Personal Statement: Why I Want To Go To College

Ever since I can remember I have dreamed of being an adult. Being able to stay out till whenever I pleased. Making my own decisions with no one to tell me otherwise. Wearing heels and makeup to impress a man who I could one day marry. It all sounded like a dream to a young me. A young me who didn’t realize how hard it could be to achieve that dream. I didn’t realize I'd first have to go through four years of high school. Four years of tears, stress and waiting. Waiting for the four years that really can decide your future: college.
I'd always knew I would go to college in some form. My parents drilled that into my head. "You have to go to college to get a good paying job," my dad would say. Or "A future husband wants a women who's educated," as my mom would say. However it wasn’t till the beginning of senior year that someone finally asked me why do you want to go to college? I was taken a aback by this question because I honestly didn’t have an answer. Why do I want to go to college? Wasn’t that just what I am suppose to do? Go to college, graduate, get a job. I had
If anything my dad's absence over my teenage years has made me a stronger person. I have consistently held a job since the day I turned 16. Having a job throughout high school has been one of my biggest struggles. Being able to find the perfect balance between work and school took me along time. There were points where I took on more than I could handle which is one of my weaknesses. I believe I can do everything when in reality I can not. Over the three years that I have maintained a job I have been able to realize that my school work and involvement comes first and what time I have left goes to working. Finally finding that balance has made me a stronger individual person. My mom could only give my advice but ultimately the decisions were up to me and because of this I became a stronger young adult ready to take on life by