Assignment 22 - Gloria Dietz

          I grew up with two professors as parents, but it was not as daunting as it may seem.  They did hold high expectations for me and did try to explain advanced concepts to me before I was really ready for them (my dad for example tried to explain Calculus to me at least 10 times in elementary school alone, and he did it all with the same stupid car problem that you don't even need calculus to solve--but I digress), but these things also pushed me to be better.  The advanced concepts that they explained, though mostly unsuccessful endeavors, made me want to learn more to be able to understand those concepts.  That drive to understand those concepts later grew into a general thirst for knowledge and understanding of the world in general.  Now, I try as much I can to learn new things and understand the underlying principles of the world around me.  This thirst for knowledge makes me a good fit for college in general (though I'm not sure exactly where I want to go).  Today, college is seen as necessary to get a good job in any field, but the real purpose of college has always been for people, like me, who want to learn more, to be able to expand their knowledge and get higher-level education. And that's exactly what I want to do; some people aren't built for college and just go because they feel like I have to, but that's not me.  I want to go to college, and I know exactly why I'm going: to learn.