Personal Statement: Gaining An Education

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The question everyone is asked when they’re younger is, “what do you want to be when you grow up?” For many it’s easier to answer but for those like me it takes a while to learn what it is you truly want to do. Regardless, if you want to be a police officer, the president or a nurse, you have to obtain an education first. Each person has their own way when obtaining an education. It’s not as simple as going to school graduating then moving on to college and graduating. There is the in-betweens and mine include, high school, counselors, family and past experiences. I am currently a junior in high school and the idea of graduating frightens me. I’ve been told countless times that I have to get into a great school in order to get a great profession …show more content…

I instantly knew that this wasn’t for me. The only place I could discover things was in books but I want to discover new things in reality. I loved my coworkers, the supported me and were always there for me but they weren’t enough to make me love the library. I was disappointed that I didn’t find my passion and had to keep looking. One of the steps to acquire an education is to make sure you can pay for it and this job did give me a head start to save up money for college. I know college isn’t cheap so once I quit at the library I got another job to start saving up again. I was always curious to know how baristas make my drinks and what they put in it and my current job as a barista helped me quench my curiosity. I like knowing how to make something and being hands on with the machines. It’s comforting to have things set and discovered for you; like how the espresso shots take 19 seconds to make and can die in ten seconds if it’s not put into anything, or how to steam milk you stop it at 140 degrees to not burn it. Someone else has already learnt all these things and as I mentioned it is comforting to have things set but it doesn’t push me to do more to questions things and to feel

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