I believe that students not only go to college for a change at a higher paying job, but they also go to college to potentially learn useful things that may apply to the real world. I, as a freshman student to a new University, came here seeking a good education, and of course the hope of one day having a high-paying job. I want to learn many things while I am here. Whether it takes me four years or seven years to really find out what I want to do, at least I will leave this university knowing I gave many different career paths a chance and I chose the best one.
Why go to college though? Most people would say that college is just something you do after high school; It is just the next logical step to a successful life. That may be the case, but, there have been plenty of successful people that did not attend college. I am here in college because I don’t know what I want to do for the rest of my life. I know that I am very good with computers, but at the same time I know that I do not want to be stuck in a cubicle staring at a computer screen for 8 hours a day. I want to study hard in all my subjects in school and hopefully something will interest me that I do not currently have an interest for.
Aside from wanting to get a good education and possible learn skills to apply toward a job one day; I would also like to get involved in many organizations including Greek life. I believe that is very important in having a successful and fun time at school as well as learning leadership skills and working with people. The most important skills that you can learn are that of to deal with other people. These organizations and events that are hosted by students at the school are great and exciting ways to get connected with other students on campus and will help people learn to deal with other cultures. There are many organizations we offer right here at UT Tyler that could help me become a better person. I will try to get involved in as many as I can afford to devote time to, and hopefully I will develop many friendships and skills from these experiences. Also participating in Greek life will allow us to give back to the community instead as well as being a part of something so much bigger then just our school alone. Fraternities and Sororities are worldwide and it is exciting to be a part of something that big. Group activities will absolutely help me get more involved on campus and potentially develop my leadership skills that I will need for my future profession.
I expect to learn many things while here at Tyler. I plan on learning about science, the different arts, business and business law, and many things. I don’t want to get started in my career path until I am absolutely sure that I am going to enjoy that for the rest of my life. I will not be one of those people who work every day and do not enjoy what they do for a living. My current major is Computer Science with integrated business. I will most likely change this at least once to a new major because I am already having second thoughts on the course work that I will take. I love working on the computer, but I would not like to sit at a computer for 8 hours a day and stare at lines of code for some company. I have many goals to accomplish before I settle down with my professional job.
A college education is much further than just getting the skills to get a good job. It is well beyond that. College students also learn to become independent and to become appreciative of many different cultures. UT Tyler will have a lot to offer me and I will use everything that I can to get the best of this school. I would love to walk away from this school four or five years from now and say that I did the best I could and now I’ve got the best future ahead of myself that I could have ever had. That to me is getting the best education you can get.