Why I Want To Go To College

My childhood was hard and strict. I was the fourth of the five children my parents had, and my life pretty much was the day to day survival of a growing boy. My parents provided food for us, anything else we needed had to be provided by ourselves. No mistake was gone unpunished. My dad made sure of it. We always get spanked when we miss even a single one of our five daily prayers, so one is always certain of being in deep trouble when a rule is broken. I was fifteen and in my final year in middle school when my dad was diagnosed with hepatitis C. I was at a verge of writing my final exam. This exam was to determine if I could make it to high school, so the idea of my dad being diagnosed with hepatitis C at this crucial transitional moment
I believe that the US educational system provides students with a more practical environment which allows them to develop their potential to it's fullest. Ever since I was a child, I've always been looking for such kind opportunity. I've always fantasized about how developing new talents and improving on my old ones could make me a great asset to myself and to my community at large. This simple believe of mine is what is driving me to go to college in the United States. I want to make a difference in my community. I want to improve on the life of every breathing soul around me and the entire nation, and that is why I want to acquire a license in civil engineering from the US after college. I want to become a licensed professional civil engineer. Civil engineering most touch the lives of people. There are so many aspects of it done on daily basis, that helps a lot. The water, the waste water, roads and so much
I left for my hometown to help mourn her death. When the mourning days were over, I decided to stay and volunteer at the school there for a while. I taught six subjects to the grade five students of that school. Watching the children grow and flourish and become passionate about their learning was a joy that brought great pleasure to me. There was this sense of excitement, hope, joy and determination that somehow flows through my veins each single day I wake up and prepare to impact onto those deprived but lovely kids my experiences and knowledge. I always encouraged them to embrace and be inspired by the world around them. With time, my bond with these academic warriors became far beyond what I could ever imagine. It made me so happy to know that not only did I have an impact on the lives of those kids and their families, but I was also contributing to the development of my small village in a very special way. “The kids are our future leaders.” I always tell