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Post-Secondary Pathway
Reasons for Choosing to Join College
The first thing that happens after finishing secondary education is to get a higher level of education. One of my reasons to choose to join the university is to get a higher level of education and add to the general knowledge that I have learned in school. Higher education study will help me to increase knowledge that would be vital for professional expertise (Markauskaite, and Goodyear, p 35). The universities offer this form of education, which is the primary motivation behind my joining. There are several methods that one can prepare for a future career. However, university education offers the best training to prepare one in becoming a competitive professional.
Secondly, I wanted to get a practical and valuable experience by joining college. College is different from high school, and one lives in a new environment. It offers some form of impendence that requires one to act like a grown-up and take responsibility for every decision (Jaakola et al., p 218). I feel that this freedom will equip me with the right preparation, both mentally and physically, to fit in the job market. College also offers a chance for one to know more people and learn how to interact with them. This interaction is essential in a work environment. One will have the right knowledge and experience to relate with people with different ideologies. Therefore, besides education, other aspects of life motivated me to join college.
Conclusion
Many people have different reasons for joining colleges and universities. I wanted to improve my professional knowledge in preparation to become a specialist in my area of study. The college is the most appropriate environment to acquire knowledge. Universities equip students with the knowledge and also with a chance to interact with many people. This interaction is essential in preparation for the work environment.
Work Cited
Jaakkola, Elina, et al. “The context of experience.” Journal of Service Management (2015).
Markauskaite, Lina, and Peter Goodyear. Epistemic fluency and professional education. Dordrecht: Springer, 2017.