Personal Statement: Going To New Mexico Junior College

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Ever since I was in elementary school I’ve wanted to be a teacher. That is my dream job, and I would like to start following my dream by going to the New Mexico Junior College. I am still in High School, but I am enrolled in Dual Credit Courses and I know that the NMJC is the best option for me. It is close to home, and it has good teachers. Those are some of the reasons why I chose applying for the NMJC.
I lived in Mexico the first 14 years of my life, now I am 18. When I was there I used to be part of the bests students in my class. When I came here, three years ago, I struggled in school because I did not know english at all. I did not like how my grades looked at that time, so I put effort into learning english, and I learned it in three

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