Why I Chose To Go To A College

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Having a successful career important to me because I want to know and feel as though I have accomplished my goals I set for myself in my life, to know all of my hard work at college obtaining my degree has payed off for the better. I feel as though I was blessing enough to have change in my favor and the resources of a Detroit Scholarship pay for my degree to attend college and to train for the career of my choice. So I decided to move with the “Cheese” and go to a Community College for free rather than a University. I want to be able to take advantage of the education I am receiving and use it to the best of my

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