My Desires for and Commitment to a College Education Thirteen years ago my father came to America with no money or education believing that he would surely make something of himself. With his very low education he received a job washing dishes at a restaurant to put food on his plate and to pay for the one room apartment that he rented. After four years he was able to bring me along with my brother‚ two sisters and my mother to come stay with him. With all of us together he had to work two jobs
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Why College Education is Important to Me Patty Murray said “A good education means learning to read‚ write and most importantly learn how to learn so that you can be whatever you want to be when you grow up.” Getting a college education will help open so many doors and give me opportunities to better myself‚ and provide me with a more successful life that I can be proud of. In today’s society it is hard to get a good job or have a stable career without first getting a college degree. A college education
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A college education has lost its value. When students attend college‚ they are left in severe debt after they graduate. This can sometimes be discouraging to students. This also makes you wonder‚ “What is the value of going to college or attending a postsecondary institution?” Has going to college become more expensive than what it’s worth? In my role as a financial aid counselor‚ I have gained much insight regarding tuition costs as well as financial aid amounts and options. In my years of being
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“Why College Education is important to me.” A College Education is important because a college graduate will earn more money than high school graduates according to statistics from The Educational Attainment in the United States in 2009. Average earnings ranged from $18‚000.00 for high school dropouts to $27‚000 for high school graduates‚ $48‚000.00 for college graduates and $60‚000 for workers with an advanced degree. (1.) A College education will give you opportunities that wouldn’t
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Is College Education Worth it? The issue of Is College Education Worth it is a very important discussion because people who graduate end up having healthier lives and live longer‚ Colleges grant access to students to look into other career paths‚ and then finally‚ jobs all over require a college degree. This issue is debatable because while some people believe that college is a very critical and essential part of life and shows that you have accomplished a big milestone in your life‚ others would
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Importance of a College Education College is a scary word to both students and parents. Students are plagued with worries such as is college the right place for me and what do I want to do with the rest of my life. Parents’ chief concern is finances. It is common knowledge that a college education is not at all cheap. The thing is; a college education is not for everyone. For some who know what sort of career they want‚ a trade school or art school would be a better place. Also‚ there is no need
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The basis of corrupt relationships Love is a sensation; it’s tempting yet so deceiving‚ distorting people’s lives for the better or for the worse. Some relationships result in happy endings while others leave a trail of sorrow‚ tears‚ and fears. Failed relationships leave behind melancholy and everlasting regrets that linger for the rest of one’s life; failed relationships are of betrayal‚ blindness‚ and lack of commitment. The novel A Hero of our Time by Mikhail Lermontov is a novel based on Russian
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Why a College Education is Important to me I recently realized that having a college education is truly important in many aspects of my life. “You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give” (Winston Churchill‚ circa 1940) Most recently‚ I was passed over for a promotion due to my lack of education. I can continue to make excuses for why I cannot fulfill my educational dream; but in the end‚ I am the one that has to make this dream a reality. This is why‚ at the age of
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A Free College Dream Should college education be free? Well I think it should‚ not only will it benefit families it would benefit our futures too. Having a free college experience will make people feel more encouraged‚ not worrying about payments or having paying loans on time. People may argue that we will become lazy by not paying for college. They think paying for college will mold us into responsible adults and that it would ruin the economy. Going to college for free would be a dream for students
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“WHY COLLEGE EDUCATION IS IMPORTANT TO ME” Is college education necessary? I have had many job that prove to be “endless”. Any job that I been fascinated with requires some form of higher education. After years and years of just working to survive‚ I have come to the conclusion that it is time to educate myself on business‚ how they operate‚ strive‚ and how to make one succeed. I was once a business owner myself and learned very fast that I did not have the correct knowledge of how to operate
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