Persuasive Essay On A Gap Year

When you think about attending college one might think they must transition as soon as they finish high school since that is what has been done in the past. However, progressively more students are taking a break before starting college. In an article titled “The Credibility in Your Gap Year,” it states,
“Taking time off helps students refocus and recharge for the rigors of college - and also fosters their emotional and intellectual maturity. Some who have done it claim that taking a gap year helped them reapply to a college that previously turned them down. Most professionals don 't recommend doing [a gap year] just to position yourself and improve your resume. There has to be a greater sense of purpose.”
It turns out taking a break (gap
By that time, I was married with a two-year-old, so I did the only thing I knew how to do and I pushed off college again. Fast-forward five additional years and I was seriously looking to enroll in college this time, but now there were three kids and I quit my job (daycare was not a feasible option with three kids) to be a stay at home parent. By not bringing in any sort of income, college still wasn’t going to be an available option anytime soon. Once my youngest was three I decided to start looking at college once again. I knew it would need to be online since my family’s schedule does not allow for anything else. An article titled “College Students with Children are Common and Face Many Challenges in Completing Higher Education” states, “Being a parent substantially increases the likelihood of leaving college with no degree.” I heard about WGU Missouri (Western Governors University) and knew that was my ticket to receiving my teaching degree since they are completely online. Excited doesn’t even begin to describe how I felt knowing I would finally be able to start college. However, my excitement quickly turned to disappointment when I learned in order for me to be accepted I needed to have at least 12 credit hours already under my belt. At this point, I didn’t quite know what I would do. I also discovered my husband and I was expecting our fourth child. I knew college would need to be pushed
Arrangements were made with the family; they were willing to help out with the kids when I needed it providing they were available. The article titled “College Students with Children Are Common and Face Many Challenges in Completing Higher Education” states, “Student parents attend community colleges more than any other type of institution (50 percent), and make up 29 percent of all students at community colleges. Yet on-campus child care facilities are becoming less prevalent, and community colleges have fewer child care facilities than do four-year institutions.” I finally started college the spring semester of 2016. My enrollment starting out was to be half-time. I was enrolled in three classes and was to start on January 11th, 2016. I knew I needed a student loan, but it would not be processed before my first payment needed to be made. With the holidays and personal property taxes due in December, I dropped two of the three classes I was enrolled in. At that point, I felt that I must jump through multiple hoops to make college happen for me. I was determined to keep moving forward; loan papers were filled out in plenty of time, so I would not be required to pay out of pocket. One added obstacle was thrown my way; since I was a first-time borrower at MCC I was required to wait 30 days before any loan payments