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The Importance Of Community College Education

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Having a growth mindset matters to me. My engineering professor introduced this concept to me early in my community college education. This idea, although initially unfamiliar, has drastically defined who I am today. Before community college, I had an average GPA with a few "okay" achievements. Although this was a comfortable position to be in, I realized that I was far from exercising my full potential. Because of the growth mindset, I approach every problem or novel situation with the belief that I will be able to articulate a solution, regardless of whatever obstacles the challenge may present. In other words, "Instead of saying, 'I 'm either good at it or I 'm not, ' try saying 'I can learn anything I want to. '" Since adopting the

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