When one graduate’s college it is usually one of the happiest days of their lives, they finally get to quit their low paying job and get a job that is much higher paying and hopefully a job they enjoy. However most of the time these newly college grads do not get to go buy a new car, or a house, or whatever else their heart desires instead; they have to spend about the next 20 years paying off their student loans. But what if there was another way, so that these newly grads do not have to spend 20 years paying off loans? Well maybe there is because in January of 2015 President Barrack Obama proposed the idea of free community college. This sounds great does it not?
Before my sophomore year I found out that I was pregnant with my son. I decided to take a year away from school to embrace being a new mom before going back to school. Being a new mom and working I found it very hard to go back in the classroom so I a decided to finish out school online. I begun online classes at Everest College online. During this time I also relocated to Albany New York where I obtained my Associate degree in Business administration from Everest College online.
I know that as long as I have the awesome support system that I have from my friends and family, I will surely be able to maintain good grades and focus skills while attending Colorado Christian College completing the degree in which I started. I cannot allow anything to hold me back and I will make sure that if I ever feel like I am getting overwhelmed I will make sure that I reach out to my support system to stay on task. Now that I am once again surrounded by success, support, and love and helping hands. I know I can do this this time around, all I need is the door opened. I have faith that this is the right time for me to finally get that career that my family and I
Is going to college worth it? Going to college is very important, as some people may argue that it isn 't, it is the highlight of your life and your future ahead of you. people who argue that college is worth it said that “college graduates have higher employment rates, bigger salaries, and more work benefits than high school graduates.” more and more jobs require college degrees, jobs requiring college degrees grew by 187,000. This is where the money comes in, college grads earned $30,000 more per year than a high school graduate, or about $500,000 more over a lifetime.
When I graduated from high school college did not cross my mind. I wanted to join the Marine Corps and serve my country for as long as I could because both my grandfather and uncle we’re both in the Navy. But since complications happened I ended up in Massasoit. I chose Massasoit because it has one of the best transferring programs and has the major I wanted to get into which is Early Childhood Education. When I applied for Massasoit I did not know much about community college, I just thought that it’ll be similar to highschool which is not at all
Throughout the course of the article, many tips were given to help a college student make the transition from a community college environment to a four-year institution. The importance of going from a community college to a school of higher learning can be seen in many aspects such as cost and personal situations. Some people when graduating high school may not feel that they are prepared to take on a full course load away from home and the comfort of those surrounding them. Others may have a financial burden causing them to have to take classes at a community college to save money. No matter what the reason is for someone completing his or her 2-year degree at a community college, they must have tools available to them to succeed in any type
Going back to school is one of the scariest things I have done! That being said, I have two children, both boys and when I chose to have them that was scary. When they got here that was even scarier, I was now responsible for someone else full time. Every decision I have made since is for them. I think being a mom has made me a stronger person emotionally and physically.
However, I decided personally that I wanted more for my future. I worked part time at Victor Valley College instead of working full time so that I would have time to be a full time student. Even though financially it was a struggle I knew it would be only temporary and beneficial to my future.
This meant that I had to allocate my time appropriately. That included missing out on my favorite television shows, getting fewer hours of sleep, and staying at home instead of going out with my friends. This was very difficult, but I continued to push myself and not make excuses. Even though my hard work paid off in some areas, I was not able to reach my goal completely. Through all the tears, the sleepless nights, and over-studying for my IB classes, I still felt like I had not worked to my potential.
My grades in school were horrible during this time, the highest I would make is a C. Around this time, and my sister announced that she was pregnant to the family. I was expected to not only do everything else, but also help with the baby. I quickly became overwhelmed, I realized I was not
I feel that going to school is for the better-good, because with more education I can get a better job and better pay to support my family. Failure is not an option. Second, when I made the decision to go back to college, I was not prepared for projects and assignments being due at the same time. This is something I should have researched more and by taking a full class load in my first semester seemed to have made it worse. I am receiving a Pell grant, so I was thinking that I could take classes equaling 12 credits, to get as many as I could in a semester, to graduate on time, but that was a bad idea.
At times I was in denial that I was having a baby. I was not ready at all for what was going to come and will change my views in life forever. While I was pregnant I decided to go back to school. I signed up at Everest College. I enrolled in to the medical assistant program.
Going back to school with a six month old is the hardest thing I have ever done. More days than not, I tell myself it would be much easier to quit. I have to be even more dedicated to my school work than other students because I have a child, a fiancé, and a home to manage. Every day I am faced with the challenge of finding time to study. There have been many times where I have sang my notes from class while rocking my daughter, Hannah to get her to sleep.
This semester has been unlike anything I have ever experienced. There’s no way that I can truly be happy with my education, and its a constant struggle to determine what is best for me. I feel like I am always trying to figure out what’s best for anyone but me, and frankly that is no longer going to work. I can not continue having an ache in my chest because of my stress, and crying during a test because of my anxiety. I am no longer doing the things I do and taking the classes I take to impress my parents, because at the end of the day they don’t seem to care.
This week I felt so perplex with just thinking that we are approaching week six in school and that this week is the marks six month since I went from working full time to part time. I remember worrying, as I thought that me no longer working full time was going to affect me financially and I would probably would have to work another job or even quit school. Now that I reflect back to day one of this school year, I feel that going down to work part time was the best decision I could have made for myself. I feel that working part-time has kept me at peace and I feel that I am balancing everything I have in my plate.
