Personal Narrative: Why I Am In College

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I come from a long line of hardworking Mexican-Americans who taught us to be industrious in everything we do. My grandparents moved to El Paso, TX from Mexico when they were both young adults. Prior to coming into the United States they both wanted to head to California, so Texas was just a temporary stop for them. My story starts off in San Jose, CA, as a young problematic child who ended up turning his life around for the better. Throughout my life I have had to overcome numerous difficulties that impacted me tremendously, whether they were good or bad. I was the troublemaker out of my siblings; who was constantly being an inconvenience in the classroom or at home. It is not that I was always looking to cause problems, as an adolescent I was very …show more content…

One of the high-minded guidelines they embedded into me is to never settle and push myself to do better, instead of just settling for the basics. That’s one of the big reasons why I am in college at this very moment pursing my extended education. In today’s society a degree carries a lot of weight when being considered for a position within a company. Statically, you have a higher chance of making it if you choose to advance your education, compared to if you just had a high school diploma. Which in the end, is why I am choosing to advance my education so that I’m not setting myself up for failure in civilian life. Instead, I’m challenging myself to do better and not to settle for anything less than what I deserve. This degree means more than advancement, growth and financial opportunity for me, it also reflects self-accomplishment, pride and personal satisfaction. I chose HR because of my experience in the military dealing with similar situations such as: deploying soldiers, personnel input (staffing), rules and regulations for both sides the Army and soldiers, and important papers (pay, leave, marriage, personal

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