party‚ when I made the decision to attend college. She asked me that day‚” Mija‚ are you going to college?” At first I hesitated‚ “Si” . Then she told me‚ “Are you sure because that is exactly what your older sister said and she ended up pregnant.” After hearing those words‚ I knew for sure I wanted to be the first in my family to attend college. I wanted to prove her what I said I meant it and was going to make it come true. A situation where I showed grit and persevered was when I made the decision
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I was born and raised in a third-world country: Ethiopia. Even though Ethiopia is mainly known for her poverty and destitution‚ my life there was not that bad. Since my dad has lived in the USA since long before I arrived‚ I was able to go to private school in Ethiopia and get a good education. I came to the USA when I was fourteen years old. Nothing was as easy as I thought it would be. New country‚ new language‚ new home‚ new school‚ new friends: everything was new for me. Being a high school student
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In my first year of college‚ I had an opportunity to visited University of Maryland College Park with my cousin who attended there for four years. I met interesting people from around the world‚ spoke with amazing students and faculty‚ and became fascinated with campus life at College Park. Since then‚ it has always been my dream to improve my education at College Park after graduate two years from Montgomery College. I have heard many wonderful and unforgettable experiences from my family and friends
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Why did I wait so long to go back to school has been my thought since I started classes on –online? It has been such an enriching experience‚ since starting classes‚ and I really regret starting as late as I did‚ but I am very excited that I did. By making the choice to go back to school as an adult it has not only enriched my life but my children lives as well. Working out the time and mustarding up the energy to complete a degree was not all what I wanted to look forward to‚ but I knew that without
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because I decided to go back to college and continue my education. I have been through many obstacles in my life and making the decision to go back to school will give me the opportunity to prove that just because you grow up in a bad environment does not mean that you can’t succeed in life or accomplish great things. There are others reason why I went back to school as well one of them being that it will increase my finical situation‚ and portray a positive role model for my daughter I grew up
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I think returning back to school to complete my degree was a very rational decision for me to make. We are sometimes told that experience is the key to getting the perfect job‚ but in my years in the work force I have learned that it is not always the case. Employers will sometimes use the fact that you do not have a degree against you and I refuse to let that happen. The biggest reason for me returning to school is my daughters. I want them to tell people that I am there mom and be proud of it
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veterans. In this day‚ the United States has so many opportunities to go to school and college. Even if you were a high school dropout‚ there are so many options to get back in there! To get a degree so‚ you can provide your family and make yourself successful. No matter where a person starts‚ they will always have opportunities to succeed and be the best they can be in America. Every single person in America has to go to school. The school systems and a learning curriculum are awesome because of the technology
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When I was younger I loved going to school‚ I would get up early and eat breakfast and then pick up my friend so we could walk to the bus stop together. Then‚ I got to fourth grade and I could not understand fractions so I got detention for not doing my homework. I was so mad at myself but I did not ask for help because I never really spoke to my teachers‚ I did not want to ‘bother’ them. Then‚ in sixth grade I didn’t get any better. I passed math with a D and because of that I got a C+ in English
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September 28‚ 2013 Key Largo Being able to go on the Key Largo trip this year would be amazing! I remember hearing my cousins and even some friends that have gone in the past years talk about how much fun they had‚ and how it was a once in a lifetime experience. They told me that once the opportunity came around to take it‚ so I did. I can remember my first time ever snorkeling. I was six years old vacationing with my family in the Bahamas‚ Nassau to be exact. I can remember my sister and me holding
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I have always heard people say‚ “College is the key to success” and “The best way you could have great job‚ is by going to college”. Honestly‚ I always believed that you do not have to go to college. I never even wanted to go to college. At that time‚ I felt that college was a waste of time. The reasons why I decided to go to college was to see if college is for me. Secondly‚ I decided to go because of my mom and my mentor. Lastly‚ I want to better myself as person and succeed in life. My first reason
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