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Personal Statement: Achieving Academic And Career Goals

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Setting very high goals and working hard to achieve those goals has been a part of who I am as long as I can remember. Achieving academic superiority has always been a priority in my life. By attending Texas Tech University, I am determined and focused on continuing my journey to achieve my academic and career goals.

After graduating from high school with an advanced honors diploma, ranked in the top 6% of my graduating class of 496, I will attend Texas Tech in the Fall of 2016 and take my first steps in achieving my bachelor's degree in Communications/Journalism. It is my goal to graduate with a bachelors degree with honors as part of the Red Raider class of 2020. Continuing with my education; hopefully, by 2022, I will achieve my master's
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