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Ed Mendoza

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Because I want to get a degree to get a good job to earn enough money to support a family

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I am here because I want to know my purpose, I want to know what I can do to help the world and give back to the world. I believe people have powers we don’t know of and we can achieve more than we think.

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To show everyone who ever doubted me or told I would never be anything that they were wrong and to show that no matter your struggle you can do it

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i’m here at csusb to gain more knowledge and to truly find myself. i’m doing this for my family and especially for myself. i am here to be successful and to grow mentally & emotionally

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Im here for myself because I want a future & to make my parents proud & end up helping them in the long run

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to get a degree  and be happy in life

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To gain experience and ultimately be successful

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For my future and passion for criminal justice

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My reason I’m going to college

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I want to attend college to elevate my mind to one who is knowledgeable and skilled in a variety of fields. I am here to grasp as much knowledge as possible and take my self to the next level of mentality and life progress.

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because in this economy you need a degree to have a good paying job

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To find what I really want to do and give back to my parents for everything

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To find a way to make a difference

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I want to gain a higher education for my future life. I am doing this for myself and my family. My why is my future success!

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To explore and see what I want to do.

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I am doing this for my mom who gave me everything she could so I could get this far. And I want to give her the happy life she tried her hardest to give me.

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here for my family and for my future self, here to learn & be a voice for those who are not able to raise theirs

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I'm doing this for my mother, since she insists

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My parents

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I want to be finically stable and live a life with no regrets nor struggles so I can live with a healthy mindset.

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I am doing this for myself, my family. I want this to add into my happiness, support my own future family, and to help support my parents like they have supported me.

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I wanted to make something of myself and give my children a secure future

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I am unsure about the career I want to go into and being here gives me the chance to figure out what I want & be close to home.

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I want to make my parents proud but also for myself

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To give my future children a life I didn’t get to have.

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I want to give back to my close family for everything that they’ve done for me and be able to help others as well.

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I don’t want to be like my family. Although I love them and they have had a hard life I want to be better 

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I don’t want to be like my family. Although I love them and they have had a hard life I want to be better 

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because i want a job that will make me happy

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to be a great role model to my siblings

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I came for myself to develop more qualities, and skills to benefit me for the future. The main reason is to be able to provide for myself and my family comfortably. A plus is to make my mother proud.

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Why?
Growing up, i didn’t have or get a lot of things other kids did and my dad was supporting our family while our mom took care of us. We weren’t stable in money and that’s why I wanna make my future better for me and my family, so they don’t go through the same things I did.

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To find myself.

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Bob Marley - Don't worry, be happy Lyrics (HD)

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I don’t want to be here but Ik it’s 4 the best in some way 

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I don’t want to be here but Ik it’s 4 the best in some way 

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To show my brother that college does help you in your future.

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I want to prove the negative people wrong and show them that I got this. I also want to make my mom proud and show her that I will succeed and one day take care of her the way she did for me! <3

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I choose to go here because it is close to home if I’m lost and didn’t really know what to do hopefully with time and the support of my family, friends and new friends I can and will succeed for my myself my future and my family

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I want to find a career that will help me be financially stable and to make my parents proud.

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I want to be successful and be a role model to my younger siblings.

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To get better job opportunities and make better money 💰

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to become someone who can help people

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I want my kids to have everything I couldn’t have

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I decided to come CSUSB because I am a first generation graduate student and I want to not only better myself, but I want to be able to provide the world for my mom and siblings (being financially stable).

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To provide back to not only my family, but to my community As well.

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To receive better opportunities in life. 🐺

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A better outcome for my life and family

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Myself but more importantly, for my future self.

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Myself but more importantly, for my future self.

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I don’t know what i love to do yet but i know i will find it sooner then later because I’m determined to make a life for myself that is full of happiness and self discovery.

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To find a passion and pursue it

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Myself

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I’m here for my family and my future

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I want to be successful and not live a life with struggles.

