While I have had a pretty successful career thus far I know that not having a degree has held me back from reaching my full potential. I settled into a nice comfy position and tried to make myself believe that I did not need a degree. As time went on I developed a fear of returning to school and always found an excuse to not go. Now that two of my children are attending college I realize it’s time for
Besides my father, who passed away when I was young, if I complete my degree I would be the only one in my family to have a college degree. Therefore, I know that if I complete my degree that would bring great pride to my family. I initially did not want to accumulate a large amount of student loans because I did not want to be in debt. I was determined to get my degree though, so part of the reason I joined the Air Force was to pay for my education. The Air Force has helped tremendously in
I can’t get a good high paying job that supports my future family and I with just a GED. I can’t even get into the military with just a GED. The GED was my fault, because I didn’t pay attention in school and because of that I had to drop out. It took me forever to get my GED and thank god I got my GED, because if I didn’t it would have been a bigger problem for me to obtain any kind of job with out
Murray presented his book “Real Education: Four Simple Truths for Bringing America’s Schools Back to Reality.” (2008) Where he talks about his point of view on higher education; he doesn’t believe it is something everybody should be doing, since not everybody is prepared to attend college and struggle with all that is involved in the process of getting a B.A. Murray, although presenting interesting facts, might or might not be right, because education and success aren’t correlated in their totality. While it is important
For my siblings and me though, college was never something that my parent stressed or pushed. We were never discouraged from attending college; it just was not stressed while growing up. Even though I earned above average grades in high school, I never seriously considered continuing my education after high school. Living in a small town and not knowing what I wanted to do in life just helped in my decision to join the military. At first, I thought that after a short four-year tour I would suddenly know what I wanted to do with the rest of my life.
Stability is one of the reasons why I chose to return to school because I would someday be able to help my father the way he helped me and my family for myself as well. When I first started Ashford University online degree program, I thought that it would be difficult and kind of strange that I waited so many years to decide to go back to school. However, then I realized there really was no reasons to feel
College right after highs school is not for everyone. I do believe that all people can benefit from a college degree when the time is right for them. Returning to college later in life can be the result of real life career experience and the realization of what it really takes to get ahead in life. Motivation, learning style, and career goals can have a great impact on your success or failure as an adult student. I tried college right after high school but dropped out because I felt like I was wasting time and money.
Without a college degree anyone could end up not be able to provide for themselves or family. Then, the next question is is a college degree still necessary to be successful in the “American Dream”? A college degree is not necessary because a college degree will not always guarantee employment, will not make you more employable than the next, and it creates debt. A college degree is not necessary because many people have developed skills and became successful without college. How can we as people apply ourselves to the “American Dream”, if we are paying back student loans that could take over 10 years plus.
I tried to get conscientious objector status but my first sergeant told me he couldn't find the forms to apply and he didn't feel like looking for them. I didn't know about conscientious objector status until about a month before I got orders and that was when I first tried to do it. Shortly after that, I got orders, so I never really got a chance to apply for it. Leaving was kind of like a spur of the moment thing. It was my only option other than live underground in the United States and be running for the rest of my life or go to Canada.
What was the point if I’m never going to see them again? Since I stayed quiet and to myself, I was made fun of a lot because I didn’t talk to anyone. What was the point? Long story short we ended up in Roanoke, VA and my mom said she had enough of moving so we stayed while my father traveled from job to job. Since he was never home he was never there for my football games, basketball games and track meets.