Why This College?

Many people have asked me what I want to do with my life and where I see myself in the next five years. I have seen this question put to many of my peers and even my siblings and I have found that most of them have no idea how to answer these question. On the other hand, I have thought much about this and I know exactly what I want to do with my life, especially for the next four years at college. I have chosen Criminal Justice as my choice of study and career and I know that there are no rewards in this field unless I work hard and strive to gain as much information on the subject as I can. This is only possible if I am admitted to the XX University and pursue my studies in Criminal Justice there. I am a highly motivated individual who really have high aspirations in life and I am very much motivated to study at a college level. Me and my family is very proud of my decision to attend college as I would be the first one in my family, including my parents and my three brothers, to attend a four-year college program. I would like to continue my college studies at XX University, as I believe they have a very good curriculum and an excellent faculty where I can learn Criminal Justice. I sternly believe that a person who goes to college and completes his or her education, emerges a better person and is more likely to succeed as he or she is exposed to many new perspectives, many new doors, and many new opportunities. The price of ignorance is much higher than the price of getting an education because if you do not get a college education, you pay for ignorance everyday for the rest of your life.
I want to attend XX University because I believe that college education has a profound effect on a person and his or her life. It helps people choose their careers more wisely and the college experience makes people become more confident and can make better and well judged decisions. To get a higher education is perhaps crossing the biggest milestone of your life. A college...