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<\/a>Trerica Roberson<\/strong> As a product of the 21st century, it is imperative that one has a good quality education in order to be successful in life.<\/p>\n I chose Jackson State University based on family traditions.\u00a0 My family is a Jackson State University family; all I heard from my older family members was that Jackson State University is a good school.<\/p>\n My mother attended Jackson State and she stated that the students from JSU were successful in their careers based on academia as well as athletics.\u00a0\u00a0 It was instilled in me early on that in order to be job market competitive you had to have a good sound educational background.<\/p>\n As a graphic design student attending JSU, I was faced with a myriad of challenges.\u00a0 Jackson State University has prepared me for life after college based on the following.\u00a0 The first thing I learned quickly was about handling finances.\u00a0 The financial aid process is a challenge all by itself.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve learned to be articulate and think outside of the box.\u00a0 My professors have challenged me to be creative, and to use my people skills.\u00a0 I have had to learn and deal with social interaction issues, along with spiritual challenges.\u00a0 Jackson State has allowed me to grow both personally, professionally, spiritually and financially.<\/p>\n While attending JSU, I have had the opportunity to be a work study student thus enhancing my employment skills.<\/p>\n Statistically, education is a success factor, and one must learn in order to earn.\u00a0 I have learned to apply the knowledge that I have acquired.\u00a0 In today\u2019s society, the highest paid people are those who are educationally qualified, through the learning process, training, skills and application.<\/p>\n A college degree is a means to being well rounded and educated, although there are life lessons that are not acquired in the classroom.\u00a0 Earning a degree from JSU proves that I\u2019m capable of learning and thereby affords me the opportunity to contribute valuable acquired knowledge.<\/p>\n I\u2019m prepared for life after college because I have been taught responsibility, and I have the tools to go forth and become a productive citizen.\u00a0 I have acquired decision making capabilities, and I have learned to be flexible, and to adapt to my surroundings.\u00a0 I\u2019ve had to learn to be punctual, to stay on task, to complete an assignment once started and I have been introduced to new ideas and my horizons have been broadened.\u00a0 I have become a visionary of life. I\u2019m focused and I am prepared to meet the challenges ahead.<\/p>\n With life, many obstacles are thrown your way and these obstacles can become useful tools for dealing with various conflicts and resolutions.\u00a0 This\u00a0 University has helped me to overcome illiteracy by educating me with the tools necessary for a good quality education.<\/p>\n JSU has great staff and faculty that care about their students and they want students to be successful in life and strive for the best.\u00a0 JSU has prepared me to be successful in all endeavors of life.\u00a0 With my well earned degree in hand, I will be able to compete with the best in my field of study.\u00a0 Who I am as an individual with a college degree to back me up, I realize that doors will open for me and I will have a successful career and the best possible life.<\/p>\n \u00a0The views expressed in the commentary are those of the writer(s) and in no way represent the views of The Blue & White Flash.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Trerica Roberson Blue&White Flash\/Staff Writer As a product of the 21st century, it is imperative that one has a good quality education in order to…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"editor_plus_post_options":"{}","editor_plus_copied_stylings":"{}","_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2018"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2018"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2018\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nBlue&White Flash\/Staff Writer<\/strong><\/p>\n