17, 2010 There was once a time that I felt college was high priced, useless, and not worth my time. As years went on, I realized I was morally wrong and my stupidity would soon reach reality. After eight years of being out of school. I have found going to school online at Ashford University have given me an opportunity to complete my degree. College will help me better my knowledge of education, provide me with a higher career, as well as give me a chance to financially take care of my family
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Personal Responsibility and College Success Mohammad Obeidat GEN/200 Ms Diane Miller-DeSoto March 19th, 2012 Personal Responsibility and College Success “I believe that every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity an obligation; every possession, a duty.” – John D. Rockefeller Personal Responsibility is being responsible for your actions, forecasting all possible consequences and implications of those actions, along with taking care of your family and friends, being
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The reason I am continuing my college education involves two factors. The first and most important are my children; I wanted to set a good example. It is my responsibility to make sure my children understand how important an education is and what it can provide. The next factor is to gain a degree in Master of Science in Regulatory Affairs for Drugs, Biologics, and Medical Devices, which will give me the ability to advance my career with Olympus America. As a father, I feel it is my responsibility
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oneself accountable for their actions. As a college career starts, importance lies in a person being able to fulfill obligations. While in college, a student’s obligations are their courses. In order to have a successful college career, each individual student must realize that they solely determine the outcome of their schooling. While there are many outside interferences that can affect college success, personal responsibility is the biggest factor in college success. Personal responsibility
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This school year has been a roller coaster ride for me, It seems as if just when everything was going wonderful for me life just took a left turn. Not to long ago in February I was just blessed with an opportunity for an advertising scholarship, out of a various amount of students only me and another student in my school was lucky enough to get an internship. Many say I am blessed to have gotten this opportunity out of a large amount of students, but I just looked at it as If I just did what I had
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5/22/13 0950 “COLLEGE DOESN’T BRING ALIENATION” My decision to chase a dream, return to college at age 41, and take the English courses that will help me become a pharmacist, hasn’t forced me to be two people compared to John Gonzales’ situation. Actually, this decision helped me to have a better communication with my family and they support me very well. Also this decision helped me to communicate better with some of my friends. My oldest daughter is going to college. I remember when I
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Off In many ways college is the most important stepping stone to one’s future. College is the transition from being a child to being an adult. By being given more freedom, and also a heavier workload, college makes young adults learn how to better manage their time knowing that there is no longer anyone sticking their necks out pushing them to succeed. For many, a college education, and eventually a degree is a goal they set for themselves long ago. For me, my college education, although helpful
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FIRST STEP TO REACH MY GOALS First step to reach my goals The most important thing that has ever happened to me is when I got accepted to a university. Some people don’t understand how much difference a good education makes. It opens your eyes to a wider world. It helps you understand things you never understood before. It gives you opportunities for a better life that you would never have had without the education. But education isn’t enough how many PhD degree you get , your heart I till no different
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is Success in College What does it take to succeed in college? When I think of success I think of achieving something that I have desired, planned or attempted. A successful college experience for me would be developing important study skills such as how I can study, what I can do in and out of the classroom, and how I can manage my time. It is often claimed that the most successful college students attain success because they are only smart and study hard. Success in college for me goes beyond intelligence
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Why college education is important to me By Coleman Rickels College education is essential to me for my advancement in my career field. It is nessesary for me to aquire a degree in my field to recieve a promotion into a managment position. I have chosen construction managment because I am currently employed in the construstion field as a laborer and would like to advance in that career and become a manager in the same field. I love construction, I enjoy getting up early in the morning and
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