Virginia Tech Goals

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According to the dictionary a Goal is a person's ambition or effort to achieve something. Everyone has a goal to accomplish whether it's a long term goal or short term goal. My goals are more long term rather than short term. I want to get accepted into Virginia Tech, I want to play on Tech’s lacrosse team, and I want to live next to a ski resort. First, I want to get accepted to go to Virginia Tech. I want to go there because it is my favorite school and my aunt went there. To get accepted I have to work harder and longer on my grades. I got to get every homework, project, and essay in on time. Its most popular majors are engineering, business, and management. I want to major in engineering because I want to learn how to build and fix things.

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