The Journey to an associate degree began in the fall of 2018 at Blinn Jr College and it got off to a rocky start. HCC wasn’t on my radar at all but upon receiving the news that I was on academic probation at Blinn and could not register for the fall 2019 semester, I had to come up with a plan. I returned home and attended HCC for the fall of 2019 and spring of 2020 and once again…did not do so well. I was not taking school and education seriously at all. I received news that I was on academic probation again and needed to pay an amount of money that I did not have to remove, so instead I ran away from school and joined the Air Force. Being in the Air Force helped me gain the discipline and focus I needed in life because upon getting out of the Air Force and getting back into school I was able to finally apply myself and make it to the finish line where I am now. It was a long and twisting road but I am finally reaching the halfway mark of getting my bachelor’s degree and finally being able to put school in my rearview mirror.
