Why I Am A Better Nigeria - 1562 Words

A Better Nigeria: Why I am in college – what I aim to achieve from this Leaving my home country to come to college in the United States was a big decision; joining the corps of cadets was an even bigger decision, but sacrifices have to be made for goals to be met. I am currently a freshman in the Virginia Tech, majoring in general engineering with the intension of majoring in electrical science in my sophomore year. The path I have chosen is without doubt the more difficult path but I believe in my ability to overcome the stress and strain to secure a bright future. Having lived in Nigeria all my life, I have nothing but a strong will to improve the country. There are a lot of things that need to be improved in Nigeria, but†¦show more content†¦While majoring in general engineering, we are expected to take some specific courses; MATH 1225, CHEM 1035, CHEM 1045, ENGL 1105, PHYS 2305, and ENGE 1105 (the actual foundation to engineering class). In addition to this, we are required to attain an overall grade point average of 3.0 or more and also, attain a grade point average of 3.0 or more in our foundation of engineering course. This may be difficult but it has been done by thousands of people before me, therefore, is possible. Upon graduating from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, I expect to graduate with a grade point average of 3.5 or higher – doing this will secure me an acceptance into a good graduate school and set me up for the rest of my life. Doing this will not be as difficult as it sounds; Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University has various resources for its students to make use of. There s the Student Success Center which alone has almost you need – all the way from group tutors and private tutors to what they call the return plan ( this is to bring your grade point average back up to where you believe it needs to be). 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