College Admissions Essay: The Importance Of Education

Education is one of the most vital things about being alive. Think of before society became the way it is now; go back to the prehistoric cave-man times. In order to survive the cavepeople had to have some sort of knowledge about life in order to survive. They had to know how to hunt, how to build shelter, how to escape dangerous situations, and how to take care of themselves and their children. Today those values are ultimately the same, the only difference is that most of those basics, such as building a home, are facilitated. Instead of knowing how to hunt, you need to know how to handle money. The way the importance of education has evolved really reflects the standards of being a well-rounded member of society.
For most of my life I was told that education is the ‘key’. As I have grown older I realized exactly what it is the key to. It is the
According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary the definition of the word educated is giving evidence of training or practice. This definition coincidentally aligns with the personal belief that I have. I know that I am educated in writing, reading, and singing. These three things are my biggest passions in life. I strive to be intellectual as well as well versed in the crafts that I plan to purse in life. Modern education does not define what education is when you really put it into perspective. Going back to the prehistoric being who were not able to take hot showers or watch Netflix. It is important to remember all that they were able to do every day with little to know help from anything that was not already alive. They were educated in their ways of survival. Today, we have taken that they did and turned it into something much more valuable that goes beyond instinct and more into personality and choice. We choose what we want to learn and become experts in, that is what makes you