Three year's ago I was accepted into a School called McDowell Early College. At MEC we are able to graduate with an associate degree along with our high school diploma. When you choose to go to MEC you are given the option between a four and a five year graduation plan. I knew from very early on I wanted to graduate in three years and go on to a four year university with an AFROTC program. The only problem was that my mom didn’t think I was physically or mentally ready.…
Marina Mendes Lemos de Oliveira Ekaterina Gay / Laura Waiss ENG 109 MVA June 12, 2017 New Generation and New Challenges The New York Times columnist David Brooks explores in the article “Is Not About You” some crucial issues for graduating students launched into the job market with many problems and obstacles to overcome. The author arguments that the students are taught to follow a lifestyle after graduation far away from the real situation that they will face in the future. Brooks claims that young people constantly hear from eldest people that they should enjoy their life, work with something that gives them pleasure, and follow their dreams and passions. However, the real life is not uncomplicated like that.…
There are many important decisions to make in a person’s lifetime. One major decision they have to make is a college they want to attend. Senior year is when everyone really needs to start thinking about where they want to go to college or where they want to start working. Two colleges I really want to go to are Bowling Green State University or Ohio University. The colleges I’m looking at both have the majors I would like to go for, which is business or accounting.…
Throughout the difficult times, perseverance has been what is important. Adults periodically ask young children what they wish to be when they grow up. That question remained unanswered until a few years ago. While in community college, someone suggested taking elective courses in numerous fields until something became interesting. It was nearing graduation before healthcare presented itself as the best path.…
Jobs expresses this message in order to establish the graduates should “have the courage to follow your heart and intuition” because you never know when your last day will be (Jobs, 2005). This story creates a compelling tone that urges the audience to follow their dreams and live every day like it is their last. Steve Jobs, in his commencement address, describes some of the major events in his life and how they shaped his future. He conveys to the college graduates that they should pursue whatever they want to do even in life if they face…
Every day I wake up whether it is raining or sunny outside, I look at the list of goals I want to achieve. Saint Dominic Academy has helped me achieve some of my goals, but there are many left. I believe attending Stockton University can help me achieve the rest of my personal, educational, and professional goals. Now at Stockton University I would also like to pursue my personal goals. One of my personal goals is to attend a college near home.…
In life we have many choices, and the choices we make affect our everyday life. The decision to attend college is a big one in a person’s life. In today’s economy a high school diploma will not get a person a respected career. Many jobs require a minimum of an Associate’s Degree. So when a person is deciding on a college, many factors are involved: whether you are going to stay local, move away to attend college in another state, or which college offers the best program for your career choice.…
People often ask me what I want to do with my life and I still don’t know the answer. Ever since my freshman year, I have wondered what I will do throughout high school, what college I’ll go to, what I will do at college, where I will go after college, and how my life will turn out. I have been trying for a long time to find my passion. As I walked into Heritage High School on the first day of freshman year, I saw a multitude of opportunities set out in front of me: hundreds of clubs, many different sports, and a large variety of classes to choose from.…
Four years is certainly enough time to plan something as simple as a party, trip, or project, but college is a more complex feat that requires you to sincerely understand yourself. There are many roads stretched in front of you after graduating high school. They could lead to the military, community college, a university, or immediate work. With that said, what will I choose when 2019 comes knocking at my door? As nerve wracking a question it is, I’ve decided that I want to continue to a four-year university for a bachelor’s degree in general biology.…
“The cost of not going to college has risen.” High school seniors who have the opportunity to get a higher education should take it and make the best out of it. Going to college to receive this higher education has numerous rewarding results in the long run. For my first three years of high school I knew I wanted to go to college.…
You Have the Right to Chose “Look for your choices, pick the best one, then go with it.” Pat Riley. One decision people are faced with is where to go for their continuing education. There are several things a prospective students need to examine before deciding between a community college and a four year University.…
I chose to attend because it would help to advance my education and open up my personality that was very hesitant until I was…
My journey to victory is getting into a four year college. The type of college I would want to get into being, a college that is easy to get around to, to explore different organizations, to be able to have a wide variety of food on campus and off campus and lastly to have a good quality of education. A second victory would be getting a degree from a four year university. I have had many people who have been a great help in achieving my victory. Each semester that I had at Schoolcraft College I would meet with Chris Richardson to evaluate where I’m at in my career path and to discuss classes to take for the next semester.…
Who are you and what are you doing here” In life we all grow up thinking about what our future will hold. Many of us think as far as college or military. Students should really consider when making these decisions what their personal interest are, and what do they consist of, what their financial budget are and family traditions are. Many students go on to pursue the expectations of what their parents or guardian feels that they should.…
So many people in this world are sometimes stuck with the decision of going to a two year college or a four year college. Their reason for having such a hard decision is because they are either having trouble financially or they want more time to think about their future and what they want to do. Some people may choose to attend to a four year university rather than a two year college because some credits that you earned will not be transferrable. Another reason they don’t attend a community college is because some classes taken at a two year college will not be accepted into a four year college. In my essay I will be telling about the pros and cons about both levels of colleges.…