When initially starting college‚ I knew nothing of it as I came from an underprivileged family who not once had ever entertained the notion of attending college. Coming from a Hispanic family‚ the expectations were to get married and be a good a housewife; however‚ I decided on my own to explore college‚ even if at that time I could not tell the difference between undergraduate and graduate school. I would like to say my determination was apparent from the very beginning‚ but it was far from the
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that were only a dream before‚ so seemingly far away from reality. My whole life has been shaped by change; moving to America‚ finding passion in a new subject‚ and stepping onto the stage for the very first time. Each time change occurs‚ knowledge is gained and experience is embraced. I am looking to further my journey and learn from new environments that I am so eager to immerse
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I take pride in being a Mexican/American college student at Santa Ana College. I have been through my own struggles in life just as everyone else has in this city. My motivation has and shall always be my family. I push myself forward in life to be able to give back to my parents and my community. The only other person in my family that has completed college is my mother. While still raising me and working as a teacher‚ she received her Master’s Degree in Child and Adolescent Studies and has been
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As I started freshman year I didn’t really think about what would happen after high school. As I grew older and wiser I started realizing what I wanted for myself. The thought of attending college was just as mirror vision because I didn’t know what I wanted to do with my life after high school for the longest time. Researching and gaining more knowledge of universities I came upon Texas Tech University and decided to take a tour. Little did I know that Texas Tech would open so many doors for me
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I never really was in a team before or was even taught by anybody. I was just a girl who liked basketball and taught myself how to play‚ with the help of YouTube of course. I played basketball since I was a child. I remember shooting granny style because I was too short and weak to shoot it normally. The ball would be full size and the ball would be bigger than my head. My parents were the sexist type and thought basketball was a boy sport‚ so they never let me sign up for city league or some sort
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This senior year has taught me that if I want to be successful in my life then I need to give it my all just like Jesus commanded us too. This past summer I started to look into colleges I would be interested in playing football for. I found a few schools in Wisconsin that interested me so me and my mother drove 28 hours in a Prius to go visit 4 schools. During the trip I realized that college is closer than it seems. College is not just something we dream of one day but it is the next step in our
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of a college can certainly affect one’s college life experience. Both small colleges and big colleges have their positive and negative sides. There might be many differences between a small and a big college‚ but big ones usually offer better interaction between both the students and the faculty‚ better facilities and better quality of teaching. Firstly‚ interaction between student and professors make the students learn more effectively and raise their academic performance. A small college consists
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the case of attending college or receiving college education‚ the term should be changed to "Better early than never". The gate of college is the ideal path to everyone who is capable of passing Today’s world is based off a knowledge based prospective‚ so having an education is a gateway to numerous opportunities‚ people should attend college for three main factors and those would be preparing for a lifetime career‚ taking responsibility‚ and gaining practical and valuable life experiences.
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ever a thought in your head if college is really worth your time? I am here to say that college is worth it. College is worth it because of the higher education and outcome of going to college which is having a fantastic job and making thousands or millions of dollars. College will help a person get so far in life because they would have a higher education. Going to college will have you making thousand or million of dollars and you be able to live a luxuries life‚ going on vacation‚ buying a house
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once said‚ “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in awhile‚ you could miss it.” Right now I am making many choices that could influence my life forever. That is a lot for an 17-year-old to take on. However‚ In 30 years I will most likely be in the same boat as my parents. I’ll probably be trying to send my children through college‚ and making sure they have everything they need to make it in the world. However‚ what about my life then? Will I consider my life successful?
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