Duquesne Education Essay

I have always held the belief that apart from scholastic excellence, a man’s education is incomplete if certain values and ideals are not inculcated into him. Having a degree is worthless if the degree you have does not have a positive effect on you. One question I ask myself is why must I be educated? Should we be educated because we want to back a good degree that will enable us get a good job or what? I offer my view of true education below. True education is not all about grades and certificates. True education must change who we are, affecting how we think. We should understand that as educated people, we should give back to the society. We are educated so that we can make a positive change in our society and be better persons than we were before we were educated. This should be the goal of true education In my quest to get a university education, I have had to put these considerations before me. For one thing, I just do not want to go to a school for the mere purpose of backing a degree. I want to be educated in an environment where I will be useful not only for myself but the society. I want a university where I can get the same degree and still have the platform of forming values that will make me a better person. I checked programs offered by different universities and how this helps in making me a better person in the future. Of all the universities I checked, I found the programs and the environment of Duquesne most suitable for me and having a degree from the university will make me more successful person in future. How am I certain of this? To begin with, the environment and programs offered by the university makes the student understand his/her role in the society. The various humanitarian programs instill some values into the student and help to shape his view about life and one’s relationship with his fellow man. In addition this, you can not graduate from Duquesne without learning responsibility. Your ideals will be transformed and this prepares you for the life ahead of you. I will also be able to develop relationships that will influence my life, people who believe in the same cause.