My understanding of the vitality of my education has inspired in me a much deeper appreciation for how life works at its most rational core. I wish to pursue a higher education because I believe it is of utmost importance that individuals, such as myself, learn to better understand and operate in the world around us. By preparing to enter the workforce and finding new social connections and networking opportunities, can we open so many doors we never knew were there.
First, a college level education is beneficial because it gives individuals the power to better understand and operate in the world. A college education aims to educate a particular student in a complete way, to enlighten there outlook on life, and prepare the individual for
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It is often said that â??it is not what you know, it is who you know,â? and this saying holds true even in present times. College education is a doorway that links what you know to who you do not yet know, but may potentially know. In completing a college degree in any field of study, a student will work with many other students or faculty members (depending on how involved the student is). These social connections are on the other side of the doorway, the side that is locked from those who do not have the key, and the key being a college education. In interacting with students, one can network his or her talents to gain an advantage over competitors down the road. This networking does not have to be intentional and is often a friendship. These friendships become valuable when one individual becomes remotely or extremely successful or is given an opportunity, because those closest to this individual may be able to feed off this opportunity, or in a more pleasant way, to share this opportunity, if the successful individual allows for the opportunity to be shared. These connections are not esoteric to college educations, but they are better concentrated in this