Graduation Speech: Why I Want To Go To College

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Have you ever wondered about what college you ever wanted to go to? Of course not you are so young, it 's too early to be thinking about what college you should be going to. Well now it 's your junior year and college and just around the corner, crazy to think but it 's true. Half way through junior year, senior year is almost here and you need to be thinking about what college you want to go to. Crazy to think how you were just that little kid being asked what you wanted to be when you go up , or where you want to go to school, not having to worry about it (yet). Then the next day your a senior where you actually have to be deciding where to go. Well to decide where you want to go and make the right choice for you there somethings you have …show more content…
UNL is a public college, home of the Cornhuskers, the University of Lincoln has two main campuses, one the City Campus and East Campus (only two miles apart). Along with twelve residence halls, six libraries, eighteen sororities, and thirty-three fraternities. Which seems really nice having a lot to choose from, because if your like me you like all the choices you can get, just giving you more of a variety for what 's best for you. Though sometimes I don 't like having to make so many choices, than I 'm thinking Concordia is better. Concordia is a private school, home of the Bulldogs, Concordia only has one campus, with nine residence halls, and one library. This college does not have any sororities and fraternities because it doesn 't see a reason to sort kids into groups like that. Both of those sound great in there own ways though, yet I still don 't know which one I want to go to, only because making choices wouldn 't be hard all you have to do is just go for it, though not having to make choices and having it already decided for you would be nice. I still don 't know which one is better though, so next way to figure this decision …show more content…
Yes prices, ugh the ugly numbers with a bunch of digits. Everyone is always talking about how college is so much and all it does is take your money, well maybe for some that 's true but not for all of them. Like UNL is one of the biggest colleges in Nebraska, so your probably thinking that it 's going to be really expensive. Well to tell you the truth UNL isn 't about that, there willing to work with you, they only charge and price you at where you live, what your courses are and how they are taught. UNL has about 200 courses, they 're to choose from, that 's a lot you shouldn 't have problems figuring out what you want to go into because UNL has it all. So depending on what you pick out of those 200 course, there willing to work with you if your course is really expensive, yet if your really smart than go for, it 's worth it in the end. Concordia on the other hand is a little different and probably a little more expensive, only because it 's a private school. To go to Concordia is about $40,000 seems a little high now doesn 't it? Private schools tend to be expensive, Concordia has about 100 courses to choose from, not as many as UNL but still has quite the variety. Both schools are still sounding great, but I think UNL has taken the lead for me on this one cause I like having more variety on what I could major in and plus having more of a back up plan and Concordia just not in my price range for me. Prices

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