Amnesia

What do U say about my first college essay?

Kathryn Baker
English 101 – Composition
September 2nd, 2008

The Internet - Not Just For Ebay

Using the internet for anything other than computer gaming, surfing web pages, or
chatting with long distance friends is a profoundly new experience for me. Finding out that I
could actually advance a degree with online learning through my community college was both
a relief and a curse. Reading Msnbc.com, emailing, and blogging will now take a back seat as I
continue my education.

When I originally decided to return to college, I was hoping to get my degree quickly and
easily with accelerated Saturday courses at Bay Path. I eagerly applied and was accepted.

Nervously, I began each day with a walk out to my mailbox, hoping to obtain the magical
“golden ticket” of financial aid, which would pay for the expensive program. Imagine my
surprise when I found out that I would be borrowing the monetary equivalent of a large SUV
worth of loans to realize my dream.

As a single mother of three children, living in a newly purchased home, and the rising
costs of well, everything, I turned my sights to a more affordable option; community college.

When I graduated from Enrico Fermi High school in 1995, I stubbornly associated those
two words, with an idea of failure. I was an honor student after-all, hoping to chase a doctorate
from a prestigious university. To me, attending community college was the easy way out. As
I’ve grown older, I’ve realized that taking baby steps can make a difference in sending
you and/or your family to the poor house, or out-right quitting any attempt to obtain a
marketable degree. By taking this accessible road, I’m actually excited about attending
Asnuntuck this semester, instead of dreading each footfall on a tangled and impassable
path.

As my full time employer starts a new fiscal year, my job as an Administrative Assistant
will devour a lot of my time. As I also value romping around with my children, I chose only two
online courses with which to start my school year. Both will allow me the flexibility to continue
enjoying the two main jobs of my life. Two courses a semester may delay my degree, however
I’ve fully realized the pain that over-work and stress may have cost everyone had I drowned
myself in full-time study.

I’ve never experienced an online college course in this digital age, so I can’t truly
be certain that I will benefit from this any more than I would, by taking a class on campus.
However, as I try to juggle work and life issues in my ever busy world, I can hope it will make a
significant difference with flexibly obtaining a degree. From what I’ve read, I am
growing confident that I will not only learn something of value, but I will enjoy it as well.

Truth be told, if I end up liking this type of educational format, I plan to fully utilize as
many online courses as I can while I work towards that cap and gown. After-all, nothing beats
sleeplessly sitting at your computer at midnight, as you hear the distant breathing of your
dreaming children through a baby monitor. Perhaps once I might have opened a web-browser
and wasted away the hours engaging in Internet related frivolity. Now, there is a
definite satisfaction that I am doing something worthwhile with my time, while simultaneously
avoiding purchasing priceless Battlestar Galatica memorabilia on Ebay.

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Now, I was originally going entitle the essay, “The Internet - Not Just For Porn” but after some careful deliberations with my friend, Pete, I decided to change the word “porn” to Ebay. I thought the original title was very cute, but apparently in the whole stuffy college world, being a smart-ass can backfire.

What the fuck?

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