It was June 26th, 1988 the day I graduated from high school. I still remember that day as if it was yesterday; I was so relieved to be done with school. I was an average student my GPA was around 2.7. I had no intentions of going to college; school and myself were like oil and water; the two doesn’t mix. After school I did not have much success in finding a well paying job, so I decided to join the Air Force. I felt it was a way for me to be able to get some formal technical training and at the same time I moved out of my parents house. After I served seven years in the military, I was ready to go out in the civilian world and put to use my computer training I attained from the service. I found myself working at several places doing data entry and Administrative work. Now it is almost fifteen years later and I find myself back in school. I have come to the conclusion if I really want to be successful in corporate America I need a college degree. My three personal goals I want to achieve as a UOP student are improve my learning skills, earn a college degree, and become a positive role model for my daughter.
In order for me to be UOP graduate I am going to
Next, I will be the first in my immediate family to earn a college degree. My mother worked for the Board of education as a security guard, and my father was a warehouse worker. They both were hard workers and did the best they could do to provide for my sister and me. Increase in pay is not my only motivation to earn a degree, although it is a major reason for me attending UOP. I feel in order for me to take that next step in my career I must have a college education. I scan the classifieds at least twice a week looking at positions I would like to apply for. The major requirement for those positions are must have a college degree. Most of my co-workers are college graduates; they have bachelors or master degrees. So I feel some pressure being one of the few without a degree. I apply all of these situations to help me stay motivated and achieve this major goal.
have to learn how to learn. I will need to find out my strengths and weaknesses involving my study habits. Next I must organize and prioritize my assignments. I have a very intense schedule between work and school. Trying to balance the two will be a challenge, but if I am organized and add some str
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