Working and Going to School

Desiring academic success and working hard for it are two different things. The majority of students want academic success and will have an aspiration to achieve it. However, when it comes to the workload, some students will often not put in as much effort and motivation tends to lack. Therefore, If an individual wants to achieve academic success they must not only consider it but also strive for it. Although, it is understandable that working hard can be very difficult during the school year from what I’ve experienced, there are usually other factors that will hold you back, such as the workload and stress that comes from being enrolled in other classes. However, there are many ways a student can cope with these issues and figure out a work plan that suits their work ethic, which will eventually lead them into achieving academic success. For instance, managing your time and focusing on your priorities first is crucial when it comes to completing school work. Wasting your time on unproductive activities such as watching T.V or playing video games will hold you back from completing necessary work if that is where all your focus is at. Furthermore, setting goals for yourself and finding a source of motivation is an excellent way of having something there that will push you and remind you to take steps into the right path in order to achieve your goals.

Using the data from the 1970 National Fertility Survey, Davis and Bumpass (1976) one third of married women have returned to school or hope to in the future. These women hold certain things in common. If a woman has attended school before marriage, married right out of high school, recently separated or divorced or have professional careers and are African American, research has shown they will return or enroll in higher education.

This was a great big step in my life, starting graduate school. One obstacle I will overcome. Time and effect are the 2 major factors you have to manage when starting college. One good tactic for some people, I know for me is to set a goal ( time goal) , that you can refer too throughout the school term.

I find that setting priorities is a lot easier than when I was in grade school. For one thing I have matured a lot more over the years; secondly; being in the military taught me to prioritize on a daily basis. To me there is no easier way to prioritize than to make a to-do list. Making a list with the most important things helps you to stay focused and keeps you on schedule. You have to learn to balance out school, work, and family life all at once. It can get challenging from time to time. By making a schedule you find it easier to do. According to, “Taking Control of Your Time”, it is important to inform your family and employer of your academic responsibilities. Informing your employer helps

In the United States around 82.2% of custodial parents are mothers; 30.4% of them and their children lived in poverty in the year 2009 (Wolf, 2017). The gender gap in the workplace can keep a single mother from being able to fully get out of poverty. A single mother earns less than a single father does. In the year 2015 it was noted that single mothers earned 70.7% of the income single fathers had earned (Industry Week Staff, 2017). It is harder for a single mother, who may have never been married to begin with, to invest in schooling when she is trying to cover the costs of her children and

Are you a single mother who wants to go back to college but is worried about juggling college, work, and parenting responsibilities? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. Many women dream of going back to college to complete their degree, attend college for the first time, or obtain an advanced degree.

As a mother, I must choose wisely my priority in which will benefit myself to contribute to my family. Returning to college was the best choice for a better living, and contribution to the rest of

I use to play football I enjoyed it a lot. Now I sit at home and play video games all day. I'm not that open to trying out new things and I hate it because it prevents me from making friends and just being a kid. Sometimes I just lay in bed and just wish I could see the future so I know where I ended up 10 years from now. I graduated from high school early. I wasn't the smartest kid in school I just had a drive in me to get out of there and I think that was the worst mistake I could have made. Being out of school is cool for awhile but overtime you realize how much you miss it. The feeling you get when you're done with high school is like the feeling you get when summer break has been to long. You start to miss those mornings you use to hate having to wake up so early just to head school.

To pay for college, it was vital for me to work two jobs, both in restaurants, 75 hours a week. During the summer I earned all of the amount of money it cost to go to college, but it was still a requirement that I work for my food and rent.” he warned making sure I understood to prepare for college early and understand it is not free. “During the middle of college the hardest part was to stay motivated. This was because at college the teachers didn’t force you to stay in class. Also because you didn’t have parents making you wake up, get ready, and go to school.” He advised me to have a plan mapped out to stay motivated and focused on what is important. “Some advice I would give to people about college is to be ready for when it comes around by saving money early on. It’s also important to remember that nowadays a college degree is important to get a sustainable career. Back when I was in college you could still get a good job without a college degree, but now it is mostly an obligation to be able get a good job.” To sum up, college is a big step to adulthood and it requires an immense amount of preparation and motivation to gain what you need out of

I have nothing right now in my life that is holding me back from receiving my degree. Now I can focus on what need to be. I can get all my assignments in on time, and do all my homework in a timely manner. Also the fact that at CCU it’s different as to where at the last school you had to login three times a week, but now I don’t have to login three times I can just do everything that needs to be done in one day. That really works well with my work and at home schedule. With my new job I know my work schedule three weeks in advance, so I’ll be able to map out the day I can do my work with school, and I’ll be able to manage my work load. I will know what days and times I will set aside to get my school done, and homework, and when to study. By looking back in the past and knowing some of the things that held me back from receiving my degree I know what works for me and what don’t work for me. Now I will be more focus on what I have been trying to do which is my goal and that is to be one of the first one’s in my family to receive a

Going to college we encounter people with views and experiences unlike our own. People from all around coming together for one common purpose, to get an education. In college you become immersed in diversity and diversity goes way beyond race; it’s about different life experiences, different perspectives, and different cultures. My leadership skills and creativity is what makes me remarkable. I am a go getter with a wide range of ideas, I perceive the world in new ways, make original connections, and generate solutions. I have had a multitude of experiences in my sixteen years of living, but my most important life lesson was failure. Freshman year my home life had drastically changed and I lost my support system which had a negative effect

Personally going to college means that I am on the right path for my life and making a better future for myself. Being the first generation from my family to have a chance to attend college encourages me to work harder than most of my colleagues because I know I had put my sweat, tears, time and sleepless nights to reach this point. So, I know that college is worth the time and effort because at the end I will be proud that I have accomplished something in life and made not only myself proud but my family as well. Also, the profession I am striving is a passion of mine to work in the medical field yet, the greater joy is knowing that someday I will be able to save a citizens life because I put time and energy in college. So, not only I but

As a student that has achieved a high-level of academic success while staying active in extra-curricular activities and working a job I have faced a daily challenge of balancing the workload. From a social perspective, I feel it is important to be active in a variety of extra-curricular activities; however, from an academic perspective it is critical to put in the time necessary to maintain good grades. Along with that, from a financial perspective it is important for me to earn an income to save for my college expense. It has not always been easy, and through the last few years I have learned some valuable life skills from this challenge.

First and foremost, attending college can be difficult while being a parent due to the responsibilities of raising a family. For example, the other day I had to run my two children to their elementary

Growing up I’ve always believed that everyone has a purpose to become something great in life. We are not only here by choice, but we are here for a reason. Many of us want to become doctors, nurses, lawyers, social workers, teachers, actors, and even musicians. There is so much to accomplish in life, but we forget the long road and hard work that comes along with it. At some point in time, we all are going to need to be educated. In order to stay healthy we have to eat right. It is just like education, in order to gain more knowledge and understanding we have to be educated. Coming from a family that strongly believes that education comes first, I now see for myself that in order for me to become prosperous in the career I someday plan to