When I was in High School, the idea of going to College was something that always crossed my mind. It was about 6 months before my high school graduation that several potential factors led me to start college. After graduating from high school, I thought about College as a career advantage and the primary reason that led me attend college was to unlock better future opportunities. Second, I attended College because I wanted to invest in my Career Success and become an educated human being. Third reason is to achieve Independence, in order to be prepared for a future in which I will be better equipped to give back. In general, the essential factors that led me to start college were to find and discover better future opportunities, invest in career success and to achieve independence throughout my journey.
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Until about three weeks ago, when “College” became a part of my everyday life. The idea to unlock better future opportunities led me to start a new journey at college. At the age of seventeen, I was offered a position as a cashier at Sears for about 5 months, earning a minimum wage. Throughout that time, I attained many skills; from management to customer service skills. Although, it was a great experience working for the first time, I wanted something better for the rest of my life. At this point I thought to myself; “Why am I going to college? What am I going to get out of it?” then I answer myself, “if I do not go to college I most likely won’t have the knowledge of economic success that I dream of, making more money in a short period of time”. If I go to college and graduate from college, I will have higher chances of employment wherever I go and the opportunity to keep my position at
Until about three weeks ago, when “College” became a part of my everyday life. The idea to unlock better future opportunities led me to start a new journey at college. At the age of seventeen, I was offered a position as a cashier at Sears for about 5 months, earning a minimum wage. Throughout that time, I attained many skills; from management to customer service skills. Although, it was a great experience working for the first time, I wanted something better for the rest of my life. At this point I thought to myself; “Why am I going to college? What am I going to get out of it?” then I answer myself, “if I do not go to college I most likely won’t have the knowledge of economic success that I dream of, making more money in a short period of time”. If I go to college and graduate from college, I will have higher chances of employment wherever I go and the opportunity to keep my position at