mother is the only person in all of my family to ever attend and graduate college. My father and the rest of my family have all gone into trade work, some of them attending a trade school and some not. While all of my family does well and live a comfortable lifestyle. I have noticed through the years that my mother has always been employed even when others in my family have not and she always seems to have an easier time finding work. This is the main reasons I decided to attend college, with higher education often times comes more job security and stability. I decided to attend CU boulder specifically due to the fact that it is very close to home, as well as the fact that it is a very

Why did I decide to attend college? I chose this path for my life when I was very young, both of my parents attended some form of higher education. They both ended up living fairly well, I decided that I wanted to be successful in life as well and that going to college would be an integral part of my future. I want to be able to live in comfort; be able to be a productive member of my community still, become an adult, and be able to understand things in a new light.

Since I’m the first person in my family to attend a university, it always appeared important to my family that I receive an exceptional education. The reason why I decided to go to college is because I believe it would help me obtain connections. I chose the W.P Carey School of Business because it is one of the best business schools in the nation and I believe that it would help further improve my education. My major is Global Politics; I choose it because a global politics degree promotes solid business skills and global understanding. A global politics degree will help me become more responsible and improve my leadership skills.

Recently, after I decided to join the military I decided it was time to begin attending school again. Many reasons influenced my decision. The biggest reason I could come up with is the fact that while utilizing tuition assistance I do not entail any financial obligations as long as I receive a passing grade in all my courses. Being in the military has also made me realize the importance of achieving a higher level of education. In order to be set apart among your peers you need to prove you are attempting to better yourself at every turn. Education is a great way to prove that. Not only that, education is one thing no one can ever take away from you. I'm applying to Colorado Christian University to see what amount of transfer credits I will

I am still trying to figure out is how I will pay for college and therefore am not sure what I need the my financial aid package to look like in order for me to be able to attend Lycoming. While I hope to collect the money I have earned from working during high school, I do not know if I will have access to this when I move out.

There are times in which the question, why in the world am I attending college? In fact, this question visits my mind several times a week, I guess I overthink it. I was born and raised in a small city in Mexico, it could be even considered just a village. My parents always told me to get good grades, in fact, excellent grades only A’s were acceptable. I think this is my primary reason for my actions. I have been residing in the United States for 5 years, I left Mexico by myself when I was almost 17, I attended high school, although I had to admit that there were lots of complications. After graduation, I started working as a cook in a fast food restaurant. I wanted to attend college, but my migratory status would not allow me to do so, with no opportunities just like millions of undocumented people, I found myself in a situation where I could not see a way of having a better life without an

I have much respect Norwich University but school but it is not the right school for me. I wish to live in a college town and have a better campus atmosphere. I have a big goal in my life which Norwich cannot provide for me. I am living a different lifestyle that not many people live and I hate it, it is taking away from the life I want to live. I know what I need to be successful in college and after college in my life and if I do want to reach those goals Norwich does not fit in with that.

Martin Heidegger once wrote, “The possible ranks higher than the actual.” Thinking in terms of possibilities is ultimately, how achievements are made. After the life experiences I have had, this quote resonates with me on a personal level. When I left Colombia for the United States in search of a better life, I lived with my grandparents and was faced with the hardships of learning a new language, new lifestyle, immersing into a new culture, and even making new friends.

I want to go through college and maintain a 3.0 g.p.a or higher while being on the track and field team all 4 years. I want to leave Christopher Newport University having broken the pole vault record and setting it even higher than it previously was. In the future I want to have graduated from college with my bachelor science in psychology then go on to graduate school and study criminal psychology and go further into detective work. I want to start a family have 2 children and live in a 4 bedroom house by the beach. I want to be able to live comfortably and not struggle to provide for my family. As long as my wife and children are happy then I know that I have been successful and in turn will be happy.

My entire life I have seen my family, including my parents, struggle to pay bills and provide for their families. Not one person in my family went to college because their parents simply could not afford to send them. This, along with wanting to inspire others, make my parents proud, and to be self-reliant is why I am pursuing a higher education. I want to be successful, so much so that I will be able to help my family and future children with living and financial problems. I will make it more than possible to send my children and their children to college so that they may follow their dreams and inspire others. In addition, I want to inspire my students to excel in school so that they may be able to pursue all of their hopes and dreams as

We all eventually are mature about making life decisions and want to also carry out the things that will help you get even an inch closer to what you want in reality. As a matter of fact, I like the quote, "Ask yourself if what you are doing today us getting you closer to where you want to be tomorrow."

After I finish high school, I am going to go to college and study psychology there and also play soccer. I am going to get my bachelor's degree in psychology and while I do that I am also going to play soccer for the university that I will be attending. An SAISD employee that has helped me out in my years in school was Mr. James. Mr. James helped me out because he would help me out with the work I needed help with in his class, he would also motivate me to not give up on school and become a drop-out and he would tutor me on how to become a better student. Whenever I would get in trouble he would counsel me on not to mess up my future by doing stupid stuff and change my ways so that my future would not be ruined . He would also help me out by

Born in New York, but grown in the South, the city-life, full of culture, has been something I have sought after in each college I have attended. From Panama City Beach, Florida, to Mitchell, South Dakota and then to Atlanta, Georgia, each one of these cities have lacked the cultural and diverse environment that I so desperately seek to mesh with my Puerto Rican and Greek background. Each move was in pursuit of my collegiate soccer career, the dream I initially thought would carry me through my four years as an undergraduate. Inspired yet confused by so many transitions and new surroundings with each transfer, I made a year-long endeavor to Quito, Ecuador. It was here I opened my mind and truly found myself as well as what path my life was

My decision to go to college never really seemed like a decision. My parents had always told me things about college starting with, “When you go to college” and “You need to get a degree.” They had ingrained in me that I needed to go to college if I wanted a good job. So, I have always known and assumed I would be attending college after high school. It seemed like the next logical step in my life and thought that it was expected of me. I did want to go to college and not because my parents wanted me to. I wanted to expand my knowledge and learn more than what my public school had to offer. The problem was that I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. I felt pressured to make a decision on a major because everyone around me seemed to