One bright, hot sunny day, my mom and I went on a walk to the beach. That’s one of our favorite thing to do on the weekend. The hot sand on my bare feet, the bright rays of the sun beaming on my back, the waves of the clear blue ocean crashing against the rocks. We walked by a shop that read, “ Help Wanted. “ I thought to myself how exactly jobs work. Do you have to go to college for all jobs? How long do you have to be in college to actually get a job? I have multiple questions of college, but I never really thought about getting my questions answered. “ Mom, can I ask a few questions? “ I said while she was setting her blanket down on the sand.
Usually my mom tans and reads while I listen to music. “ Sure. About what? “ She responded. “ College. I want to figured out ways that can help me in the future. I know it's pretty early but I at least want to get an idea. “ My mom looked up at me with a surprised look on her face. “ Umm.. sure, go ahead and ask away.” I looked over at her and sat on the towel. I thought of my first question. “How many colleges did you apply for?” I looked up at her squinting with the sun in my face. “ Three.” “ Which ones did you apply to? “ She took a minute …show more content…
“ I always wondered which college I wanted to go to. There’s so many to choose from. “ Did you get into all the ones that you applied for? “ My mom looked up covering her forehead to cover her eyes from the sun. “ Getting into community college was easy. Applying for the nursing program was more difficult because of the long wait lists. Each school had around a 2-3 year wait list. “ Wow. That’s a long time. I hope I wouldn’t go to a college with too long of a waiting list. “ Which one did you end up going to? “ My mom sat on her towel putting on her tanning lotion. “ Napa Valley college because they accepted me into their nursing program before the others. “ “ How many years were you in college for? “ I
Usually my mom tans and reads while I listen to music. “ Sure. About what? “ She responded. “ College. I want to figured out ways that can help me in the future. I know it's pretty early but I at least want to get an idea. “ My mom looked up at me with a surprised look on her face. “ Umm.. sure, go ahead and ask away.” I looked over at her and sat on the towel. I thought of my first question. “How many colleges did you apply for?” I looked up at her squinting with the sun in my face. “ Three.” “ Which ones did you apply to? “ She took a minute …show more content…
“ I always wondered which college I wanted to go to. There’s so many to choose from. “ Did you get into all the ones that you applied for? “ My mom looked up covering her forehead to cover her eyes from the sun. “ Getting into community college was easy. Applying for the nursing program was more difficult because of the long wait lists. Each school had around a 2-3 year wait list. “ Wow. That’s a long time. I hope I wouldn’t go to a college with too long of a waiting list. “ Which one did you end up going to? “ My mom sat on her towel putting on her tanning lotion. “ Napa Valley college because they accepted me into their nursing program before the others. “ “ How many years were you in college for? “ I