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    I decided to return to school because of my financial situation‚ my children‚ and myself. All of these reasons above are why I decided to go back to school‚ and so I would like you to sit back as I paint you the picture of my life before I decided to go to school. I have been struggling financially for some years since I had my children. With the economy being so bad‚ and prices constantly going up how can I continue to survive on mininum wage? Before I had children it seemed a lot easier to survive

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    EES21QH-02 9/24/16 One does not have to go to college to be successful. There are many factors that can influence a person to go to college. Whether that be personal or otherwise.according to many new york times articles there is a great number of reasons people decide to go to college. Alot of debates have heated up saying that college is not for everyone‚ not all people should go to college‚ because of many things. Like for instance‚ college only increases debt‚ and is not necessary for most

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    Why I decided to return to school The Purpose of my essay is to give my readers some high in sight on a few different challenges in my life that helped motivate me upon my return to school. I am a single 45 year old divorced woman with six children. I needed a good paying job and a college education to be able to continue supporting my family. I am also the youngest child of four and the light of my mother’s eyes. I was once married to my children’s father for 20 years. My ex-husband was

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    Why Go To College? Why go to college? Why would someone spend thousands of dollars to sit in yet another classroom? My uncle says “people that get a degree make over a million dollars more in a lifetime.” My dad counters that with “the world needs ditch diggers too.” I came to college to start my life‚ to become an independent man who finds his niche among society. I suppose some people can do that outside of school but I find college to be an optimum transition to the adult life as it teaches practical

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    millions of students decide whether they want to go to college or not. When it comes to the issue on going to college‚ most people understand that going to college will help their future. It helps prepare people for their careers fields. Most people believe it is a waste of time‚ when in reality it is not. Not going to college can make it harder to get a job. People believe college is too expensive‚ but the only thing that is going to become expensive is not having a college education. There are

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    Why I Decided to Continue My Education There are three simple‚ and fairly common‚ reasons for why I decided to return to school to continue my education: Higher paying jobs‚ being a good role model for my children and personal satisfaction. Higher Paying Jobs: I relocated to California from North Carolina about 4 and ½ years ago. What was I thinking? The cost of living here is outrageous‚ the jobs don’t pay that well and you are almost destined to have a roommate or two or three‚ just to make ends

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    Why do young adults decide to go to college? The answer is to receive a degree in order to obtain a worthy job. The young men and women who decide to go to Marywood University so they can achieve one of Marywood University’s Core values: excellence. They want to receive good grades‚ graduate with a degree‚ and go through life doing the job they worked hard for. Part of the Marywood’s education system is the liberal arts core. For example‚ students who are a Pre-Physician Assistant major would

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    English 111 Why People Really Go to College Christopher Caldwell‚ author of the New York Times article "What a College Education Buys‚" believes many people attend college for the wrong reasons. He says college is overrated and that many go just to socialize or to find a partner (214). He also states if you are going to college to obtain a liberal arts degree and not Phd‚ education may not be worth all the studying or the money many parents pay (214-215). He goes on to say even though college is expensive

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    My high school experience has been a success for me to get to college by taking all of the class I needed to get this far. I have came a long way during my high school career because I really thought I wouldn’t have made it this far due to struggling to keep my grades up but as I started it’s not hard at all to keep them up you just have to try hard and get the job done. Although being in Upward Bound has help me accomplish these goals to make it his far from ninth grade to twelfth grade. Due to

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    It was August of 2015 and I no friends‚ no hope‚ and I had been out of school for six months. I only had a month left of the summer to decide if I wanted to go back to school.The decision was very difficult because I had to work‚I had been badly bullied at my old school‚ and I had chronic mental illness that was holding me back. For most people they would’ve stayed a drop out but I decided to persevere. Despite my fears I went to a new school with only two weeks left of the summer. Every day

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