Why I Decided To Go To College Essay

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    I am Krystal Hentkowski. In this paper, I will try to explain an event that I feel will help me to achieve my goals in graduating college. I do not feel that I am a great writer, so please be patient while reading this. My desire to graduate college came from a conversation with my teenage daughter. Her name is Emma. One night while eating dinner we were talking about her plans for when she finishes high school. We have always told her she will continue on the college after graduating, but we also

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    attend college to further their education and obtain a degree. Many of these students have their own purpose for coming to college, most would assume they come to college to get a degree in order to get a job. Some go to college for other reasons, or a combination of reasons. One’s purpose should only be defined by the individual themselves and shouldn’t be assigned to them. This goes the same for making the decision to go to college, one should choose whether they want to attend college. When I made

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    GPA. College(Start in community college, don’t have to start fancy). Get a good job preferably in a mathematics or technology department Buy a house(I have always wanted a house). Help my parents, mother has done so much for me. Maybe even get marry (that doesn’t really matter, not right now at least). Have children(maybe adopted?). Send them to college, make sure they get a good job. Keep working. Retire. That’s the plan. At least is suppose to be like that. Would it have been better if I stayed

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    motivation and inspiration, they strongly influenced my decision to be in college. In "The Book of Unknown Americans," by Christina Henríquez, Celia, Mayor's mom said, "When we left Panamá, it was falling apart. Rafa and I thought it would be better for the boys to grow up here. Even though Panamá was where we had spent our whole lives. It's amazing, isn't it, what parents will do for their children? (57)" Based on the quote, I understand that they moved to the United Stated because of the future of

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    I have now chosen to go to college because I realized that it’s never too late to start a career, also to prove to my son that you can accomplish anything no matter how tough he may think it may be. I am a 22-year-old single mother of a 4-year-old little boy. I struggle everyday with trying to take of my son and decided to drop out of college. I decided that, maybe I could just get a good paying job and forget about college. I’ve come to realize that wasn’t

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    friendly, caring person who would always help those in need. He decided to help my dad get into a college. My dad had no money and was living in the old basement of his parents house. His parents did not help him in any way. They believed that he could make it on his own. Nor Din heard about the problem and went to their house in Michigan to help him. When Nor DIn got to their house, he went there with lots of money and a list of colleges that may interest him. He was standing at the front door with

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    the U.S. Army. During high school, I also thought about pursuing a military career however, I decided not to go through with it. Peter contacted an army recruiter at our high school. I too wasn’t sure if there were going to be a variety of career opportunities within the army. I would imagine going into the military may change a person and I wasn’t too sure if he would have enough time for an interview. Peter decided to go into the communications branch. While I was interviewing Peter, he told me

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    school? Do you have a college degree? A 3.00 GPA or above? Previous experience for at least two years? Most guardians tell you to work hard in school to have a bright future. If you want to find a good job they suggest you to look what are the requirements to be able to even be consider. When you start high school in some schools they have already assigned you to who you will end up been. If you got high school credits when still in middle school then you are advanced you go in a certain group. The

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    Knowing what type of school Providence was academically made Jake decide that this was the right fit for him. Jake had already known about Providence beforehand because his aunt was a graduate of Providence College and was able to help Jake out in the decision making of choosing a college and Providence specifically. When he toured Providence, he saw that this was the atmosphere that he would like to live in for the next 4 years. From what Jake has heard and what he has seen, Providence is very tough

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    Motivation I have many motivation of going back to college. First, I learned that you will need an education to accomplish things in this world. Second, I am so ready to have my own daycare center. Finally, most all I must be a role model to my siblings, relatives and goddaughter. Purpose My purpose of seeking my college degree is to own my owned daycare center. Seeking my degree also give me the opportunity to work with kids, teach kids, take care of kids, and love kids. Seen these nannies, babysitters

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