Maryjane Macias
GEN/200
Week 5
Ashley Parker
Personal Responsibility and College Success
Thesis Statement:
To efficiently achieve personal responsibility you must take in account what you want to achieve by practicing discipline and time management skills, in doing so you will be able to succeed in college.
Essay:
Personal responsibility means being responsible for our thoughts and actions. You will have many opportunities to use this throughout one’s lifetime. One of my personal responsibilities right now is to be successful in college so I can support my family. My responsible decisions will change the way we live. Personal responsibility, in my opinion, is the key to being successful. To efficiently achieve personal responsibility you must hold yourself accountable for what you are trying to accomplish. You must take charge or your actions by practicing discipline and using time management skills. If you master this art, it can be translated to any aspect of your life, including college success. Responsibility is important to everybody learning and developing. Many factors contribute to a person’s eventual success in college. There is a freedom to make one’s own decisions that come along with personal responsibility. The choices one makes will affect their college success. Personal responsibility goes hand in hand with succeeding in college. Take charge of your actions by practicing self-discipline. Setting goals, making long term and short term goals are a good way of measuring milestones. Personal responsibility is an important aspect in student’s everyday lives and also toward their success in college. Personal responsibility is a difficult trait to master for most people including students especially when it comes for studying for college. Time, discipline, organization, and many more areas of control are crucial responsibilities. If students can master being personally responsible in their