Why I Want To Pursue A Degree?

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So here I am headed towards the end of my very first term of college. I finally did it, I got up the guts to take this leap and I am very happy I did. It took me several years of contemplating this decision before finally taking the plunge. I had a lot to consider before doing this such as affordability, do I have enough time in my life, and will I be able to stay motivated to successfully graduate. After thinking long and hard about these questions, I realized that the answer to all of them was simple. If I want it to work, I will do whatever it takes to make it. I had to think about what was motivating me to consider going back to school and these motivations are why I am here today. Although there were many things that motivated me to go to college, it really came down to a few important reasons - wanting to be able to further my career, …show more content…

Over the past 11 years I have been able to see how it is getting much harder to advance without a degree. I know that by the time my children are old enough to go out into the world, a degree will be a necessity. My children have not seen family members attend college so they do not realize what benefits a degree can have. I want to set a good example for them by working extremely hard to obtain my degree so they can see just how important it really is. I am truly hoping that they will be inspired by the fact that even at the age of 30 I decided to go to college to better our lives and make it so I could make this family be as successful as possible. I hope this shows them that when you want something, you will work as hard as you can to get it and that without a degree, you can only get so far. If they see this I believe they will be able to make the right decision out of high school and choose to go on to get their degree either directly through attending college or through the

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