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Going abroad for higher education was always my dream. I always wanted to achieve more in my life and make my parents proud. After my graduation I started applying for jobs abroad, I was not happy with my current job because of minimal salary and they had very long working hours and I couldn’t get no time for me or my family. I wanted to work abroad because I was looking and hoping for better opportunities and wanted my make my career shine bright. As much as I wanted to pursue my professional career, I was also equally interested in making my academic career boost.  I knew many people in their professional career making their academic career look more valuable and appealing to the employers because they had gotten online degrees and even got life experience college degree for themselves to secure their future.

I was struggling and giving interviews online to the companies located out of the country. I then received a call from a highly reputed firm situated in NYC, and they took my interviews via phone call and then two more interviews via Skype. I was very excited about this job because I could see myself grabbing those opportunities very soon. As I cleared my interviews, I bid farewell to my family and was on my way to New York  to start a new career.  As much as I wanted this job, I wanted to re continue my education as well because deep down I still had that urge to go for higher education which will certainly affect my profession positively.

As I started my career there, I was really satisfied with my work type and the nature of my work. They offered me favorable working hours along with a handsome salary package. I was able to send money home and also save some for myself.  As time passed by, I got into the routine and found out that I have extra time left and I wanted to utilize that time somewhere productive so I thought of starting my education again. As I was searching for universities on the internet I saw that there were many online universities offering numerous programs along with the favorable studying schedule. I was very much happy to find many online campuses allowing students to even buy degree online from them and I enrolled in one of them as soon as I figured out the fee structure.

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As I had enough time even after my working hour I started studying and completed my Masters degree online. I was very proud of myself because I knew I made the best choice and didn’t wasted time, I brightened my professional and academic career and my Masters degree helped me enhance my professional and helped me improve my grade at my workplace because qualification matters a lot as far as making your career is concerned.

I finally paid a visit to my family after almost 3 years of achievement and success and my family was really proud of me. Now I am trying to call my family and get them settled here with me so that the problem of me being homesick finishes. I am lucky enough that I know when to make the decision and thankfully I make the best decisions at the best times.

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