Personal Statement Draft “To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.” -Anatole France Throughout my whole life, I have always been an indecisive pessimist. Being Hispanic, I grew up in an environment where my parents had high expectations that intimidated me because I was the oldest of three. My parents have always sacrificed a lot to give us the opportunity to earn a more higher education because they never got the chance to coming from very poor families.…
My father died when I was 13 years old and as a result, my mother is now my household’s sole provider. Her paycheck covers our basic necessities and leaves very little left over for my college fund. I have worked very hard my high school career to cultivate both impressive grades and extracurricular activities. First day of freshman year I already intimately understood that if I wanted to go to college, I would have to get scholarships and grants. My mother earns too much to qualify for aid but not enough to pay for my tuition.…
How prepared are you for college? College is a big deal but it is nothing that I can’t handle. I have prepared myself for college through rigorous courses, volunteering, being a member of student council, and traveling. These are opportunities I believe a potential college student should be exposed to.…
I grew up in what is considered a low income family, but I’ve always wanted to go to college. Before I even understood the concept of degrees, I would tell my parents “I want to go to college for seven years!” because I thought we could just choose how long we could go to college for. As I grew up, my goals became realistic. Instead of being president, however, I now want to do something that involves helping others and educating.…
What motivates me to purse a college Degree it was my mother and boyfriend. They want me to go back to school so I can better my life and to work hard. But I just want to pass and go far in my life. Purpose- I would like to have a good job and finish school get better job to get a house to show my family that I'm not a failure in life.…
Why go to College ? Why do you need college to be successful ? Why is college so expensive ? These type of ideas about college have haunted me for so long and for a long time I fought a mental battle between going to college and not going. I dreaded the idea of going to college and thought that I didn't need it.…
All of my academic career the statement, “We are preparing you for college” has been repeated more times than most of the curriculum I have been taught has. Now it is time to choose where the next chapter of my life will take place, and what my future will hold. I am choosing to attend Indiana University Southeast, because this offers the best opportunity based on my carrier interest and my financial situation. My mother is the only member of my family to attend college, and she only obtained her associates degree. This means I will be the first member of my family to graduate with a bachelors degree.…
Over the years of my high school life I was never sure about many decisions I make. However, I’ve grown and learned to continue on a path that’s going to lead me somewhere I feel safe, empowered and successful. Going to college is something I’m sure about, but it’s hard to choose the best college that’s right for me. NYU is a university that I’ve always wanted to attend, ever since I started searching for colleges online. New York University is one of the well known college for visual and performing arts.…
Why am I taking college classes? There are more reasons to take college classes than there are not. A college degree is required for nearly any job that would result in a sustainable career. Not only do college classes teach academic skills, but they also teach life skills in the process. The life skills that college provides include self-discipline and responsibility.…
As I sit in my English 3 class thinking of a topic I want to do I think of my goals and what I want to achieve in life, so I decide to do my goals. Having goals help you achieve what you want in life and since neither of my parents went to college I want to make them proud I am going to go to college not only for them but for myself too. My parents are always telling my siblings and I how much they want us to go to college since they never did and I believe that I can do anything I set my mind to. I really want to go to college and make my parents proud of me.…
about me and why I am going to college Why I am attending college. Im attending college partly because my parents are making me come and the other part is that I need to make sure that I can live by myself and that includes having my own job and not relying on everyone that I know. I have chosen ECTC because it was in my price range. All of the other schools that I would be wanting to attend would make me take that same classes that I am taking now so what would be the point in taking out huge loans that I cannot pay back yet. I am the first Hively to ever attend college.…
No one in my entire family went to college so I am on my own. Growing up there was not always enough money to eat let alone save for college. The idea that some one from my family was going to attend college was way beyond any ones mind. I am paying for college by myself and acquiring extreme debt along the way. Any amount of money that I do not have to worry about coming up with is an enormous help.…
Scared, nervous, confused, lost. All words that describe your average college student faced with the ever elusive question... what am I going to do with the rest of my life? For a very few selective group of people this is an easy problem to solve. They have a job waiting for them outside of college, their family has a connection, they know someone that has promised them a job.…
Going to college has been a life long dream of mine. As an adult it is sometimes hard to justify the cost when you are not one hundred percent sure of what degree you want to pursue. I have waited many years, praying for God’s direction and wisdom that I would know what I have been created to do. I know that as I am about to embark on this journey, God is with me. He has provided me with the clarity and a vision in which I attend to follow.…
My education has been 13 years long now and it has been a rollercoaster with ups and downs, lefts and rights. As I further my education I have notice that my goals have been getting broader and broader specifically to what I want to do with my near future but my overall life goal has been the same for years. I do not see it as a bad thing, I see it as an opportunity to explore my possibility’s that I am fully capable of. My goals are to me are that of a stranger, by this I mean I am always making new goals to achieve the one that I have already put for myself.…