...Getting a college degree is very important to me. I want to achieve my lifelong goal in being the first in my family to graduate college. In addition, my degree will also help me prepare for success after college, and I will have a sense of accomplishment in achieving my goal on my own. Some people wonder why a college degree is important to have, but it can take you far in life by being a good role model, succeeding in life, and having confidence. Working to get my degree I became a positive influence in my family members. Growing up in a home where no one had a college degree was a rough situation for me; I used to think to myself that the only way to get out of this situation was to have an education, so I decided to further my education by going to college. By the time I started college I realized that I would be the first in my family to get my degree; therefore, I became an inspiration to my siblings at home. Some of my siblings told me that they're not going off to college, but they beg to differ since I said to them that “Education is key to success.” They knew that it was the only way for them to achieve their goals in becoming something that...
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...2012 “Going back to College” College is something that most high school seniors look forward to every year. This is an exciting new endeavor that they long for after graduating from high school. Many high school seniors take different paths when they graduate, but few understand the dedication required to achieve their dreams. My views were the same after graduating, but my journey took a much different direction. Originally signing and planning to go to UNCC, I passed up my athletic scholarship for a professional baseball contract with the Detroit Tigers. College was something that I felt could be done at any stage of my life, and my chance to play professional baseball was something that I may never get a chance to do again. I enjoyed every minute of every day that I played, but sometimes I wonder where I would be today if I had passed up that professional contract. Would I have gotten the chance to experience thousands of fans cheering my team on, or the never ending bus trips from city to city ? My eleven years of playing experience taught me the dedication that one must have to achieve a goal that few would attempt. Long hours in the gym, throwing bullpens, and worst of all running. These were just a few of the things I would have to do on a daily basis both in season and out of season. I hate running more than anything but this was required to be a successful pitcher. Reaching my goal of getting to the Major Leagues was all I focused on. College and playing...
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...Goal Setting Long-Term Goal Today I am going to tell you about my long, medium, and short-term goals. All of those goals are different so they mean many different things. In ten years I would see myself in college because my education is important to me. No matter what is going on in my life I will always want to go to college so that people can be proud of me. What I will be doing is learning about the law so, most of the time I will be reading, writing, and math is used in the career that I would like to do. The career I will have is being a lawyer. The reason I want to be a lawyer is that I like to help people in hard situations. Choosing this goal is important to me because I want to be the person to say “ I made this person happy” and because I will be a hero for saving people in their needs. Other than money the career will give me a chance to see other people’s lives instead of just mine. What relationship that school does for m to help reach my goal is teaching me about being respectful, solving math problems, reading papers, and writing things out. This stuff is useful because we have to use all of these things in that career. Medium-Term Goal...
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...Looking Towards the Future When I was younger my parents always taught my siblings and I to set individual goals for ourselves and family goals for everyone to achieve. We would each write down one or two goals on New Year’s Day and we would sit around the dinner table and read our goals to the rest of the family. After all 7 of us read our personal goad and goal for the family we then would go and put them on the fridge where they stayed for the majority of the year. When our goal(s) got accomplished we would cross it off or put a check by it. Of course when we were all younger our goals were definitely not as specific as they were when we got older. At the time I thought my parents making us do this was dumb and ridiculous but as I got older I realized what a blessing it was, and how much it truly did help in our family life, and personal life. Since I’ve had to set goals my entire life I have learned that by doing this it makes projects, assignments, daily life, etc. a lot less stressful because I know what I want to achieve, how I’m going to do it, and by when I will accomplish these goals. Goal setting is also psychologically healthy. It helps you feel more purposeful, and that can stave off a sense of stagnation and mental health issues like depression (http://vizedhtmlcontent.next.ecollege.com/pub/content/9ab3605a-5a33-4b14-8048-143db6e60251/Setting_SMART_goals.pdf). Setting personal, professional, and academic goals has always been an easy task for myself, however I...
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...personal goals. This will insure academic success. Being self-motivated is the force that drives me to do things. It makes me hold myself accountable for academic success and personal success. Being self-motivated pushes me to achieve my academic goals and pushes me to finish a difficult task. It will help me be sharp and not be influenced by the wrong people, and to be open to positive learning. I will set higher goals than normal people because I am self-motivated. Being self-motivated it will give me the ability to do what needs to be done, without the power or influence from other people. It will give me the strength to complete a task, even when challenging without giving up or someone to encourage me. I will motivate myself not to give up on my academic success, and I will graduate from college. I always told myself that I wanted to go back to school and get a diploma, but I never motivated myself to go back to college. I was always working and taking care of my family, so I always found an excuse not to go back to school. Now that I motivated myself to go back to college, I will not look back and receive my diploma. Self-motivation will be an important factor in my academic success. Having time management is the key to having academic success. Without managing my time due to personal, and work life I cannot be successful in bettering my education. Time management will give me the ability to plan and control how I spend the hours in my day to effectively accomplish my goals...
