Why I M Going To College Research Paper

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“Opportunity is somethings missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and look like work”and this is my opportunity to become something and i would not miss it for anything.going to college will give me many reason to see life in a own new perspective.anyone going to college probably got many reasons to go,this is currently now my biggest decision in my life now, i want to go to college for a lot of reason.the number one reason for me going to college is to become a dependable adult who can make decisions for himself.college will become my new lifestyle and i will grow into it fastest, having to come from a different country and living a very challenging childhood.growing up life have taught me many lessons.(i want to make my …show more content…
Trust, support, hardwork and determination got me to where I am now.College is the foundation of a new beginning of adulthood,i am very prepaid for this life no matter the difficulties i will beat it, a famous quote says “GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO BELIEVE,BETTER THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO ARE PATIENT AND THE BEST THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO DON’T GIVE UP”.Education is a very important aspect in my family.getting good grades is my school and one of my primary mission, everyone have something they focus on. if they want what they set their mind on, they need to work very hard to get what they desire.me I study very hard to get good grades because it what my mind is focused on and what I desire.high school was very challenging for me,because I had easy and hard class but my most challenging class was spanish and english class.they were really hard because I didn’t understand anything.I struggle with many things in high school like my personality , my ethnicity, my background and my skin color but I was able to get myself out and stay strong by focusing my mind to my future.coming from Africa to America my life has changed since then,I have become more intellectual with people.before I came to america I couldn’t interact with anything including people and pet animal,but when I made my first dog friend it was one of the best feeling someone could ever feel.when I made my first bestfriend it was a very great thing and I learned from both my first dog friend and best friend.without coming to america I would never have experience all these

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