Why I Want To Go To College

It was at my aunt’s birthday party, when I made the decision to attend college. She asked me that day,” Mija, are you going to college?” At first I hesitated, “Si” . Then she told me, “Are you sure because that is exactly what your older sister said and she ended up pregnant.” After hearing those words, I knew for sure I wanted to be the first in my family to attend college. I wanted to prove her what I said I meant it and was going to make it come true.
A situation where I showed grit and persevered was when I made the decision to attend college. College for me was a huge step towards my future. If I made a choice I wanted to stick with it, being in this situation made me question myself many times if I was making the right choice. Going to college made me feel that I was ready to take anything that came at me. Many people told me that college was challenging, but what they did not know is that I love challenges. I told myself maybe college is not for me, so I decided the change my thinking strategy. I made the habit of saying a positive statement after a negative statement. For example, one day I told myself that I would not be able to survive college, a moment later I told myself if you can survive high school, you can survive college. I knew college was not going to
I want them to feel proud of raising me, proud of calling me their daughter, and happy for the choice I made. Yes, I wanted to go to college for my family, but also for myself. I wanted to increase my intellectual and accomplish my goals. I wanted to accomplish goals for myself as well. What inspired me to not give up is the feeling of accomplishment, I did not want to feel like a failure. I have made it this far, I am not going to stop here. At first college was not my long term goal until I discovered the opportunities it offered. It offered me employment skills, higher wage, and a