“The struggle you’re in today is developing the strength you’ll have tomorrow.” (Robert Tew) Growing up I have always seen my parents struggling to make ends meet for my brother and I. In 2008 the struggle of not being able to get a stable job because of a lack of college education led my family to move from Florida to Kentucky. These difficulties have made my parents encourage me to further my education by obtaining a college degree. I want to have experience to help my children through their college journey, obtain a nursing degree , and overcome the struggles my parents have endured.
My parents lack of higher education has made my college journey difficult. Throughout high school I have heavily relied on teachers and counselors to get the help I need to start on this pathway. Being the first in my family to go to college has given me no other option but to go to counselors for the help that I need. Being the first in my family to graduate college will afford me the skills I need to ensure that my children don't struggle with the same difficulties that I have. Therefore, making graduating from college even more important to me.
Attending college will provide me with more opportunities than a student who immediately goes into the workforce. Graduating …show more content…
While living in Florida my dad worked as a tile man, and that didn't require a college education. In the last year before moving the economy was crashing, causing less people to remodel their homes. This in turn caused employees like my dad to lose their jobs. We wouldn’t have to move if my dad could find another job but the lack of a college education made that difficult. This caused my parents to make the decision to move to Kentucky because the cost of living in Kentucky is more cost efficient. Getting a degree at Eastern Kentucky University would help me avoid most of the struggles my parents did while I was growing
My parents lack of higher education has made my college journey difficult. Throughout high school I have heavily relied on teachers and counselors to get the help I need to start on this pathway. Being the first in my family to go to college has given me no other option but to go to counselors for the help that I need. Being the first in my family to graduate college will afford me the skills I need to ensure that my children don't struggle with the same difficulties that I have. Therefore, making graduating from college even more important to me.
Attending college will provide me with more opportunities than a student who immediately goes into the workforce. Graduating …show more content…
While living in Florida my dad worked as a tile man, and that didn't require a college education. In the last year before moving the economy was crashing, causing less people to remodel their homes. This in turn caused employees like my dad to lose their jobs. We wouldn’t have to move if my dad could find another job but the lack of a college education made that difficult. This caused my parents to make the decision to move to Kentucky because the cost of living in Kentucky is more cost efficient. Getting a degree at Eastern Kentucky University would help me avoid most of the struggles my parents did while I was growing