A very wise uncle used to offer me guidance‚ which included “stay in school”‚ “you have plenty of time to make money”‚ “life will only get more complicated as you get older”. Nevertheless‚ I was young and foolish and did not heed his advice. I wanted to make my way into the world‚ and start earning money as a professional‚ not as a short-order cook in the family restaurant. Looking back through the lens of time it is easy to say that one of my greatest regrets was the decision not to go to graduate
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sets me up for the predictable‚ stable future‚ I am aiming to please myself with a life full of new adventures in foreign places I could have never planned to touch. That is one of the reasons the idea of college excites me the most because I finally have a chance to break free from the bubble‚ and chase unique opportunities like studying abroad. I also finally have the chance to share my experiences‚ that are solely in my descriptor‚ with other people who may finally be able to understand me for
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Millennials: The Me Me Me Generation by Joel Stein The term Millennials (also known as generation Y) generally refers to the generation born in the years between 1980 and 2000. As a member of this generation‚ it’s interesting to read about the thoughts that professionals have about us. The Millennial generation has many issues and many advantages‚ both of which are addressed in Joel Stein’s‚ “Millennials: The Me Me Me Generation.” In this review‚ I will be discussing
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$360. I imagined all the things I could buy with this money. It was only after everyone stopped running when kayla noticed her money was missing. She stopped and looked everywhere and asked if anyone has seen it. I lied and said no. It was hard for me to do but I was being selfish. I soon regretted that decision. I believe in good karma and bad karma ; what goes around comes around. Bad karma will always come back to haunt
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can take pride in saying I will be a first generation high school graduate with aspirations of college. I am fighting becoming a statistic. For a long time‚ I was angry at my life. I often questioned myself‚ “What did I do to deserve this?” The answer is absolutely nothing‚ but this is my life and I have control of it. I turned my frustration into motivation. If no one else was going to motivate me‚ I had to myself. I started off junior year losing my home due to my mother’s drug
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What matters to me and why? Growing up I always thought tv‚ boys‚ and basketball was important me. However‚ as I got older those things faded out becoming less important to me. For this reason‚ I have started to mature and recognized what really matters to me more than anything. God‚ my family‚ and my goals keep me going throughout all my struggles‚ making me strong to accomplish all the things I want in life. First and foremost‚ is God because without him I wouldn’t be here and I wouldn’t strive
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I am tall compared to average‚ so people define me by my height. I’m athletic and competitive when it comes to sports. The sports that I’m best at are soccer because I’ve played it my whole life and basketball because of my height. Optimistic has to be the word that defines me. I’m always positive and confident on what I set my mind to. Soccer is one of my favorite interests and talents. When I was 4 years old I started playing soccer with my dad. Then at the age of 6‚ I joined my first team
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then reality hit him. I did not need these things to make me happy. What I needed to make me happy is quality relationships with those I am close with‚ a job I could love doing‚ and most importantly giving back to others. When I found myself becoming depressed in 8th and 9th grade from things that were going on in my life‚ I knew I needed a change. I needed to find something that would make me happy and I did. The first thing that made me happy was solidifiying relationships with those that took
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Achieving Academic Excellence December 21‚ 2013 Why College Education Is So Important To Me ‘’Higher Education can be luxury‚ it’s an economic imperative that every family in America should be able to afford’’ -Barack Obama In these days college education is essential to be successful in life and work. With a college degree we can get a better job‚ have a higher salary
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SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS (SAP) PURPOSE AND SCOPE Federal regulations mandate that a student receiving financial aid under Title IV programs must maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) in his/her course of study regardless of whether or not financial aid is awarded each semester. Students are responsible for understanding and adhering to the satisfactory academic progress policy. Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) will be measured at the end of each term for all students. Satisfactory
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