What degree should I get? After asking myself these questions, I felt like there was no chance I could get into college and earn a degree that would better my future. Some people may find returning to school a very easy decision but, it takes motivation, determination, and confidence. I always thought when I finished high school I would take a year off and then start college. Most things do not happen the way we expected and, I did not start college a year after high school.
Since having no college degree, I knew that good jobs would be hard to find. I decided it was time for me to make a life changing decision. I started with returning to college to earn my degree. Even though returning to college will be a life changing experience for me. Returning to school has been a dream of mines since I graduated from high school.
I have been a college student off and on for almost 20 years. Right out of high school, I went to a trade school for 2 years. I graduated with an Associate's Degree and Paralegal Certificate. Seven years later, I decided to go back to school to get my Bachelors Degree and enrolled at Pierce. Unfortunately, after a couple years, I had to take some time off.
College. It was my one and only option to make sure I get what I want out of life “These days a College degree is not something that you should choose to have; it is something that should be essential to your success”. Cited from (2012, 06). Why College Education Is Important to Me. StudyMode.com.
CJ Woods Mr. Corbett University 101 Section 03 September 8, 2013 My reasons for college are probably just like everyone else’s. I went to college because I wanted a better life for myself. I wanted to find a job that I would not be living paycheck to paycheck like my parents have to. I mean, who really wants a life like that? I know I did not want that, and that is why I wanted to go to college, even more than is the main reason why I wanted to go to college.
Second, I set to work finding a job. Third, I decided to go back to school. It is this third resolution that I will focus on in this paper. I will explain why going back to school is enjoyable, what challenges I face incorporating school into my life and how it gives me the validation I need. My mother decided to homeschool me; I am the first in my family to pursue higher education.
A high school diploma is not enough to land a decent job and make decent money, now you must have a college education and training. So this is another reason why college is important to me. It gives me the training and knowledge I need to go out there in the real world and land the perfect career of my dreams. I want to be able to live comfortably and still go on vacation, and shopping with friends and family and not feel like I cannot spend. This year I will do my best so I can get good education.
Graduate Study Challenges and Strategies for Personal Success A large amount of thought over the last two years was put into the decision to return to school to pursue my Master’s degree. The pursuit of a graduate degree will require 100% dedication and commitment. It took time to make this decision because my final year of undergrad I struggled managing time between working, school, and my family. Years later with even more on my plate, I fully understand the responsibility and commitment needed to be successful. The decision to return to school was both personal and professional.
When people say, how does it feel to be returning to school? I look at them and say im not returning, im continuing. I went from high school directly into college. I graduated in May of this year and then started my first class at ashford on the 27th of September. I was kind of scared to first start but as I got into my first class, it got a lot easier.
So if attending college is what I have to do in order to be stress free that’s fine. “If you want a good job you have to go to school” are like the words of the year. Because well paying jobs only want the best of the best. But I’ve never wanted my reason of going to school to only be solely for a job, but for myself. Of course I want to learn for a job but to also be able to learn how the world works around me.