Personal Narrative: My Bachelor's Degree In Purdue

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When I have to get up for my 7:30 a.m. classes three times a week, sometimes I definitely question the sanity in why I chose the crazy schedule related to my Nursing major here at Purdue. Sometimes walking all the way back to my dorm room, especially in trepid conditions like snow, rain or the bitter cold, I question what I am doing here at Purdue. However, my greatest motivator and inspiration is my mother, who decided to go back to college and finish another degree two years ago. To say that my mother is an enthusiast about education would be an understatement: the truly incredible woman has several master’s degrees in finance … But about two years ago, my mother decided to return to school to achieve a masters degree in pastoral studies,

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