College Admissions Essay: The Value Of Education

Attending school is a reality that can date back to years in your life that you must strain to remember. From show and tells to college term papers, education is one of the longest lasting and most defining events of your life. Education can be defined as the knowledge or skill obtained or developed by a learning process. This knowledge, of course, is in the hands of a particular teacher to pass on to a group of students willing to learn. Whether it be an introductory art class or an advanced math course, it has been equally important for teachers to transfer their knowledge of a subject to the minds of prospective students.
Another reality of education is life experience. Life experiences occur as often as we allow them to, although most of the time such experiences are out of our physical control. In my own life, just a few months ago, I was informed of the news that
Although it is certainly an excellent university that I commute to daily, I can't seem to escape the drive within me to overcome the mistakes that I made in the past that cost me admission into (college of choice). The obstacle that I face today is allowing the reader of this essay to trust that I will use my new-found knowledge to aid me in my years at Sacred Heart University. I feel that with the two months that I have attended at (college of choice) comes two months that I could have spent at (college of choice) achieving a true college experience. Education really is a learning process. Along with any process in life comes struggles and hardships, balanced by hopes and successes. Higher education is a goal that we must all achieve someday, to give us a complete sense of self for the rest of our lives. Being given the opportunity to transfer into (college of choice) will forever instill within me a sense of pride in knowing that I overcame an unfortunate life experience, and essentially achieved my ultimate