Why I Chose College Essay

There are many reasons that a person decides to pursue higher education beyond their high school years. For me, deciding to pursue higher education l after I graduated high school was a big committment that I wasn't ready to make. Instead of immediately going off to college like many of my friends and classmates, I decided to go to work. After spending six tiring years in the work force doing manual labor, I decided that enough was enough and that I needed to do something to better myself as an employee and as a person.

After starting new employment at a local medical device manufacturer, I knew that I had found my calling. I always had the ambition to help people, and be a part of something that could better someone elses quality of life. I worked for two years, tirelessly learning everyting I could about the products we made and every detail behind the processes involved in making them. Once I had reached my goal of learning those products and processes, and making it about as far as I could as a machine operator, I felt it was time to check in to how I could develop my career. At that point, I sat down with my manager and the engineering manager of my facility to see what the next step would be. They all told me that I had great

potential, and that pursuing a higher education would be a very wise move for me, as they believed that I would go far in my career development.

Finally the day had come to enroll in college.

I was very proud of myself for taking the initial step, and I had so many people behind me in my decision to do so. I enrolled in a local community college and decided that I should pursue Mechanical Engineering Technology. That was by far one of the best decisions I had ever made. Though working a full-time job, and taking on an almost full-time course load was tough, knowing that I could use my education to better myself and ultimately help people who would recieve our products was enough drive for me to percervere through. I took this opprotunity very seriously, and worked hard in my school work all the way through earning my Associate's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Technology.

Upon obtaining my degree, a growth opprotunity came open at my employeer. I applied for the chance to grow, and was ultimately promoted because of my knowledge and newly obtained educational degree. Now, working under a new manager, I have another driving force to continue on. Finishing a Bachelor's degree will ultimaley put me in an engineers position upon completion, giving me the chance to grow even more. My advice to anyone wishing to better themselves would be to take the necessary time to decide on what you want to pursue and never give it. It has paid off for me ten-fold, and it can certainly do the same for you.