In high school, I was unmotivated and wanted to work and make money instead. I was driven to work and did well, working as an office manager. I soon climbed into a management position training new franchisee store owners on how to set up their businesses. I have always been a person that needs to continually learn new things or I become bored, and I realized that after this and other subsequent jobs that advances in my career would only...

My best advise is to apply at as many colleges as possible and don't listen to others that say the program is impacted, or that there is a long waiting list. This is what I was told when applying for nursing school, there were long waiting lists and you will have to wait years sometimes to get in. I ignored all the pessimism and applied at three local universities and junior colleges and got accepted at all three, choosing the best university that fit my needs. One does not need the best grades, although it helps, but your personality and...