Is it smart to set goals before college? ‘‘About half of all students who start college don’t finish. Roughly one quarter of freshmen drop out before sophomore year,’’ according to Career Prep Academy. Twenty-five percent of freshmen’s in college drop out before their next year in college. Students drop out for many reasons and one of these being not setting goals for themselves, many students might believe that setting goals is creating a path to failure and unrealistic dreams, but in contrast setting goals helps students stay on the path to completing college. By setting goals and measuring their achievements, students are able to see what they have done and what they are capable of, it helps them to stay focused on their path by guiding them on what they ought to achieve in life. Seeing…
I was always told "don't plan too far ahead, because something will always come in your way," and I never listened. At a young age I began creating scenarios for my future and attending University of Florida has always been a part of my goals. If I were to be granted admission I would make sure I got the full college experience by working hard to be at the top of my class, joining a club that revolves around my hobbies, and of course, making myself proud.…
Describe your college and career goals. Explain how LBCPA will help you to attain them.…
The reason why i want to attend college is because it will be an honor to my family and especially to my mother. College is not common in my family because no one has gone to college yet and I would want to be the first in my family to attend a 4 year university. Going to college will make me feel proud of myself because I will make my mom proud and not just that, but make myself proud of all the accomplishments i have accomplished so far. Personally my career goals is to do something i'm just not going to enjoy for a temporality time, but for the rest of my life. The field where i would want to study is physical therapy or a field where i would be working with bones, possibly I can major in english. Physical therapy grabs my attention because i used to play soccer, but due to health issues I stopped playing, started coaching my brothers team and what i enjoyed from that experience was when someone would…
Throughout our years of high school, people make mistakes over and over, and then they made goals in order to get them back on the right track again. My past needs changes, my present has its up’s and downs, and my future needs some help. I wish I could go back and change my past, but if I did, I wouldn’t be where I am today. I need to change where I am now with the present because I plan on going to college and I need good grades for that. In order for my future to be good, I need to get my stuff in order, quick.…
There are several fundamental reasons why students all over the world choose to pursue higher education: to broaden their knowledge base, to achieve financial independence, and to be a part of an environment that fosters personal growth. I truly believe that the best way to accomplish these three goals is to fully immerse oneself in a stimulating environment, where there is an abundance of opportunities to grow both during and after college. I am currently a second-year student at Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA), and I spent my first year of post-secondary education at the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC). I am highly interested in pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, but my current institution only offers…
A long term goals I have is to graduate High School and College. I am going to achieve this goal by paying attention in class and studying hard. I am also going to work towards this goal by getting good grades. I want to achieve this goal because I want to have a successful life in the future. Two short term goals I have is to save money and stay away from negative people. I am going to work on saving money by putting change or any spare money I have in a container and not touch it until it is full. I want to achieve this goal because I feel as though I spend too much money on unnecessary things. I am going to stay away from negative people not just short term but long term to. I am going to stay away from these people because I don’t…
I have many educational goals that I would like to accomplish. My fist goal is to finish high school. My second goal is to go to collage to study for engineering.…
An obvious goal as a working adult returning to school is, of course, to earn a degree. My overall goal is no different than any other student, however, I also have several personal goals I hope to achieve while attending the University of Phoenix. Some of these goals are to acquire new skills and enhance my current business abilities, to apply what I learn in the classroom to forward my career, and to feel personal satisfaction of finishing something I started.…
For my Freshmen year of college I hope to be able to learn more things about myself and I hope that I will also be able to learn many more things about becoming an adult. I know that my freshman year of college will be a very big part of my life because it will be a new door that is opened for me that will be filled with new experiences and I hope that I will be able to learn something new from everyone of them. I also know that it will have its obstacles just like high school did and I will do my best to get through all of them. Also, for my overall experience in college I will keep setting goals for myself that will help me be able to succeed just like I did in high school and hopefully I will be more open about different situations and I will be able to get more involved in school earlier in the year rather than doing it the last year like I did in High School. Overall my plans for my future are pretty planned out and all I really hope is that everything goes as planned even though I know that I will be dealing with some things that won’t be…
I have many personal goals I hope to attain as a college student. Along the path to my degree I will be setting an example for my children, building my own self confidence, and starting a lifetime of strategic learning.…
Most people experience instances of light dissociation, such as daydreaming or getting “lost in the moment” while doing their work. When dissociation becomes a severe mental disorder, dissociative identity disorder (DID) may be present. According to the Mayo Clinic, people with DID escape reality in involuntary and unhealthy ways (p.1). The study of DID is important because social problems such as childhood abuse contribute to the disorder. Furthermore, people with DID do not lead normal lives in their communities; they experience serious psychological and physical problems.…
First let me introduce myself my name is Gretel Seymour I am 48 years old and a Mother of 3 Adult children. Every aspect of my life was, taken care of my children along with working two jobs. Coming from a family of College graduates my grandmother raised nine children on her own I must say she was a very strong woman. My grandmother always pushed education and how important it was to finish school and go to college. Although I didn’t graduate high school, determined to obtain my GED and that I did in the year 1996. Soon after obtaining my GED, I received a certificate and became a certified Nursing Assistant. Working with the…
College to me is based on stability to my future. Whether it’s personal or professional, attending college allows me security. Receiving a degree in the medical field, I will always be able to provide for me and my family financially. Also, professionally there will be a stable career for me to advance in. College opens many opportunities to bigger things, always knowing there is a career available to me. It’s not only about the benefits of being in college but, knowing I’m achieving my goals and completing something that can change my life depending on what I do with it. Although, I have the weakness to stop my college success when my motivation drops, I challenge myself to push even harder and seek further. What people may fail to realize,…
College, although it may seem distant and impossible, is looming closer to each student everyday. “In October 2015, 69.2% of 2015 high schoolers graduates were enrolled in colleges or universities” (bis.gov). Almost everyone understands the importance of receiving a degree or diploma in their planned area of expertise, but does everyone truly understand what it takes to get into college? Only through academic achievement, leadership skills, and various talents that show that you are above your peers can you expect to succeed. Since colleges are looking to fill their schools of higher education with people who aspire to be leaders of the country, Oscar winners, humanitarian workers, and students who are severely or…