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When I graduated from high school in 1987 I never intended on acquiring a college degree. Now many years later I am accomplishing something I thought I never would. In 2012 I made some serious changes in my life. I had worked as a United States Postal Service mail carrier for 10 years. However, It was such a physical and stressful job that it started to take its toll on me. I had a mental break down, serious problems with both my knees, and I was drinking excessively. I decided to take an early retirement, this was very hard on me because that was my whole identity. I thought to myself, now what am I going to do with the rest of my life? After about 6 months I decided I would go back to school, since the job market was very competitive and I had no experience in anything except delivering mail. …show more content…

San Jacinto College in 2012 and loved school. Although, I had no idea what mla or apa writing style meant I was determined to learn so I taught myself through many hours of research online. By 2014 I was accepted to the honors enrichment program and became a member of phi theta kappa honors society. I graduated in spring 2015 with a 3.6 GPA as an honors student, with honors and received the privilege of walking at the front of the class. I am now a college graduate with three Associate of Arts degrees. The degrees I earned are communications, liberal arts with a focus in communications and liberal arts with a focus in social and behavioral sciences. I was accepted to several cal state universities and chose California State University at San Bernardino. CSUSB is the closest to my home, but still an hour drive or more each way. Communications is my major and I am currently a junior and hope to graduate with a bachelor's degree in the spring of 2017. When I finish school I want to work in any field that allows me to help others, possibly a nonprofit. Fortunately a communications degree is so versatile that I have several options for

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