Why I Want To Pursue Higher Education

College is often a word that can bring positive or negative thoughts depending on one’s experiences. The process of being accepted, maintaining high standards once accepted, and then paying off debts is stressful. Once adapted to college, the most important task is determining what you want to do with your life. Dan Rather once said, “A college degree is the key to realizing the American dream, well worth the financial sacrifice because it is supposed to open the door to a world of opportunity (“Quotes about College Students”).” The biggest question a student must ask themselves is “What door do I want to open up for the rest of my life?” For instance, two characteristics that describe me are athletic and business minded. As I searched for

After teaching my first math lesson in a 3rd grade classroom at work experience, I was not sure on how good I taught the math lesson to the students. A few minutes before I was about to leave the classroom this little boy named John came up to me and said, “ Thank you for helping me learn my nines of multiplication.” I was so stunned at what he said, my heart sank into my chest and I could not stop smiling. I felt so accomplished that I just helped this little boy that was struggling with multiplication of nines for awhile. It felt rewarding knowing that he learned something from the lesson I just taught. From that experience, I definitely know that the education field is where I belong. With the love and support of the person that influences me in the education field, and my driven attitude and strong work ethic I think the education field is my fit.

There are many reasons why I would like to obtain a graduate degree. First of all, I want to better myself. I currently could not have obtained my current job if I had not received my Bachelor’s degree from Bethel. The degree has opened so many doors for me in the past few years. I unfortunately got started with college later in life; however, it has been one of the best things I have ever done. After I graduated high school, I was done with school. I didn’t want any part of it. I got married way too young and felt like I would never need a higher education. Plus, I did not have a good support system and did not feel empowered to set any goals for myself. I was told I would never make anything of myself. As I grew older and my marriage crumbled, I realized the only way for me to further my career would be to finally obtain a degree. With a new support system and someone telling me there’s nothing I could not do, I decided to enroll in Bethel. One of the best decisions I ever made. The feeling of accomplishment and knowing that I myself, was able to earn a degree.

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.

Sunday comes again, and it's finally time to continue the weekly interviews with my grandpa. Before we began the interview, he showed me an in-depth family tree that a relative of ours had put together for our family. Being the tech savvy person that I am, I show him how to navigate around the application of our family tree. Then we began talking about our topic, fear.

As a school counselor it would be a privilege to guide students to succeed both academically and personally. An area of particular interest for me is to guide and encourage students who may struggle academically to reach the fullest of their intellectual and educational abilities. The educational support of a student may determine their success in a fulfilling career path, of course, and as a Counselor I want to facilitate such growth and development for

What motivated me to enroll at GCU and pursue a degree in higher education is to live my dreams and to also to let my grandfather live to see his wish comes to pass. My grandfather is my biggest motivation growing up with my grandparents from I was nine months old until I migrated to the united states for college give me a great inspiration about education, my grandmother always uses to teach me how to read adult books, when I was just a third grader. She would normally say if I can not read the adults book I must read all the sign words I know and pronouns the big words in syllables. My grandmother plays the mother figure in my life during that time frame, I become a great reader and use to be the honor student in school, two years after my grandmother was admitted to a hospital to do a

I was raised by my father until I was 13 years old, he was a school bus driver and always struggled to provide for us. At 13 I went into fostercare where I fell pregnant and droped out of highschool at the age of 16. I raised my daugher on my own, I decided to go back to school to work twards my grade 12 so I could apply for college. After reciving the needed credits to apply for college. Being the first person in my family to attend college, I had to figure everything out on mu own and Being a single parent and no finacial or moral support from any family, I struggled to even come up with the $90 to apply for the "Ontario Colleges". I did my reaserch and found that due to bein a crown ward I was eligible for certian things that helped me finally

My senior year of high school I sat in my moms car on the Purdue campus and cried over a pamphlet about veterinary medicine. I had worked myself to the bone for four years of high school and I was changing my mind completely after my acceptance. To many people it may not have seemed like a big deal at such a young age, however I am a planner. I like to know exactly what I am going to be doing and when exactly I will be doing it. To see the future that I had so painstaking planned fall apart was a scary experience. As my mom sat there thinking she asked me: "Samantha, what do you really enjoy? What is your passion? If you could pick any career regardless of the pay what would it be?" This was a tough question for me. I had chosen vet med specifically because of the high salary and my love of animals. The fact of the matter was I did not enjoy science and I really did not enjoy math. My heart was with history, government, and politics. As we drove home that day we bounced around several career options within my chosen fields. Coming into IUPUI I had a pretty good idea of what I wanted to do, thanks in big part to my internship at a local law office.

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.

I have grown up in a predominantly white, well-resourced, private school in suburban Maryland; therefore, inequality has been an inevitable factor in my educational experience. Although my school tried to include me, I still often felt isolated. From the time I was able to comprehend the idea of inequality and injustice, I developed an intense desire to fight for others if unfair actions were taken against them. As I grew older, this passion grew stronger, and I came to realize that fighting for justice is what I hope to be doing for the rest of my life.

I have decided to pursue post-secondary education for various reasons. For instance, I am interested in particular subjects, such as Business and Applied Sciences, and would love to be able to study within these faculties while learning about something that captures my interest. I feel that by attending post-secondary, selecting and building a career would be much easier. After receiving a degree, chances of obtaining a good job with a well-established company will be greater and I hope to one day work as a software engineer for a major company such as Google or Microsoft. Another reason I wish to attend post-secondary is because I wish to help make a change in our world one day. Attending post-secondary will help me gain the knowledge and

As far back as I can remember I knew I would go to college and earn a degree. The field of study was always changing but the desire never wavered. The path to accomplishing this goal has not been an easy feat but my favorite quote "the only real failure in life is the failure to try – anonymous" continues to be my driving force.

What motivates me most about obtaining my degree is the pride of accomplishment I will finally feel. I’m also motivated by the example and precedent I will set for my son, I can now be an example and not just a cliché. I can also finally admit that showing others that believed in me for so long that they weren’t wrong about me and lastly the fear of going after certain positions because that either want a certain level experience or a college degree will no longer seem impossible to obtain.

I have wished that I could turn back the hands of time, and do things differently than you did the first time. I have done some things that I regret doing, or I knew that I could have done better but I didn’t. My Mother use to tell me “if you knew better you would do better!” Honestly I wish I would have listened to her. Because over the years I have struggled to complete important things in life that you actually need to have a successful life. For example, I struggled getting my high school diploma for years, but I conquered it! I will not waste time getting my college degree. That’s why I decided to attend Strayer University to create a better life for my son, improve my financial stability, and gain an education.