Why I Chose 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.

There was many reasons why I decide to attend college. I am extremely tired of applying for distinctive positions and being rejected for not having a degree. I'm a supervisor now over thirty employees when I see different positions opening in management or higher position. I apply on behalf of the job, gain being interviewed for my experience. Nevertheless, not having a college degree really afflicts me. As a result, I decided to attend college and further my education.

I am a Hispanic who lives with wonderful parents who unfortunately could not go to college. It was very expensive for them to attend college. I will be a first generation college student seeking to make a statistical change. I want to be one of those few Hispanics that do go to college and end up getting a doctorate degree. I have lived all my life with one goal: to earn my doctorate degree. I am a young adult fully aware of the hard physical labor my parents have to go through each day to provide for our family. By helping them, I am more aware of how difficult it really is for them. I do not want to live in the tradition of most Hispanics: I do not want to end up in a job in construction, or landscaping that will not allow me to develop my

As a high school senior we look into what we want to do in our future. A big part of that is college. How do students know what college has the best opportunities? How do future students narrow down their options? A few things to look at when choosing a college includes the major of your interest, the campus, dorms, and class size.

Attending college was never an option for me according to the Los Angeles Unified School district. The only reason I even attended junior College was because I wanted more for my life that did not include endless work in retail or fast food jobs. I got myself through a few units on my own at East Los Angeles Community College. Doubted my ability to learn every step of the way, due to many years of Special education program in the LAUSD system. As a child I was a selective mute; spent my first two years of education not speaking in any classroom setting red flagged me to the teachers. Never finding support in a teacher I always felt held back given the minimum work and never the opportunity to grow. I went my entire first through senior year

I am Jhanine Senior. My family and I are two year migrants from Jamaica. Our American benefactor, my grandmother, is a forty year US resident and pre-eminent house keeper and child care giver. After a month assisting grandmother, I moved from a house worker and baby sitter to a Receptionist at a Management Consulting firm. The US immigration appointment dates are supreme; therefore, I left Moneague College in the mid spring semester for my new life in America with my highly coveted green card, social security number, a new Madison - New Jersey address. Getting enrolled in the County College of Morris (CCM) was my first American developmental move. I was determined for my re -start in America to bring success – an education, a business, and a life of social service.

One of the biggest decisions that I have made in my life has been where to go to college. Our counselors were telling us from the tenth grade to have our colleges picked out and start doing well on the SATs. I knew even from that age I wanted to go into engineering, I loved to work with my hands and always wanted to help build new things. I did not know at the time which type of engineering or which school that I wanted to go into.

As a child I have always wanted to go to college and make something of myself. One of the reasons for this, is I have the possibility to be the first person in my extended family to successfully finish college. While I’m here my main goal will be to keep a 4.0 and staying unstressed. This way I can come up with techniques to keep my GPA up and my stress levels down for the rest of my college career. Though I feel I’ll stay fairly relaxed due to many of my classes being focused around business, which is my major and one of my favorite subjects in school. I plan to pursue a business administration degree, which will take me 4 years to acquire. When I get this degree I want to use it so I can work in a finance bank or a regular bank, but as long as I am able to work with finances I’ll be happy. This is why I am here in college and my plan for the years to come.

Furthering my education is everything. College is scary for some and for others it’s the best time of their lives. I know that college will be a great experience in my life and the money spent there will pay off in the long run. There’s only one reason to go to college and that is for an education. The field of study I am looking to become educated in is involved in engineering. There are four major branches of engineering: civil, mechanical, chemical, and electrical. I, with the help of my mother, have decided that the branch that fits me the best is chemical engineering. The career path in chemical engineering that I am looking into is biomedical engineering (according to Wichita State University), or otherwise known as biological systems engineering (according to University Nebraska-Lincoln). This type of engineering deals with the designing of medical instruments, such as prosthetics, which I think

I am attending college because I would like to have a secure career instead of just having a job that is not so secure. What motivated me to enroll was that i had the chance to get a head start on my college credits while not digging in a hole in my pocket to pay for the classes. My academic goals are to pass my college classes with A’s, and to finish off my first year of college with a 4.0 GPA. My career goals are to get a Master’s in Computer Programming and to have the chance to do something life changing related to my degree.

I am the third out of four children in my family. My brother graduated college a few years ago while one of my sisters and I are enrolled as full time students now, my little sister will be attending college in two years. I still have both of my loving parents who I want to make proud which is why I am getting a higher education. I am currently a junior at University of Wisconsin La Crosse and I was admitted into the school of business this past summer. I am planning on double majoring in Marketing and Management. I believe having a college education is very important, so far it has shaped me into a better individual overall; being more cultured, responsible, learning how to manage not only my time with between school and my studies along with

My life is full of disappointment. I go day to day wondering whether I would be able to make a better life for my children. I work 10 to 12 hour days to save up to go to college. So why did I choose to go to college. I chose to go to college because I want to better myself, find out who I am and make more money.

As a first-year generation college student, transitioning to college my first year was difficult. If it were not for being in a trio a program since middle school, I wouldn’t have known how to prepare for college. This being a huge reason why I desire to join McNair program. McNair would help guide me and get ready for my transition into graduate school. It would allow me to review my options and actually become aware of what are important details to focus on when looking for a graduate school. If I were to be in the McNair program, I would gain valuable skills that would tremendously help my experience at grad school. I would have experience with doing research and also have connections that would help me professionally and in the long run.