Goals
Personal Goals I Want to Achieve as a University of Phoenix Student
Until now I have never been asked to write about my personal goals in a paper. So, as I
sat down to brainstorm, I discovered that I did not have very many goals. I found that I listed
more reasons to achieve my goals than actual goals. This made writing this paper a great deal
harder than I thought. Although, the results were very interesting since I had to think about what
I wanted out of life and why. I realized I have educational, personal and career goals that I
want to achieve.
My educational goals are learning how to gather, retain, plan and use the information
that I am learning. I must relearn how to be a student. I must read, research, explain, write and
report information. I intend to use the University's library and the internet and my peers to help
me get adjusted. I am also trying to adjust to online classes. This is my first on-line course and
the teaching method is the exact opposite of the way I was taught. So, I am learning several
new things.
Another goal is to get a bachelor degree in accounting. I realize getting my degree will
take me a little longer than most to obtain my degree because I am planning to drop out of
school during tax season. I cannot work two jobs and go to school at the same time. It would
not be fair to other students or me because I could not devote the amount of time it takes. But,
once I have completed my degree maybe I can continue to further my education; who knows
maybe even complete my master's degree. Completing my degree should enable me to get a
better job and make more money. I do like my current job and my coworkers but I do...
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