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...My Goals Academic Goal My academic goal is to earn my degree in criminal justice and also business. That is the reason I have choose to attend south university online. After I achieve my academic goal, I can start my career as a lawyer. I really love law, and I know that I am going to be very successful with major. I knew as a child that I wanted to be a lawyer. At the time I knew I was going to go to college and major in law. My goal became more specific when I was in high school. I feel very confident in college because of preparation. I know that I will become successful in my academic goal because not only I prepared well for my college major but I also love my major if you are interested in something, you are going to do it with passion. That is my case. I really enjoy the courses which I’m taking. I know that I’m going achieve my academic goal which is to earn a degree in law. My motivation is my children I want them to see if you believe you will achieve. I will keep a positive attitude at all times. Career Goal My career goal is to become a lawyer so that’s why Im taking up criminal justice. I need to earn a bachelor's degree in order to get into law school. There are no required courses or recommended majors for law school admission. However, courses that develop skills in writing, reading, public speaking, logic and research can be helpful. Some law schools may prefer applicants who have taken intellectually challenging courses. Then the LSAT scores are...
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...The sun was shining bright that school morning, but as I sat in homeroom, Algebra, it felt like it was storming inside. I know the day all too well, report card day. Every time they send grades home I always have perfect grades, but each time can turn out different. As Mrs. Gibson hands me my paper I sigh in relief, straight A’s. Any other student would have still felt if it was all B’s, but I would never. All the other kids don’t care about the big picture, but I do. I’m only in 8th grade, but my biggest worry is college. Some kids aren't going to get a scholarship and go to college, but that’s not an option for me. I have big goals to never make a B and get a scholarship, so I can go to college. Jackie Robinson had big goals too. He did something extraordinary that no one else could. Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball....
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...life, and to achieve our goals, personal responsibility is something we need in order to accomplish this. Personal responsibility, to me, is caring for my growing family and going back to school to in order to provide a better life for my family, a life I was not given. Going back to college and being successful at that is very important to me, because my family counts on me. They rely on me to provide for them, to nurture them, and to be an example to them. Juggling college, a career, and a family can be extremely stressful at times. There is not very much time in the day to work full time, spend time with my family, and go back to school. In order to be successful at all these things it takes a great deal of responsibility. I have to achieve the mind set of how important my career, family, and school are and set a schedule to give myself ample time to spend on all these things. I believe that going back to school can force me into taking the responsibility to be successful in college and give me the focus to set goals for my future. To achieve my goals I have to take the responsibility to set a schedule to allot time for work, school, and my home life. I work hard in my career to provide for my family and make sure my bills are paid on time and everyone is happy and healthy. When I come home from work, I spend time with my family and then it’s time for school work. If I manage my time wisely, and keep motivated to do so, my long term goals will become reality...
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...Harrison Professor Johnson English 101 (250) September 3, 2013 Narrative College Journey College, although a challenging stage for most people, is a necessary part of life to discover who they really are intellectually and socially, but also to have the opportunity at the career of their choice. However, picking the field to which I would like to study has been a difficult task and has been varied many times. Aside from all the fun, college can be very discouraging and difficult due to the challenges in the classroom and the socially awkward situations we are all faced with, but in the end, the need for a college degree is crucial. Being an eighteen-year-old college student, and knowing I want to earn a degree in business is a scary thought. The goals, in which I wish to achieve through attending college, are those of self-sustainability, intellect, and an all around better knowledge of myself. I will achieve these goals by working hard in the classroom, and placing myself in unfamiliar situations to gain character and knowledge, which will help me in the future. Once these goals are attained, I plan on becoming some type of financial adviser. I feel that these goals will help me to be an understanding and knowledgeable man who will do anything to reach the satisfaction of the customer. However, the choice to pursue a degree in business has not always been in the cards. I feel that the influence my father has had on me through his concepts of smart buying and saving money...
