Why I Chose For College

You are not smart, you cannot do what others can do, you will never amount to anything. Such words I tell myself when I felt like I could never achieve anything. I wanted to cry, even run away from the problems I was facing. I could not change, I was afraid of change. Somehow I managed to finish high school with good grades, and various extracurricular activities, but I still I had the same words repeating in my mind. When my mother’s health started to decline, I knew that I was not thinking correctly. These words that curled back and forth in my mind started to dissipate when I remembered that I needed to be positive because every moment of my life is worth living and I want to bring a brighter future for myself and my mother. Choosing to take a gap year between high school and college to take care of my mother was one of the biggest decisions, I had ever made in my life. But the gap year also helped me rid myself of a shy, timid, and scared person. I helped my mom at her workplace in the hospital, and met with many employees who really pushed me to become more outspoken. I knew I wanted to become someone with a better life plan. Which is why I decided to

I really interacted more with fellow students and faculty than I had in high school. I learned how to pay bills, write checks, and even which insurance I should choose with the various workshops they offered. Every semester, I found a new interest with the different classes I was taking. Statistics 101 really helped me shape my critical thinking, Speech taught me to overcome my fears, and Art 201 expanded my creative side. The professors in every course supported my every move while also being critical at times I needed it the most. I found that everything seemed easier and my life changed for the better. Community college gave me the opportunity to find what really worked for