Many of us students at Bradley University look forward to graduating in May of 2012. I am most excited to graduate not that the job market is adding to this anticipation. I am mostly excited because I am the first one in my immediate family to graduate with a high school diploma. So, my graduating with a Bachelor's degree in May sets a whole new educational standard for my family. No longer will a G. E. D. be the expected norm. I have paved the road for the rest of the family, especially the younger ones. They will know that getting a college education has been done by a family member and that they can do it too. No longer will any excuses be a liable force stopping them from achieving their dreams. No longer will there be a fear of not knowing what lies ahead them (educationally). This degree that I will receive will not only be an achievement for me. It will be the end of lower standards and the beginning of raising expectations.
I remember when my mom went back to school after she had us three girls. She worked long hours on her GED homework. It was right then that I learned how important education is. So, when I walk across that stage and see my family there cheering me on, I will be in turn cheering them on to continue their education.
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Receiving a college degree is truly one of the greatest a person can acheive. I can't tell you how excited I am to graduate in May..I too will be the first to receive my Bachelors degree in my family. It is so important, especially in this economy, to have a degree to back you up and getting that degree is not an easy accomplishment. You should be proud of yourself and congrats!
Amy! I am so proud of you! Not only are you the first to graduate from college (Bradley University, no less) but you are PUBLISHED! You have shown your whole family that the seemingly impossible is possible when it is what you really want to do. And the life that you will have post graduation will be so much different (or so I'm told, anyway... I'll find that out with you). You are so awesome and truly inspirational.
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