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Sacrifices for Success I’ve worked hard to maintain a 4.0. I bust my butt reading chapters and do as much extra work as I need to so that I can be sure I understand the materials well enough to participate in class. I never “study for a test” because I don’t wait until test time to study. In fact, I usually take off the day before a test from studying, at least in that subject. I don’t like going into a class and having my first introduction to the material be the lecture. I’ve had to do that a few times because of my crazy schedule. It was awful. I felt so lost. On the other hand I often read ahead in the text, ask myself questions about the things I don’t understand, and (yes this makes me an official nerd) look up additional information on the things that interest me. Not only does this help me perform better academically, but I also enjoy it much more. I get the finer points of interest that I wouldn’t have time for if I waited until it was “time” to study. I enjoy knowing that I’m doing something to better my life as well - and that of my husband and son. More than that, however, I love to learn. From the time I was a small child and started asking, “why?” I have never tired of learning new things. I don’t always like the lesson in humility that accompanies the experience, but I am gratified to know I will be better for it. I’ve made sacrifices and so has my family. My sister helped pay for my first semester because I didn’t have time to scrape together the full amount. I paid her back, but that isn’t the point. My mother has been a rock of understanding and enthusiasm for me. They are both so proud of me. My husband tells his friends not only that his wife prettier than their wives, but that she’s smarter and more accomplished too. I do this for my financial standing. I do it for my own self-actualization. I do it, above all, because I can’t wait for the day when my mother, sisters, husband and son will watch me accept my degree with the fulfillment of pride in their eyes. |
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