because I have no college funds. My college savings were used in order to try and keep my step dad from being extradited back to England. In the end he still got deported leaving me and my little sister to survive off of my single mom’s teacher salary. My ex-step dad‚ who has been in England for four years now‚ has not pay child support at all for my little sister which makes it extra difficult on my single mother. I plan on staying at Polk State through the rest of my college career in order to
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are many reasons why people go to college. College plays a role a student’s life‚ one of these roles are to help get students a better job that pays them a lot but that isn’t the only reason. According to Melisa McCreery “Higher education provides a number of benefits; most notably to the nation’s economic stability and job creation‚ civic engagement‚ and pulling students from low socioeconomic situation and landing them securely in middle class America.” In other words college is to help better
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continue to help the community‚ and be determined to help anyone who needs it. I also took part in raising money at the firehouse with holiday breakfasts that they had‚ by making food and serving it. The volunteer work that I have completed has made me want to continue helping people. I can contribute by helping Rutgers students as well as the
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make believe thing is real like the gingerbread man‚ and now finally is the person who made me want to read all day every day‚ the person who doesn’t want to put a book down‚ I wanted to be just like Miss.King ‚ but sports‚ homework‚ school‚ and much more so right now I and a 5 because reading takes time and I don’t have all the time in the world to read‚ other thing come first. Now let me tell you about me reading history. My parents were a big part of my influence on my reading today. Starting
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Reasons to Attend College Why do people attend college? People attend college for multiple reasons. College is not just a place you go after high school. People of both genders‚ all races and rich or poor attend college. College is for anyone who wishes to attend. Some people attend college right out of high school trying to find a career path right for them. They attend college looking for further education in their lives. They are looking or creating a whole new lifestyle for themselves
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truly be life. Well‚ to me at least. I have been playing soccer since as long as I can remember. Although I may have had to overcome obstacles to get where I am today‚ soccer means everything to me. Soccer doesn’t just bring me winning games and good times it also brings me the joy of meeting new people from different places which I treasure the most. This may be the easiest thing for me to talk about because it is what I know best. When students may be applying for college‚ they may choose to write
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Reading and writing are very important because you will have to use them in the world. Schools teach you about reading and writing at a young age. The reason reading is important is because you will have to basically read everything you see. Writing is important because you will have to write for a job. My reading and writing have changed from liking to read and not liking to read because of things I experienced with reading‚ but my writing experience has always been nice for me because of all the practice
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Thursday AP Comp. College -- the important four-year period in which a student grows in knowledge of their preferred career and steeps in new and different experiences. It is important for me to leave college with a close community‚ a better knowledge of my future job‚ and the experience of studying abroad. These three things would help me in post--school life‚ and also give me vivid memories. It is essential for me to leave college with a close community. Having grown up in a
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I have attended four different high schools in four years‚ and have played football alongside numerous teammates and coaches. I have always participated in sports throughout high school. Playing football has taught me valuable lessons for use on and off of the field. When I joined the football team my freshman year‚ I did not fully understand what I was getting into. Even though I watched football on television‚ I had no idea how much work was truly required for the sport. I worked vigorously for
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WRITING THE COLLEGE ESSAY PURPOSE OF THE ESSAY Your GPA‚ class rank‚ SATI and SATII scores are all important to a college admissions officer in helping to assess your academic abilities. But they are only numbers – they have no personality. What can make your application stand apart are the personal essays. The college essay will allow an admissions officer to look beyond those numbers and see you as a person. A well-written essay should convey your thoughts‚ attitudes‚ personal qualities‚
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