One huge motivator to go to college, aside from my parents, was my sister. However, she was not a motivator in the sense I thought she would be. I am adopted and so she and I were separated into different homes at a very young age. We got back in contact in my 8th grade year, which is when I learned more about her life. She dropped out of college after less than a year and worked at a bar...

Taking, or not taking, the time to graduate - that is the dilemma. I know many students who dropped out, or simply did not finish. I knew I couldn’t be them. I also knew “high school isn’t really my place” I didn’t enjoy the people I was forced into required classes with, or what they chose to do. I decided I wanted out, but not the easy way. I chose to push myself, and to gradate a...

I graduated a semester early in high school, my essay reviews that process as well as what I would do differently if I could.

Make sure you choose the right school for you! I am...

I know it can be tedious on both students and teachers when it comes time for those letters of recommendation. However, I am so glad I got them!...

Work, work, work! Even if it takes up a little bit of your otherwise carefree summer, I promise getting a job, even part time, will prove to be worth it! I had a summer job,...

Do your research! I didn't branch out too far, I didn't even...

In choosing my school, I thought I had everything planned out, I knew exactly where I wanted to go, I was accepted, and I was totally set on it and I loved it to that point. I then did...