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Traditional and Nontraditional Paths to Success Nobody denies that our society has changed from time to time and each generation is different from each other. When my mom and dad started to study, they primary goal was to graduate from high school and go to a great college. My Mom had the chance to study at Zamorano, a great college and the best one for me. There she learned new and different skills needed to make it through the requirements Zamorano asked for, she successfully graduated and was one of the first woman to become an agricultural engineer. Beside the traditional path that my mom took, she also needed skills that helped achieve her first job and becoming more successful in life. In my opinion, you should take both paths, because both can help you a lot in life. Now the question is: “How do we know which path should we take?” Obviously, both paths are very different and everyone have the decision of which one should they take. Now generally speaking, people in our society will only choose one. The reason for this is that most people are only planning to finish their high school, and then searching for a job without caring for his college studies. Businesses are only hiring people who have experience in the area they are searching for, but if the person didn’t finish his college studies it’s probably that this person will not get hired. Let’s answer our next question: “Are people who do not follow society’s traditional paths to advancement more likely to be successful than those who do?” The answer to this question is that it doesn’t matter if you chose either one; you will only get success in life if you are disposed to do the things that are assigned to you and to develop a lot of new skills. The traditional path gives you success, because it led you to finish college. The nontraditional path helps you develop skills that can come in handy in your life. To conclude this essay, I could tell people that if you choose either one path, both will