I Pursue College To Establish Some Of My Future Career Goals

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I decided to continue college to help me accomplish some of my future career goals. Right out of high school I went to a four year university and did not realize the amount of time and effort I was going to have to put into classes to get the grades I need. After realizing this, I made the difficult decision to come home and continue classes at Thomas Nelson. I had not always been persuaded that since I wanted to go into a trade career that college was going to be necessary. After talking to several friend and family members and doing some research, I discovered that not only will going to college benefit me in my career but also my everyday life. I am working on accomplishing one of my goals of getting into the apprentice school for the

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