Personal Experience: My Freshman Year In High School

The first day of freshman year in high school was the day I started to think about going to college. Coming from a family were the highest level of education is high school made it hard to wrap my mind about college. Many questions ran through my mind thinking if it would be worth it in the end. As I started to research the benefits, I saw they out weighted the contradictions about college. I decided that I would benefit greatly from going to college. The next step was choosing what college to attend. Being a first generation college student made, many obstacles in the process of applying to college arise. I did not know how or where to apply for college. I relied on my counselor and took her advice on many things, such as the ACT and SAT. …show more content…
Being successful to me means not having to stress about being financially stable and having peace with myself. By obtaining a degree it is more likely that I will have a stable job and will not have to stress, if I have a job tomorrow. I could go on vacations once a year because I worked hard in college and now I get to reward myself and others, such as my family. I hope to one day be financial stable and have my own orphanage in a third world country. I want to help as many people as I can with my college education. I can help many peoples dream come true with my business degree. A college education is crucial for me to be successful in the life I want to live.
I have always wanted to help my family financially. Growing up, I was limited to resources because my family did not have enough money. This is because my parents did not further their education. I want to help them and allow my younger siblings to have more opportunities than I did. Once I become a Financial Advisor, I will be making a sufficient amount of money to help them. This will bring me peace knowing that they are happy and my siblings can do more to further their education. When I see this I will know that my college education has paid