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hated that school. I attended three other colleges before deciding to take
school seriously, and chose McNeese state University. This will probably
hopefully be the last essay I’ll write as and undergrad student. McNeese has
by far been the best university experience I’ve ever had and I’ve learned and
grown so much.
understand and value opinions that differ from mine. It is not easy trying to
debate a point that you are adamant about. All of the courses that I’ve taken
have been online and filled with discussion boards about many topics. In one
class that I took there were many different voices and opinions on a subject of
women’s’ rights and I applied the patience that I learned in a different class to
argue and discuss my point backing it up with facts instead of opinion but also
respecting the person that I was having the discussion with. I wish that I
would have been a better math student, math has been my worst subject since
I was easily in the third grade, I made the decision to switch my major from
Sigma Theta Sorority and been an active student in many other clubs and
organizations. I’d tell my younger self that there’s a way to balance the
curveballs life throws at you, and also that there’s going to be some parties,
some events that you’ll have to miss. I’d also advise to follow my first mind
and instinct and never let anyone bring you down. Life has a way of blocking
the things that you initially plan and I had to take a different path to get my
Bachelor’s degree.
If you asked my five years ago what was my plan, I’d tell you that I would
who I’d been learning from died a year ago and I made a promise then that I
would definitely graduate. I see myself fulfilling the promises that I made to
myself the goals that I have written in this notebook. I’ve already applied for
an LLC for my business. I’ve been curating events with a close friend of mine,
I’ve helped multiple people start up their business just off my guidance.
want to help other people of color open small businesses and consult with
them to ensure that the businesses are maintained and ran properly. I haven’t
fully set a five year goal for my personal life yet, but I do hope to prove my
girlfriend with the home that she’s dreamed of, and that we will get married
best choice that I’ve made so fare in my quest to be the first of my mother’s
kids to have a college degree. I am a walking testimony, this has been the
most challenging semester for me from losing close friends and family
members to having to cope with their untimely passing, but I never gave up. It
has been a long ride and the experiences that I’ve had at McNeese have
molded me into the person that I am today. I am grateful and honored to soon