Why College Is Important

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“Why a college education is important to me” Arthur Fletcher is quoted for saying: A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste" So, here I am… A forty-three year old “life educated” woman who was recently unemployed from my beloved field of Horticulture, in the winter and during the Holidays. Great! Just great! It is not something I have ever experienced before, unemployed during the holiday season and I don’t like it one bit. The realization has swiftly set in that my choice to work right out of High School instead of pursuing a college education had just found its way of biting me in the back side. What I am now realizing is that by getting a college education, it will help to open so many more doors and give me opportunities to not only better educate myself and provide me with a more financially successful life, but fill a void that I missed out on over Twenty-five years ago by not going to college right out of High School. In today’s society it is hard to get a good paying job or a financially fulfilling career without first getting a college education. By achieving a college degree I will have greatly improved my chances of acquiring a great paying job in Human Resources, and I will also be better able to contribute to a much better life for my future husband and I. A College Education will give me a deeper sense of confidence and help me to improve myself as a professional in a higher wage earning bracket. This is very important as I need to be a role model for my only son; to be someone he can always look up to, and hopefully inspire him to make the right choices for
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