Vernon E Rucker
Teri Barker
English – 101
March 30, 2011
Why I Chose To Attend WSU
I have been to Owens Community College 1997 – 2001 to learn how to build structures, roads and blue- print reading. Owens helped me to obtain a skill to take care of my family but I was not happy in the building trades due to very long hours. Layoffs was a major problem for my family and I, especially when holidays such as Christmas and New Year’s came around.
In 2003, I decided to try my luck with another career. I went to Sinclair Community College for Real-estate And Property Management. My main objective goal was to become a broker; it should not be that hard selling twenty pieces of property, well that’s what I thought to myself. To make a long story short, I could not go without money for months until property was sold.
I chose Wright State University because of the outstanding academic programs that will enable me and prepare me for a long prosperous career in counseling. There was not another University close enough for me to commute. Wright State will give a Bachelors in Rehabilitation needed to acquire stability in something I love and always wanted to do. I have some friends and family whom graduated from Wright State University that went on to be successful in their careers due to the prestige of the university. Feeling that if they can achieve it, I can also.
Being at Wright State has shown me my weaknesses as a writer: grammar, punctuations, verb tenses and using the same word repeatedly. With hard work and dedication, I know improvement will come. I guess one of my strengths is that I will not give up on the goals set forth.
Reading books can be a challenge meaning having the time to enjoy but when I get time; I like mysteries, biographies and motivational books.
Last year writing was not my favorite hobby but in Dev -082, I learned to express my thought and feelings more on paper. It took a while for me to get comfortable because I did not want to look like an idiot. I guess you can say the confidence was not there. Writing journals can be a pain but it is required. Essays are more enjoyable to write freely therefore a lot of details can come to life to the audience.
Being this is my third quarter, I feel confident in school knowing I will obtain my goals to succeed in life although, I wish the commitment was in me twenty years ago.
