Personal Statement: Career Readiness

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Career Readiness Every high school student has to eventually choose a college they want to attend. I’ve considered many colleges and universities that provide a good nursing program, and I’ve decided that I would like to attend Texas Tech University. Texas Tech, home of the Red Raiders, has a nursing program that is ranked very highly in the state of Texas, and will benefit me in the medical field. Texas Tech University has certain requirements and admissions to be accepted into their school. To be able to get accepted into Tech, class rank must be in the top ten percent. Some required documents are an Apply Texas Application, a $75 dollar application fee, official high school transcripts, an average GPA of 3.42, and official ACT and SAT

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