Personal Narrative: Coming Back To College

Improved Essays
Coming Back To College

I graduated high school from Maryland. In the Spring of 1998. The class of 98 was full of relief, happiness. We as young adults begin our journey in the world. Some graduates got offered jobs, others joined the military and the remainder of the class went to college pursuing their careers of choice. As for me, I was clueless, everyone around me said I had to go to college. My parents, friends and teachers all adviced me to continue my education, they had high hopes for me. I did what was advised to me and took college courses for 3 semesters. However, I was not prepared for the rigorous studies and working. Work became a priority due to financial instability in my household. Unable to keep up with the school work and manage my time properly I finished the last semester and did not continued attending college. I thought to myself college wasn 't for everyone. Why should I make everyone around me tell me how to live my life. As I got a older, I got married and had two beautiful children. I was happy with the way my life was until my thirty-third birthday. I worked in the restaurant business and child care business since I was in my teens. I realized there was something missing I felt empty inside. I told my husband two years ago, I wasn 't happy how my life is turning out. He asked me "why do I feel that way"? I told him that
…show more content…
My parents never could afford to go to college therefore they did not have the opportunity to go. For my parents to see me now going is a dream come true for them. They are so proud to see that I never gave up on my dream. I will graduate within four years to get my degree bettering myself and my family. I will show my children it is never too late to go back to college. Follow your dreams. Never let anyone tell you how to live your life. Do what is best for you. Be happy with your choices. You decide your outcome in your

Related Documents

  • Decent Essays

    Transitioning from high school to college is difficult. There is a huge increase in amount of homework. Quizzes, tests and midterms are harder compare to high school. Writing at the college level is difficult for me because English is my second language. Figuring out what I was planning to major in was the hardest part because I entered college not knowing what I was interested in doing.…

    • 129 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    My past laid out upon a table. My GPA, my resume, my test scores. An unfamiliar man whom I met for the first time was frowning, turning around in his creaky red chair, while hurriedly trying to contextualize my life with just a few pieces of paper. For 15 minutes, he sat there, unhappy, tapping his foot, analyzing what I’ve “done” with my life. He took a sip of water and suggested that I go to community college.…

    • 646 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    “I know applying to colleges is the last thing you want to do right now, but you might change your mind,” a trusted friend told me. It was December of my senior year of high school, and college application deadlines were approaching quickly. I was recovering from a major illness at the time, and wasn’t ready to think about college. My plan was to spend a year living at home and working before I pursued higher education. In the following months, my recovery progressed rapidly.…

    • 598 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Have you ever just thought about how you would take college life? Today a class had to read an article on preparing for college. The transition to college life, dorm life, can be awfully difficult at times. But once one's use to the dorm life he/ she will not have to worry anymore. On a college campus, all individuals are held responsible for their own actions.…

    • 252 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    College for me was an unreachable goal that I had set my eyes on upon graduating from high school. Since I could remember I had was diagnosed with a learning disabilities. With theses disabilities colleges would be a hard road; nevertheless, I want to attend school. Starting in community college I worked long hard hours trying to grasps the high speed learning environment. Many times in college with disabilities, i would ask myself if it even worth it, many they were right to give up this goal.…

    • 120 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    The decision to go to college was something I had struggled with for a while. I had never liked school and made it very clear to anyone who would listen that I didn’t. But after many years of struggling to get by at factory and retail store jobs; I knew that I had to do something else with my life. I had attempted college once and had to leave due to a family members’ health, but through that I found out what I would like to do with my life. I wanted to go back to college and work in health care.…

    • 216 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    My college life started in the summer of 2012, all of my hopes and ambitions were suspended in mid air. The apogee of the first year of my college life in spite of facing the stigma of my age group; was that of the support I received from the instructors in helpimh making my career goals obtainable. During the second semester of my third year of college I started losing my passion. I changed my major from Anthropology to Criminal Justice and tried to keep going. However; needing to take a step back.…

    • 115 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Brown is a place where students have the freedom to grow, learn about themselves, and enjoy life. In all my years of school there was always someone looking over my shoulder, interjecting their opinions, or spoonfeeding me the answers. I want my college education to be my own. Taking ownership of my education is a large responsibility, but I am mature enough to handle the challenge. The collaborative atmosphere of Brown, where students work with, instead of against, one another, will give me the guidance and support I need to figure out the best educational path for myself.…

    • 98 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Being the first in the family to take interest in college is already enough for everyone to push me in the direction to achieving it. I do not want to disappoint them or myself, I want to be on the graduation stage with my hand grasping that master degree. About me, others describe me as opinioned, stubborn and independent. Although I do not want to admit it, these traits all apply to me. Opinioned doesn’t sound as an appealing word to me I should say I like for people to understand my views completely also I don’t mind if someone does not agree with me, it just adds more depth to the discussion.…

    • 284 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    As a freshman, getting the chance to participate in this program is a wonderful thing. BLAST would help me to start thinking about college, what I want to do, and my major. This program would be a great opportunity to be able to experience the college life and explore a college campus. Also, it allows me to try new activities and learn new skills. It will give me a chance to see what life after high school is like, firsthand.…

    • 371 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Several challenges occurred during my college career. I worked throughout the majority of my education to pay for books and tuition. My parents helped with the costs of attending college as well as supporting me when my studies became difficult. The experience of being the first in my family to work towards a bachelors degree meant a lack of guidance and advice. I sought out the advice of an adviser who I have been working with for the past three years.…

    • 224 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Some challenges I’ve had to overcome start with me needing to get my life fixed. I used to be the student in high school that didn’t care about how they looked or what grades they got. I had no self-confidence in who I was and I had no aspirations on what I wanted to do with my life. Once high school was over life hit me and I needed to stop being the person I was because it was getting me nowhere in life. Now that I changed my attitude and my lifestyle I now get good grades and I finally feel that I have a clear future for…

    • 110 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Abortion And Egoism

    • 1201 Words
    • 5 Pages

    When we pursue a college education today we are overwhelmed with the many different college choices and picking the right one that will benefit our needs to the fullest. We also have to come to a decision on what do we want to major in and what courses are involved to accomplish that objective. I haven’t ever thought that I would be attending college so late in my life but here I am. I have definitely found that since I graduated high school back in 1988 I had lost a lot of the knowledge on the different subjects that I am facing in the program I am in right now. But it is all coming back very quickly and I am proud of the accomplishments that I have made so far in working towards this degree.…

    • 1201 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Great Essays

    In my mind at the time, finishing high school and obtain a diploma were a priority. I felt unmotivated coming into my senior year in high school and I was becoming more and more careless about my education. As long as I pass my remaining credits, which were not a lot, I will Than 2 graduate. I started to skip classes on a daily basis to hang out with friends.…

    • 956 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Not only did I graduate early, I graduated from Lancaster Beauty School certified with my cosmetology license about a month after I graduated high school. My parents were so gracious with helping me in any way they could with my dream job, and hobbies. They are my backbone and only sometimes the little voice inside my head. College was a whole new ballgame.…

    • 701 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays