My Struggles in College Essay

My parents are Mexican immigrants with a long history of hardships before and after their migration to the U.S. Through their experiences, I learned that my ancestors and relatives are people that had a hard time finding motivation in moving forward when stuck in a dilemma. My parents, however, proved to be the relatives within their families to fight for what they believe and what they think they deserve. My grandparents and great grandparents were always struggling to fight poverty, and with…

“Barriers That Brings Risks” A time in which I encountered barriers that made me want to give up, are friends, college, life, anxiety and I included. I persisted in giving up by always saying to myself to never give up no matter what I am going through. We all have innumerable challenges, bumpy roads and barriers. I see barriers as my enemy and packed full of risks that I have to encounter to see where I will end up, what I will have, and how I will be transformed by the experiences. Barriers…

for everyone. In my opinion if I could write about a topic I choose and I am passionate about I know my papers would be interesting to read. On the other hand, I when I am given a topic to write about I think it is harder to make the paper interesting and enjoyable to read. When it comes writing I have a few of struggles that one day I wish I could improve on. The three writing areas I struggle with the most are sentence fluency, grammatical errors, and word choice. To make my writing better I…

By speaking to another individual, I obtained a new level of understanding for her culture that differed from mine. My research subject was a Mexican-American born in California. She spoke of her struggle between dealing with two conflicting cultures. On one hand she wants to be part of her family’s heritage and Mexican culture but on the other hand, she is still a teenage American girl. Coming from a family who are primarily immigrants, there is great expectation for her to represent her…

In the article that “Vocation or Exploration? Pondering the Purpose of College” it highlights the struggle between choosing a major that one desires or a major that will help them earn more money. And it also questions if going to a college or university is ensuring us students that we’ll have a job after graduation or not. Going to a university or college is suppose to help us earn a degree in a field that we love. Many have asked themselves if they should pursue a different career that would…

College is an important milestone in everyone’s life although it’s not for everybody. The reason why I originally decided to go to college was because my parents told me it was what I needed to do after graduating high school. But now I am in college because I don’t want to end up like my parents working a dead end job and living pay check to pay check. So I want to have an actual career and live a comfortable lifestyle. Plus I actually enjoy the career path I have chosen. That is why I am in…

As an intrigued seventeen year old senior, I’ve bear impacting struggles that I've dealt with for four alarming years. My depression has felt like a lifetime. However, my pride and joy now lies in my accomplishments and schooling. I have made amends with my personal obtacles by keeping a high GPA in these past years, despite the fact that I ought to deal with my emotional trauma. Regardless of my achievements and struggles, I am in truth perplex by your book, I was very interested the moment I…

College and career readiness for me as a future C.E.O. means having life skills and abilities such as resilience, assertive leadership, being able to learn from your mistakes, being able to challenge myself, and being able to work in groups. These skills and abilities will be important in the future, especially in college and in my career as a C.E.O., because they will personally improve myself and how I problem-solve situations. Resilience will be necessary to my future because I will need to…

Overcoming my Struggles As a little boy, going to bed was the best part of the night. It is when your eyes are hanging low and you are doing everything you can to stay awake to hear a story that your mother reads to you before she tucks you in bed. Hearing and understanding words as a little boy was not that hard for me. I could comprehend words and say them, but as I started to go to school my parents knew something was not right. In my opinion, my struggles with Attention Deficit Disorder…

I strive to work harder and understand more than those around me, my trait of competitiveness also drives my self determination to continue my education. I currently have invested a large amount of personal capital and labor into my own cattle operation. I began the building of my own agriculture business at a young age. All aspects of the agriculture industry involve large amounts of capital invested in a wide verity of assets, the resulting outcome is a low income due to the large amount of…