I am the middle child of nine children (including some half- and step-siblings), and the first to attend college. In the fall I will be a sophomore at Coppin State University where I am majoring in Management Science and Economics with a concentration in accounting.

I have always wanted to go to college and there is one significant factor that made me work very hard to accomplish my goal: my mother. As I grew up I watched my mother work so hard to take care of her children. Her continuous struggle inspired me to do all I could so that I would not have to go through what she went through. Instead of being able to have a career, she worked so hard on jobs to take care of me and my younger brother as a single mother, before she remarried. Watching her work hard and being tired everyday made me want to go to college to better myself.  When I was a senior in high school, my mom went back to college while still working a full-time job. If I started to get discouraged she pushed me to keep going. Everyday she is my reason to keep doing the best I can do and to never give up.

Being in college has taught me many life lessons, time management being the most important. Managing my time is so important to being a successful college student. I work a part-time job and without time management skills I don't think I would be able to keep up with school work. I have learned that there is enough time in the day to do everything you need to do and more. I also learned that things aren't just given to me on a silver platter. I have to work hard for them and never give up on anything I do. Quitting is not an option for me.

 
College Bound has been a great help for me to do the best I can do in college. Even when I was in high school they pushed me to be all I can be. College Bound has been like a second set of parents. They were there when I had some academic trouble. They helped me get the help I needed to pass certain classes like college math. College Bound has given me the opportunity of a lifetime. Without College Bound I don't know if I would have been eligible to even attend college.