Why I Want To Be The First Generation To Attend College

Essay Topic A By being the first generation to attend college, I broke the educational barrier that bounded my family within its domains. Both of my parents are from Mexico, coming from non-educated, hardworking families. My father along with my mother, came to the United States with nothing but the clothes on their backs, a dream in their sights and the will and determination to help them reach their goals. If I have learned anything from my parents, it is that hard work and the right mentality can go a long way. I want to show my parents that their sacrifices that they have made for my brothers, sister and I will not be in vain, because I will show them that we have the ability to achieve great things in life. Being the first to attend college is something I hold dear, but I feel that graduating from a well-known university with a bachelors in engineering, is my goal and my responsibility. I aspire to be a role model for my two younger brothers and sister. I
I have enjoyed the classes that offered more of a challenge than others, classes like University Physics, all three calculus classes, chemistry and any other class that has made me think more critically about issues, or problems of the past and of the present day. I have also enjoyed working in teams on projects that these classes provided for us. Working in teams to complete projects or to just study was a delightful experience, because I got to work with smart intellectuals who, each with different ways of thinking, solving problems and had different amplitudes of knowledge and skill. Indulging in tackling a challenge with team work is one of the reasons I decided to set foot in the world of engineering. Engineering captivates me, the idea of materializing tangible results from knowledge and a person’s vision, is insanely remarkable. So one of my goals is to become an engineer and to create something new, which would benefit society while being environmentally