I have attended Front Range Community College for the past 3 years. Before attending this school, I had no purpose and no direction in life. The prime reason for not attending college was out of fear of failure. I had previously registered with the school in 2010, but did not register for any courses. In the same year, I had been diagnosed with PTSD (Post traumatic stress disorder), and had sought help with a local Veterans Affair clinic. In the spring of 2013, after being inspired by my brother Sergio, whom had graduated from Aims Community College the same year I asked myself, “What am I doing? Having the help from the Montgomery GI bill, and doing nothing with it?" It was at this point in my life and after being discharged from the Army …show more content…
Furthermore, I am now inspired to help my fellow students and veterans to find a direction in their education. Every time I meet a fellow veteran, a deep connection forms. The comradery of the military, allows us to share stories of our service and the struggles to reintegrate back into society. These moments of sharing with others, has helped me and them realize that we are not alone. On the same hand, the community at Front Range has helped me to realize that I am not alone as well. Every student may have a different aspect of life and school, but there is a mutual understanding between every student and staff. Regardless of what your age, race, gender, or ethnicity, the school makes every attempt to better everyone equally. I share this sentiment about the school to everyone in hopes that someday I can come back and teach on this campus. By becoming an instructor, I wish to inspire students like me to reach outside of themselves and pursuit their dream much like I am today. After my last semester, I will miss this community; taking only with me the thought that it saved me and changed my life for the better. I wish to share this knowledge with others if given the
“It taught me values”, “It taught me maturity”, “I’ve met and become friends with people in this program that I never would’ve associated with before”, “You gave us stuff we can use in the real world, like interviews, speaking skills, politics”, “Taught me self-respect and how to respect others”, “PT”, “It taught me about values and how to get along in life”, “It forces me to think about my future.” These quotes are from the Cadets of Somerset’s JROTC Program in Pennsylvania. The program needed “$65,000 re-occurring commitment by the April 12 (school board meeting) to begin the program again next year.” Rita Halverson, author of dailyamerican.com. This article is from April 08, 2011, meaning this website has been up for a rough four years and nine months.
I now recognize that I need to think more deeply about who I am both supporting and serving, while also consider more than their immediate needs. I intend to think of the students and faculty members as whole beings connected to each other and the community. The Heart of Higher Education helped me realize that there is more to consider as part of my teaching responsibilities than providing clear, understandable content to students.
“Sonny” Montgomery Center for America’s Veterans, rewrote the original GI Bill and it became what was known as the Montgomery GI Bill. As someone who went to college under the MGIB, I can speak personally when I say if it hadn’t been for it, I may have never went to college. In fact, I almost missed my opportunity to pay into the GI Bill because I thought it was a waste of money that I would never use. At the time I entered the military, college was nowhere in my future and something I thought was not for me. Luckily I did put $100 a month into the program for 12 months and a few years later, I was able to attend college and graduate without taking out a single student loan and no assistance from my parents.
Thank you CTL for allowing me to continue my service to this great nation, community, and fellow individuals in crisis. Whether it is the war torn streets of Baghdad, or an individual suffering alone in the confines of their minds and phone screen, I am able to still reach out and make a difference. I know from first hand this experience is universal. It is the collective human consciousness and need of belonging that has allowed our civilization to flourish. As a veteran (Warrior) I am reminded of a great quote by author Steven Pressfield, “The return Warrior/Veteran may not realize it, but they have acquired an MBA in enduring adversity and a Ph.D. in resourcefulness, tenacity and the capacity for hard work.”
I am so endlessly blessed to be able to wake up each morning and go to a place where I will be surrounded by a system of beautifully complex and wonderfully supportive students and teachers among whom I will not only learn, but be challenged to expand my thinking and reach higher than I thought possible. It is the close-knit Group that is my class of 2019, that I have a grown to know so deeply and personally, that pushes me to do better in both how I succeed in school and how
Once planted, the crop just needs some rain and sunshine to grow”, Sammy Shannon once said. Once I am placed in Texas A&M Agriculture program, I’ll need some knowledge, some great teaching to grow and expand my knowledge of Agriculture. Texas A&M University, Aggies, is one of the best agricultural schools in the United States and will teach me new skills to help me become a better farmer. TAMU is located in College Station, Texas. The instate tuition is $8,506 while the outstate tuition is $25,126.
As the Veterans Affairs Vocational Rehabilitation Program was willing to pay for USC’s military sub-concentration, it only seemed natural to work with this population of people. To be sure, I did not get to the place that I stand on my own, I am just happy to be able to stand here at
When I first stepped out the doors of the Denver International Airport, my jaw drops and I’m awe struck. Mountains are all I see in the amazing view in front of my eyes. Coming from Illinois, a mostly flat area, seeing mountains was unheard of back home. I instantaneously fell in love with the view I got from the airport and from then on, I knew that going to Colorado would be the best trip of my life.
CVTC Scholarship Essay 1 Why did you choose your field of study? What are your goals for the field of study you are pursuing? I choose the social work field as my focus in life. After years of working in retail for years after high school with the pressure of finding a career after taking a look at myself, I knew my greatest strength that I have that is my compassion for people of walks of life and helping them any way I can.
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everyone at this class inspires me something special, like Aidan always saying hello and shaking is hand in a really funny and hard way, Edward always fighting with me and telling me to always be the first to present the works, Junior, and his beautiful cheeks, and Jacob always worried about his hair and Tyler let me tell you that when you are not talking the class feels kind of weird. A lesson that I learned at this class and I will never forget is that, with just a hello and a smile, you can make the day of a person a better, and I also learned that having friends can help you not to drown on the deepest and dark part of the ocean. My friends my advice for you is to always look for the positive side of the things, it doesn 't matter how hard it is, if you try, you will see that everything has a negative and positive side, but don 't focus too much on the negative side. My principal goal for the next year is to see you all graduating and I also want to graduate obviously and go to
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I am ready to bring my passion to whatever opportunities I am given. I am looking forward to a great chance to make the lives of some students a better