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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
El Camino High School
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Concierge:
Bachelor's Degree: Database Ambassador
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Life & Career Milestones
1.
Graduated high school in 2014 and completed my first year of college in 2015.
2.
Dropped out of high school in November of 2015.
3.
Got into some trouble with old associates.
4.
Working hard with two jobs just to be able to afford things from 2015-2020.
5.
Lost my job during Covid-19—out of work form 2020-2021.
6.
In 2021, I got back into working and eventually got two jobs again because of the instability.
7.
In 2022, my friends encouraged me to go back to school.
8.
Fall of 2022, I am back at school at 26 and am more focused now than I have been ever before. I'm majoring as a database ambassador and this time I will be graduating Skyline and transferring.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Myself:
College is too hard. I won't be able to graduate.
How I responded:
Because of my disability of dyslexia, I felt that college was too hard and that I wasn't able to achieve my goal in graduating with a degree. Now that I'm older, I'd tell my younger self to cut out all of the distractions, including people, and keep pushing because I can do it. I want to be the first-generation college graduate in my family to get a degree. I also want to be successful and not have to depend on my parents because they're not going to be here forever.