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...hear the word College, college, and college. The main drive and goal of many students including myself at this age is getting into a top-notch college virtually guaranteeing future success. However for me, college is a whole new ball game and is not only important for future success, but a broader and bigger bubble. My background actually plays a huge role on why college is important to attend. I come from an immigrant family who has worked day and night to earn money. My mother is both educated and have associate’s degree from India. My dad is educated, but has not gone college. I will be the first one to go to college in America, the country of opportunity. My family’s dearth of education yields that my family background plays an important role in the reason for me to attend college. Attending college is important for me because my parents lacked a phenomenal education, which comes down for me to carry my family pride and attend a rigorous college....
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...Student Survival Guide Gen/105 February 7th Student Survival Guide There are many different ways that I can be successful throughout my journey with Distant Learning. I have chosen this route because dedicating my time to a nearby college means taking away from my children’s needs. There are many people out there that don’t take the time to teach their children the basics but my almost three year knows her ABC’s, numbers to twenty, a variety of animals and can write some letters. I feel that these past nine weeks have taught me to stay motivated so I can complete my degree. It has taken some time to adapt to taking classes online but it’s always good to challenge yourself with something new. Attending classes anytime during the day seven days a week along with help from my graduation team is going to help me achieve my goals. There are advantages and disadvantages to distant learning, but what makes it so manageable is not being afraid to ask for help when needed. I can contact my instructor whether it’d be through email or picking up the telephone. One disadvantage is for the students who are used to being in a classroom setting, learning best by seeing and hearing the instructor. It may take a little while longer for these students to adapt. I feel that being able to review feedback and assignments that have been posted has been really helpful throughout these past weeks, along with discussions with the other students. Being able to discuss with other students...
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...A life without goals is really a life without purpose. That is why I have laid out my goals into four main categories of my life. My main 8 goals in life are in 4 categories, which include high school, college, my career, and my personal life. To begin with, the first category of my goals in life has to do with high school.One goal I have in high school is to play soccer on the Marina team for all four years I go to high school. This could help me by preparing me for college, not only to get on a college’s soccer team, but it also would teach me to work hard and not give up. To do this, I will have to constantly be ready to sacrifice my free time in order to be willing to train with my team. Moving on, I would like to graduate high school with at least a 3.5 GPA. While this will be...
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...Stephen Curry inspired me is now i want to go to college. I want to go to college because i want to challenge myself and look up to important things. And to finish my goal, I have to finish high school and go up and challenge myself to the next level in the future. Another reason that Stephen Curry inspired me to go to college is because when he went to college. This made me think that i can go to college too. He got in college really easily, And made me think that it is going to be easy for...
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...Personal Responsibility and College Success John Smith GEN/200 October 22, 2012 Andrea Anderson Personal Responsibility and College Success Personal responsibility is defined as having accountability for the actions that are made in everyday life. All actions have consequences and an individual needs to be comfortable with every decision that they make. A proper understanding of responsibility is a valuable tool when trying to achieve goals as a student. Each student needs to be personally responsible for their own success in a college setting. A student needs to show determination even though it may become easy to look for ways to not be accountable. The first step in understanding personal responsibility is knowing what you want to achieve and how you are going to get there. Many students view higher education as a necessary step in becoming successful in life. Student personal responsibility involves certain prescribed behaviors that lead to academic success and also influences self-evaluation (Singg 2001). Most new students see college as a way to better their lives yet lack the knowledge of what it takes to achieve academic success. This lack of understanding can often lead to failure. My inability to understand and adapt to these qualities led to me dropping out of school. My better understanding of personal responsibility was crucial when deciding to go back to school. The first step is to...
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...attitude because my parents sent me to a different school. They sent me to a school where i knew about two people one being a 42 year old man who just so happened to be the principal and also my uncle. Struggling every day to make friends with people who knew each other all their lives was tough. How could i be welcomed to a school where everyone had their group of friends with no room for a nobody like me? I was the girl who kept to herself because of the fear of being judged. I never got my hopes up wanting the ultimate high school experience that everyone throughout my life constantly bragged about having. I figured wanting would lead to trying and trying would lead to failure. But now I find I can’t stop wanting. High School has been a very interesting experience for me. It has definitely had its high and lows and many confusing experiences in between. Overall, i feel like i have been equipped for not only college, but also life as a whole. High School has taught me many things, both academically and emotionally. It has revealed and exposed my true colors, both good and bad and as a result, has built my aspects of my character. I gave up on being that outcast and just focused on being me. Now my only aspiration is to achieve my goals in life, one of those being attending college. College is such a big deal to me now. I never thought college would even be an option given the fact that my dad never made it past the sixth grade and my mom just quit going because it was so...
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