Explain Why College Is Not For Everyone Essay

After high school, I did not see myself going to college because I didn’t apply myself academically. The saying “college isn’t for everybody” which I thought applied to me since high school was a struggle for me. During the time I was working in the fast food chain, I befriended an older lady who encouraged me to think about my life whether I wanted to have a job all my life or a career. As a result, of receiving that motivation I put my two weeks’ notice in a searched for a school I would like to apply and possibly attend. Also my gap year encourage me to look into enrolling because I wasn’t happy with working a minimum wage job when I didn’t have to a could’ve been doing anything else. By taking a year off I seen my friend’s getting intern positions and opportunities outside of school. However, my gap year was coming to a close and my options were running out I had to make a choice. I didn’t choose college just because I was running out of time, I chose it so I can experience college and the opportunities that can be created.

There are 3 main things that will keep me motivated while in school: my mother, goals, and major.

My mother knew that I was afraid of going to school because I didn’t feel like I was smart enough, but she motivated me to at least try school before I write it off. Before I started school I wrote down some goals I would like to change during my college career. My first goal is to be more confident academically, lack of academic confidence is the reason I didn’t want to enroll. Second goal is to the best student I can be; by that I mean actually trying my best rather than doing the bare minimum. Third goal, don’t give up when things get rough for me. My passion for environmental science is my motivation while in school, because I have the opportunity to learn more about my

major.
After all of my motivation to continue and finish school. I need a plan on how I will stay motivated. Scheduling my course work and important dates on a calendar. By me writing down everything that’s due and coming up it will motivate me to stay on track. Also using a portable planner will help me when I am not around my calendar at home. It will motivate me to stay more organize individual. Since starting the course I haven’t talk to my advisor often; however, I am going to start contact her more because they truly understand the struggles of college. By contacting her more will motivate me to be more social with not just her, my instructor, and classmates.