Education Essay 1 Prewriting

Helped

Hindered

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College-bound friends always talking about definitely going to college; making plans to go out-of-state to college; talking about places like Boston U. and the U. of Michigan and UNC-Chapel Hill

High school courses that were interesting and more rigorous and considered "college-prep" -- chemistry, math, and English

Not being put into "special education" when I was in elementary school due to my hearing and speech

My parents were not college graduates; my grandparents were not college graduates; only cousins of mine close in age were considering college or had already been to college

My parents didn't have money to send me to college (but they said they'd help me with loans or grants)

My hearing impairment

My parents were neither really for or against me going to college; they really didn't push me one way or the other