Why I Want To Go To College

Media surrounds us, from the graphic design on our morning cellophane coffee cups, to the carefully designed spreads in the magazines we religiously read. The world of Media and Film is beautifully complex, and something which I strongly want to be involved with. I have always immersed myself in the world of Media, and have only ever felt truly satisfied when I’ve been involved in broadening my knowledge and understanding of the industry.

I would like to attend college because I want to be successful in life, I understand it is getting harder to get a job with only a high school diploma and it is sure to get worse. My goals for the future include getting into a college with a good teaching and mathematics program, this could give me a variety of jobs and I was speaking to someone and they told me that people are looking out for women who have a degree in mathematics which will help me to obtain a good paying job.

I want to go to college because when I was eleven I set a goal to become the first person in my family to get a bachelor's degree. I have always loved to learn new things, and getting a good education will open the door to many job opportunities. It will give me stability in the ever-changing economy. Going to college will make it so I can make more money that way I can provide a good house for my future family and a promising future for my kids.

The Rural Alaska Honors Institute (RAHI) is a very helpful program for me to become involved in, especially since I plan on going to college after high school to better my education and to shape my future. Since RAHI is at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), and I am attending UAF in the fall this year, majoring in Geoscience, it will help me get the feel of college and give me the experience I need. This program is something that interests me a lot and I will get to meet new people who I might be going to college with.

After graduation, I want to attend either Bradley university, Lewis university, or University of Illinois at Chicago with intentions of receiving my bachelors degree in either mechanical or civil engineering. I have intentions to attend college for the sake of my future and my family. Being the first one from my clan to attend college would surely make the trials and tribulations both my parents undergo worthwhile. It would be helpful for me knowing that I would not have to live such a difficult live like my father, who lives paycheck to paycheck every week. I hope to make attending college possible by raising as much money dedicated towards my education so that my student debt does not overwhelm me. In order to do that, I must continue to

College has always been in my plan to success even before I knew what I wanted to be. My parents pushed me to do my best in school and attend a college with high standards. Neither of my parents attended college, but my father enrolled in a certification program to become a mechanic. My father enjoyed his job, but my mother felt as if she could have accomplished more if she furthered her education. Every time the topics of schools erupt so does my mother, emphasizing my education and the importance of college. She talks about how times change and it’s a “dog eat dog” world now, and I believe her. Saying jobs have changed over time is an understatement. Back then a select few would get the job they wanted, while the rest made a career out of

I am writing to express my interest in the Program Coordinator position at Breakthrough Central Texas. I am interested in this position because I strongly believe that everyone deserves the opportunity to attend college and fulfill their dreams, but I also know that the playing field is not leveled for everyone. I want to work in an environment that empowers and supports the youth to reach their full potential and this position offers that incredible opportunity.

My first choice college was the University of Connecticut. But, I was not admitted to the main campus. I then made the choice to attend [current college] over UConn’s Stamford campus.

Summer is supposed to be a time of adventure and excitement, however, in the long run, it should be productive. Productive, in the sense that because this is our junior summer, as students we need to be more aware of what lays ahead of us. We need to be prepared for the new and rigorous task of learning the pros and cons of our future careers. For this reason, my summer may consist of two specific goals of both working and researching scholarships as well as colleges. These specific goals would hopefully allow me to pursue a more determined and well-prepared path to my next four years.

Occupied with obstacles, life is not tranquil. I’ve been attending college occasionally since 2007. A brilliant student throughout high school, but life changed for me in college that resulted in being incapable to stay. From living in my car to unable to pay the high cost of college, resulted in having to drop out. My dreams of going to college seemed unreachable. I was the first in my family to attend college. Above all, my family came from Mexico to provide a superior life for my siblings and I. College was always in our conversations and it fueled my desire to outshine in school. That dream was cursorily diminishing away. Luckily, I discovered the Urban Leadership Program (ULP) at Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU Denver) in

"Art is a lie that helps us understand the truth" (Picasso). At the end of senior year of high school I didn't have the desire to go to college. I never took any art classes throughout any of my previous education, I just made art because it helped me cope and distract myself from overthinking any issue that I was dealing with at the time. The admissions counselor Benjamin Rich came to my high school and that day I learned that the Kentucky College of Art and Design existed. I thought about it and decided what do I have to lose? So I gained up some courage and I tried to submit my portfolio. I was an autodidact, I thought there was no way I'd get accepted because there are so many more talented artists out there than I, but believe it or not

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."

There are a lot of reasons I want to go to Reed --too many for a 500 words maximum essay. I want to go for the great coffee. I want to go for the opportunity to hike the local mountains. I want to go for the quirky Reedie community. I want to go for the administration that respects its students enough to have an honor code and a student run coffee shop on campus. I want to go because I think it’s awesome that Reed’s motto is “communism, atheism, and free love” And those are just the first five that have occurred to my coffee riddled mind so far, all of which, I could elaborate with fun anecdotes and witty turns of phrase. For this essay however, I want to be specific; I want to talk about the core. Ultimately, it’s not just because I think I’ll enjoy my stay that I want to go, it’s because I’ll enjoy life after Reed as well. Reed is to me the college which is most dedicated to a rigorous curriculum, and that is why I want to go.

Denver, Colorado, the mile high city. I was born and raised here along with most of my close and extended family. I love it here so I see no reason to go to college out of state or far away from the place I call my home. I guess you could say that I had a pretty average upbringing. My wonderful parents raised me and showered me with love and affection, and my older brother Jeffrey picked on me just as older brothers should. Growing up, religion was always a big part of what influenced me and the decisions that I made. I am a Christian, and the beliefs and lessons that are found in the Bible and in the religion itself was made known and taught to me starting from a very early age. It is also something that helped me very much later on when I went through a very difficult time.

Going back to childhood, remember the times when parents and teachers would ask this particular question over and over again, “do you want to go to college?/ how many of you want to go to college?” It was a question that followed us throughout our lives as students. We live in a world right now where a collegee education isn’t precisely nothing, but has lost its value/worth. Some people will decide to work at a job that doesn’t require a college degree at all - military, janitorial jobs, movie star, etc. Many students don’t graduate and waste their money/ the government’s money. College is a choice rather than an action that determines your future and it can have downsides to it. College can definitely be a waste of time for those who want to work with a job of personal experience rather than intelligence. Some people don’t see themselves doing school anymore/ college isn’t meant for everyone, think of the non-post secondary occupations. Student loan debt is crippling towards college graduates'. It often forces college graduates to live with their parents and delay marriage, financial independence, and other adult milestones. Many people succeed without a college degree such as certain celebrities like the great Steven Jobs (world's richest person). Finally, college degrees don’t guarantee learning or job preparations. Still believe that a colleg