academically is due to their level of motivation. Students who attend a college or join online have experienced some type of motivation when they made the decision to attend a college during their application process. Motivation is defined as the driving force which causes us to achieve our goals. Therefore, without motivation, we will have difficulty following through with the tasks required to achieve the goals. Achieving success is something many people consider to be difficult as well as maintaining…
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want to achieve our goals in life weather if they are big or not we need to know and understand clearly the meaning of personal responsibility. Personal responsibility begins with having goals. It is essential to accomplish those goals, that a person has vision and clarity within that vision. We should know clearly what we want for our future and comprehend the options in achieving our goals. To establish short term and long term goals are vital in achieving success in college. As an example some…
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first steps, attending college Several people have thought about attending college, but have put limited effort into making the thought a reality. I’ve been one of those people for years, but now this year I have other reasons for achieving my goal. This has always been one of my main goals to attend college. I have grown older and now have more responsibilities. I now have a family that I must provide for and achieving this goal will help me do so. I’ve decided to attend college to advance in my career…
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have many goals for high school and throughout life. In high school I want to maintain a 3.5 GPA. or higher. After high school I plan on attending college, the college I would like to attend is U.C.R. I also plan on majoring in education, and earning my teaching credential. I have also set some personal goals, I want to make the Jr. Olympic team for swimming, and be on the varsity swim team all four years in high school. These are some goals I have set for myself, and I plan on achieving them. For…
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aspirations of going to college. She was a person who didn't allow her physical challenges to deter her dreams. Helen Keller passed the entrance exam and entered Radcliffe College. But school officials told her they couldn't make many special arrangements for her. Either she would find a way to keep up with the other students or she would fail, yet that didn’t stop her from achieving her dreams. Despite her overwhelming odds, Helen Keller graduated with HONORS from one of the top colleges in the world! -…
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The Courage to Grow Scholarship, is believed to be created to help students realize their college dreams. Going to college takes a lot of courage and determination even when it would be much easier to just quit and not do anything with your life. Being a recipient of the Courage to Grow Scholarship will be very essential in the help of achieving my long-term goal of becoming a middle level social studies teacher. The funds from this scholarship will be a backbone in furthering one’s education at…
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me to be successful with achieving my personal goals, academic goals, and staying focused with achieving my college success. Having time management skills is a very good thing to have because keeping up with family, friends, school, my relationship, and my crazy schedule for errands. I always have to have a set schedule so I know what I am doing and when to do it. So I always have time to do everything I have to do. I have a few personal goals as well as academic goals that I would love to accomplish…
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There are various ways that personal responsibility directly correlates into becoming successful in college. Personal responsibility is a major part of what makes us who we are. Whenever a person takes accountability for something that he says or does, that is him displaying personal responsibility. Being able to account for his actions can develop into a successful college career and opens the door for him to become a true leader. I plan to use personal responsibility in different ways…
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The top strengths given to me from the StregnthsQuest assignment were futuristic, strategic, restorative, developer, and relator. The futuristic strength pertains to my ability to be constantly driven by my goals and what new opportunities and potential the next day may bring. Similarly, I possess the strategic trait meaning I constantly am problem solving; searching for alternative or innovative methods to resolve an issue or conflict and reach a solution. Being restorative entails a passion for…
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to weight in my possible options after high school. I ultimately selected to continue my education by registering for community college. This path came with stumbling obstacles as I would soon find out. These obstacles consisted of selecting a major, getting familiar with the college environment, and an intimidating process of transferring. While attending community college, I came across the CSIT-IN 3 program.…
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