From a very young age both my parents have told me that education plays a big role in how successful I will be. The more education I get the more successful I’m more likely to be. Both my parents have been very supportive of my decision to go to college, but especially my mom. My mom grew up in a home with six siblings, including her, in a not so stable environment. Her family was very poor so she had to work from a very young age just to get food on the table. No one in my mom’s family got the opportunity to go to school. They didn’t have the money to buy food or clothes let alone school send six people to school. My mom is very proud of me and everything I have accomplished because she never got the chance to do it. My mom doesn’t want me to end up babysitting or working some minimum wage job for the rest of my life. She doesn’t want me to struggle my entire life the way she has. My mom wants me to do everything she never got to do. My mom has been my motivation, inspiration and encouragement to do well. I’m attending college not just because my mom wanted me to but because I’m doing this to give myself a better life.
No one has ever pressured me to go to college. The decision to go to college has always been mine. I’ve known that I wanted to go to college since middle school and I haven’t changed my mind since then. The majority of my friends attend some type of college whether it is a UC, CSU, or community college. All my friends go to college so we can all relate to each other. The ones who don’t go are either supportive of me or they say it’s a waste of money. I don’t pay attention to the negative comments because I know that what I’m doing will pay off in the long run. Community college ended up being a good choice for me because I’m still undecided on what I want to do as a career. My head is all over the place and I’m constantly changing my mind. All I know is that I would maybe like to do something with nursing or social work. By taking Puente I do believe that hopefully this class will help me figure out what to do with my life.
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The fun thing about college is finding out what you want to do. Sure, some people already have an idea of what to do, but for some, investigating different occupations by taking classes or hearing about different careers and majors from other people opens up a lot of doors.
ReplyDeleteI can tell that you will be a strong student because of your will to be in college and how you fight off the negativity from some of your friends.