Ken Steele, and education marketing consultant, organizes student motivation for entering college into four categories:
1. The scholars: "interested in education for its own sake…motivated by altruism… likely to go on to graduate school"
2. The careerists: "attend college as a means to an end: getting a job"
3. The conflicted: "like the careerists but are not sure where they are going… pushed into college by society or their parents"
4. The drifters: "interested in the creature comforts of a campus and would rather go to college than get a job"
I definitely fall under the careerist’s category. If I didn’t have to go to school to get my dream job, I’m pretty positive I would not be here right now. While yes, a higher level of education is good to have, if I didn’t need that piece of paper to tell people that I’m “smart enough” I do not believe I would have the motivation to go to school. My motivation is my dream career, while yes, I have a few “dream careers” in mind such as, being the Editor-in-Chief of Vogue, styling top celebrities, or traveling the world as a designer, the prerequisites are the same: a college degree. However, I would like to note that while yes, I suppose I do HAVE to be here, I challenge myself everyday to do my personal best. It really does pay off in the end (Deans List first semester! Woot Woot!). I guess it really is a matter of taking hold of a situation and making it yours. This is my college career and I’ll be sure I make the best of it while I am here, but most certainly will not be here any longer than I need to be.
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