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I want to get a good paying job to be able to take care of my family in the future and to make my family proud

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I want a better future for myself and to prove myself that all my hard work wasn’t for nothing and I am capable of whatever I put my mind to

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I’m here at CSUSB because I wanna find out what my purpose is, make my parents sacrifices worth it

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I want to make my family proud and make their life and my life the best it can be. I want to become successful with my career and future life.

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They left their past life so me to have a better education

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to succeed

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To prove to myself that I can do it and to make my family proud.

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A BETTER FUTURE

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I am doing this to find out my purpose in life , to Find out what I love and don’t love , mainly where I’m I going to end up at is important for me

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make their sacrifices worth

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To become someone successful & later on help my family because they have given me so much and I owe it all to them.

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Livin my best life

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I’ve been here a lot of times to visit so why not....also because my parents told me to

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I know I want a bright future for myself and for my family.

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I am doing this find myself and to find what I enjoy in life. I want to figure out what makes me happy.

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I am doing this find myself and to find what I enjoy in life. I want to figure out what makes me happy.

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Why am I here ?
I’m here because I want to become someone in the future and succeed in life ,enjoy the career I did and make my parents proud of what I accomplished.

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I want to make myself proud and my parents !

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I am doing this to make my family proud and also because I want to be the first to graduate college. :D

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I want to make my family proud and to also become a good role model for the younger kids in my family because I am the first to Attend a university.

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I want to be someone great in life that can make my parents proud but most importantly make myself proud.

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I am here to become successful and challenge myself. To make myself and my parents proud. I am doing this for myself but also my parents to show them I am thankful for having them and pushing me to always do my best.

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I’m here to obtain a degree that will allow me to work a job that I love and to provide a good lifestyle for my future family.

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I’m here to obtain a degree that will allow me to work a job that I love and to provide a good lifestyle for my future family.

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Everything I have every done has been for my family. I want to be able to give back to them in any way possible!

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I chose this because I am familiar to the campus. My older sister is about to graduate from here and I look up to her. I want to make my family proud. I want to take a challenge for myself. This is where I want to be. For a better future.

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My why is to make my family proud

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We have always struggled and I would love the eventually be able to contribute and buy a house for my parents. I also want to make them proud and show myself how much I can accomplish.

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I’m doing this for my hard working immigrant mother. I’m tired of living in fear and i just want her to feel safe and happy.

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I’m here at CSUSB because I don’t want to be a bum when I’m older. I want to be someone great in life and show people that anyone could do it. There’s many struggles on the way but if you’re determined you could get through it. I’m doing this for myself.

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I am doing this for myself and to not only make myself proud, but also my family. I am still unsure of which direction I’ll go but it’ll be worth the journey.

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My family is extremely important to me and I want to make them proud and show them that their hard work wasn’t for nothing. I want to do this for me and make myself proud. I want a real life experience because college is a different experience.

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I am doing this because I am a first generation student who has a big future ahead of herself. Also, I want to take the path my parents once wanted to take but couldn’t because of personal reasons but this is why I am here to pursue their dreams as well.

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I’m a first generation college student in my family and I want to make them proud. I want to be able to be a good role model for my little siblings, to show them that anything is possible and lead them on the path to success

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I still don’t know what I want to do, but I know being here is the right step.

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I want to make my family proud because I am first generation. I also wanna make myself proud because I been through so much. ❤️❤️🤗

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To fulfill my dream of becoming a Labor and Delivery Nurse following up to be a OBGYN. To prove others wrong. And to basically not have to worry about my financial status as my parents currently do today.

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I just want to make an impact on the world to make a better place some how and some way

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I am doing this for myself , to find a career I am passionate about

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I am taking the opportunity that I was given that my family wasn’t able to have.

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I want to be happy with my life and start a career and make my momma proud ❤️ (and make 💵).

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I am a first generation college student and have been taught that to be successful you must challenge yourself. Going to CSUSB is going to be a challenge I’m taking to better myself and make my family proud.

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I’m trying to figure out what I love to do.

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Expanding my horizons, and discovering myself.