My Higher Education

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Receiving a higher education has been a lifelong goal for me. All my life I wanted a job saving animals, as I got older I knew being a veterinarian is my all-time life objective. Although, I am currently a veterinary technician I need to achieve a higher educational background to completely reach my goal in life. Having a college degree gives me the nostalgia that I long for; being able to say that I’m in college achieving my goals as becoming a veterinarian is gratifying to me. Being a role model to my daughter is also extremely important; having her see that anything is possible if you put your mind to it, she will see that life is difficult and there will be constant road blocks but with determination and hard work success is within reach. After completing college I will be able to get a better job and also receive a better pay check. Going to college for a higher education level is important to many, but not all. For me, going back to college will help me achieve so many of my goals that I have longed for. The college experience may differ for many different people, the reasons that people go to college will differ from person to person. One of my reasons for going back to college is to accomplish my goal. All my life I’ve wanted to go to college and eventually receive a veterinary license. After completing high school I started college and after three years I dropped out to become a wife and mother. For many years I felt that I would not be able to go back to school and complete my life long goal for many different reasons: money and time were the two main problems that I had to face if I wanted to go back to college. After many years I decided that I would never have more money or more time, so it was time for me to jus... ... middle of paper ... ... she needs. I wanted to have the education that I had longed for, for so many years. Works Cited Berggren, Caroline. "The Influence of Higher Education Institutions on Labor Market Outcomes." European Education 42.1 (2010): 61-75. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 9 Mar. 2011. Haleman, Diana. "Great expectations: single mothers in higher education." International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE) 17.6 (2004): 769-784. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 9 Mar. 2011. Lei, Simon A. "Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation: Evaluating Benefits and Drawbacks from College Instructors' Perspectives." Journal of Instructional Psychology 37.2 (2010): 153-160. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 7 Mar. 2011. Wald, Rhoada. "Studies on Aging for the Older Adult." LLI Review 2.(2007): 99-104. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 11 Mar. 2011.

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