Challenges Of Pursuing A Higher Education

One of the biggest motivators that influenced me to pursue a higher education happened in 2012 when my daughter was born. That is also when I started reflecting about my life, what I went through, and how I can provide my daughter the best life possible. Out of the many alternatives that came to my mind, one thing was clear at that time, I never wanted her to be the first generation college student. I am a firm believer that if a parent has a college education, the children will at least have bachelors or at most, they will surpass them and have a Masters or PhD. Even though I have completed a two-year associate degree in physics and mathematics, I wasn’t able to hold a bachelor degree at that time. I’ve attempted to get a bachelor’s degree in computer science, however, due to economic and political issues I wasn’t able to complete my degree. So this time I made a firm decision, regardless of the many challenges that await, to go back to school and complete my degree. …show more content…
In 2013, when I immigrated to the United States, I kept my goals of achieving a higher education. The first challenge I learned is that one must live in the State, where he or she want to pursue higher education for at least a year in order to be eligible for in-state tuition and fees. So I was forced to wait for one more year. At the first earliest possible time of my eligibility, I was able to enroll at Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU Denver), College of Business. Now, three years later, that decision has paid off as I am about to graduate (in three weeks) with a B.S. in Computer Information Systems. I am not only proud to be a student of MSU Denver, but also pleased to keep a 4.0 GPA in all my classes. Furthermore, I am also proud to be the first to receive a college education in my