Intended Career Path

As a future university student dedicated to learning and discussing as much as I can, the Honors College has been my goal since I decided to attend Alabama. Because of my intense interest in academic discussion, literature, and rhetoric, I intend to become an English teacher with my degree. I feel strongly compelled because of my intended career path to receive the most complete and thorough education to which I have access. One of the main benefits of know I wanted to be a teacher for so many years is the opportunity I have had as a student to observe others. Teaching is the one profession that young people see most regularly, and this process of being educated in the same field I wish to work has given me time to contemplate what makes a

good teacher. From my experience as a student, which has obviously been most of my life thus far, I've been able to come to the conclusion that the most effective teachers have received good educations and worked hard to earn the knowledge they can now pass on. For me to emulate those I have come to believe are the most dedicated and successful career-wise, I hope to be challenged academically and to surround myself with people who also strive to be the best at what they do. I also believe that the smaller classes of the Honor's College on a large campus will present me with educational and experience-oriented benefits of what must usually be a binary decision. More people means more ideas to which I will be exposed, so the high student population of the university appeals to me in that sense, but the opportunity to work in smaller groups and thus make solid connections with peers and superiors alleviates any hesitation that a large campus might create. The university's Honors College Program seems to foster an environment that values all of these same attributes I find important, and I am confident in the quality of the education I can earn here.