Right now I am attending Polk State Collegiate High School in order to obtain my Associate of Arts degree while I am still in high school. One of the main reasons that I am attending Collegiate High School‚ besides to get ahead is 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
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As I was growing up‚ my family always said that I would pursue a medical career. I’ve taken some CPR classes .But I came to realize that I really didn’t like messy part of the field When I say messy I mean‚ the blood‚ open wounds‚ and other things that people consider to be disgusting. Even though the pay is great and benefits are good‚ I want to pursue a career that I want to do. As I got a little older‚ I found a new field of interest. I built a passion for Criminal Justice. Since I had plenty
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a job. As for me‚ my field of education and after college usually always wants more and more educators for the young. When my time is done at in high school and I move to college‚ I hope to have more beneficial happenings than bad. Soon high school will be over for me‚ then all I have left is college and to get a job with my major I choose. College at a community college for my first two years would be more helpful for me as it will help with my social skills and getting to know how college
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biggest goals that I have in my life. Of course‚ there are other things‚ such as opening my own sport’s Physical Therapy Center‚ or becoming a doctor of Physical Therapy. But‚ attending college and being successful in it is one of my top goals. I want to go to college‚ and graduate because it would make me the first person in my family to graduate college since my mother. I have had three siblings go to college‚ all to drop out‚ and I will not let my family down by also dropping out. I will make them
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Air Force Academy was sparked when I accompanied my parents to a Military Child Education Coalition conference in the summer of 2004. My father and I‚ not involved in the conference‚ decided to spend the week exploring the Colorado Springs area‚ and after touring for several days‚ decided to go to what my father called "Zoomie U". We took the typical summer tourist tour‚ but I was enthralled. The chapel‚ the mountains‚ and the campus excited me‚ despite my youth. I spent the rest of the vacation asking
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many reason why I choose to attend college and why I choose to further my education. Unfortunately‚ for me I didn’t attend college right after I graduated because my mind was everywhere when it came to what I wanted to do. To me‚ I didn’t see any need to attend then especially since I didn’t know what I wanted to be. It took some time to figure it out but now I’m on the right track and getting it together. They say college isn’t for everybody and I can vouch for that saying because I honestly thought
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opportunity to serve as a Teaching Assist at Tennessee State University‚ I hope not only to sharpen my skills as a scholar and instructor but learn how to best serve in the space of an HBCU (Historically Black College and University). HBCU’s are the backbone of the African American experience. They are the few places within American society that nurtures and treasures the Black experience—impacting one’s ontological
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3 Reasons Why I decided to go to College By: Elizabeth Joyce When I was little I was very unsure of what I wanted to do with my life. One day I would want to be an Architect‚ the next a nurse. Every other week I wanted to be something different. My parents and I never thought seriously about college until I got into high school. In my freshmen year I started getting very good grades‚ while keeping up with varsity swimming and a part time job. After my freshmen year of high school‚ I was sure that
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I want to attend college so that I can simply further my education and better my future. I think higher education is a must in this society during this type of economy. The bar has been raised and I think employers are looking for more credential. In order to stand above the rest‚ you need a degree or something more than just a high school diploma. Ultimately‚ my goals in college are to gain the skills that I need to lead a successful and productive life‚ to become well educated in many things‚ to
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WHY ATTEND COLLEGE? GREGORY MOYER COLL100 WENDY HILBERT OCT 26‚ 2014 Getting a college degree is something very important a person can do in their lives. But sometimes in our lives we may wait and attend college later in life. But whenever you do decide to attend college‚ it is very important to pick a learning style to would help with all the studying you have to do. As we grow older your style might change from when you were in high school. It is very important to pick one that works so that you
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