Importance Of Overcoming Obstacles In College

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In my experience, it is just about impossible to get through college without any type of obstacles to overcome. Obstacles in college can be big or small, but are any of the things that interfere with any of your courses, in class and homework assignments. These obstacles can include other courses, having a job, having children, and many other things. It is important to always put your schoolwork first, when possible, to ensure success throughout your time in college.

I have only been in college for one semester, and I have already encountered many obstacles. The biggest obstacle for me is my job. I work close to full time every week, and working so much is making it very difficult at times for me to dedicate time to my studies. My job is also making it hard for me to keep up with all of my assignment due dates. …show more content…

I kept putting off the paper thinking i would have time to complete it later on. Before I knew it, it was the day that my ten page essay was due. The day that I realized it was due I only had five pages of my paper completed. This was very bad because I was scheduled to work the whole day the day that my essay was due. Since I was scheduled all of that day to work I decided that it would be best to ask my dad for help on my paper.

Towards the end of my shift my dad informed me that he reviewed my essay, and that everything that I had in my paper was perfect. He also said that there was not anymore information i could add to it. This made my obstacle a lot more difficult. The fact that I only had a couple more hours, to add five pages to my essay, really worried me. I decided that it would be best for me to discuss with my manger at work about leaving early to finish my

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