EN110
Diane Briley Ferrell
AC1408684
EN110.6.4 Achieving Academic Excellence
December 26, 2014
Finishing my college education has always been a part of my life’s plan. After marriage, having children and then divorcing, I still intended on completing this dream of mine. Commitment and being driven to excel and be successful in life is the qualities that I possess to enable me to finish my college education. And showing my children that as a single mom of 10 years, I can complete my goals. I hope this will encourage them and influence them to complete their college education.
Now that my children are nearing their high school years and are becoming more independent, having time to finish what I started so long ago is more realistic. I have to look towards the future more than ever and also plan for when my children leave the nest. The job I have now pays a mediocre amount with a little better benefits package. This isn’t going to sustain me and my children once they start college themselves with the cost of a higher education. Luckily, as with the cost of finishing a college education continues to increase so does the choices in obtaining financial aid. There are an overabundance of financial aid options and different means to receive a college education. Finding a job that pays at a higher level is dependent on a college education in this knowledge based economy (McGuire).
Most employers today look for a higher level of education as a guideline to choose prospective candidates for a job position. Having more years in work experience may not be a guarantee to be chosen over having a degree for a job position. A college degree along with my work experience will increase the opportunities for a job position with higher pay.
My work experience alone will not prepare me for an advancement in my career or provide me with the growth to develop more skills. Skills will be formed by the information and ideas enhanced by my
AC1408684
EN110.6.4 Achieving Academic Excellence
December 26, 2014
Finishing my college education has always been a part of my life’s plan. After marriage, having children and then divorcing, I still intended on completing this dream of mine. Commitment and being driven to excel and be successful in life is the qualities that I possess to enable me to finish my college education. And showing my children that as a single mom of 10 years, I can complete my goals. I hope this will encourage them and influence them to complete their college education.
Now that my children are nearing their high school years and are becoming more independent, having time to finish what I started so long ago is more realistic. I have to look towards the future more than ever and also plan for when my children leave the nest. The job I have now pays a mediocre amount with a little better benefits package. This isn’t going to sustain me and my children once they start college themselves with the cost of a higher education. Luckily, as with the cost of finishing a college education continues to increase so does the choices in obtaining financial aid. There are an overabundance of financial aid options and different means to receive a college education. Finding a job that pays at a higher level is dependent on a college education in this knowledge based economy (McGuire).
Most employers today look for a higher level of education as a guideline to choose prospective candidates for a job position. Having more years in work experience may not be a guarantee to be chosen over having a degree for a job position. A college degree along with my work experience will increase the opportunities for a job position with higher pay.
My work experience alone will not prepare me for an advancement in my career or provide me with the growth to develop more skills. Skills will be formed by the information and ideas enhanced by my
References: McGuire, J. (n.d.). Importance of college education why it is important to go to college. Retrieved from http://www.collegeview.com/articles/article/importance-of-college-education Santiago, A. (n.d.). Why is education so important for success?. Retrieved from http://healthcareers.about.com/od/educationtraining/f/WhyEducation.htm