Hell, I'm 24, I've been in and out of college due to various life issues, and only now am I starting to get the ability to live a somewhat stable life. But I just never gave up. When you want something badly enough, and you have the will power and the determination to do whatever it takes, you get there, eventually. I am a first generation college student, and I've fought my heart out to be here - you have no idea how many times I've stumbled and thought I'd lose it all, but here I am, so much closer to the plans I've dreamed of for years than I ever really thought I'd be. Walking across the stage to get my AA was... a surreal sort of time for me. I couldn't even believe that I'd finally completed the first step... and it gave me the will to shoot as high as I can. I am the first one in my immediate family with a real degree - and though it may be a pretty worthless one - it's the first step of many down the road I've chosen to take. That's how I look at it.
I am so much happier now than I ever thought I'd be.
Hell, I'm 24, I've been in and out of college due to various life issues, and only now am I starting to get the ability to live a somewhat stable life. But I just never gave up. When you want something badly enough, and you have the will power and the determination to do whatever it takes, you get there, eventually. I am a first generation college student, and I've fought my heart out to be here - you have no idea how many times I've stumbled and thought I'd lose it all, but here I am, so much closer to the plans I've dreamed of for years than I ever really thought I'd be. Walking across the stage to get my AA was... a surreal sort of time for me. I couldn't even believe that I'd finally completed the first step... and it gave me the will to shoot as high as I can. I am the first one in my immediate family with a real degree - and though it may be a pretty worthless one - it's the first step of many down the road I've chosen to take. That's how I look at it.
I am so much happier now than I ever thought I'd be.
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