High School Graduation
Degree: Bachelor of Science in History and English from Eastern New Mexico University from Portales, New Mexico.
Years attended: 1990-1994
Currently working of Master in Education Leadership at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona. Taking online courses.
Advice to students: Do not take a year off because it will be harder to go to college. Hit it hard as soon as you graduate from high school. Take 18 credit hours per semester and make one of those classes something you will enjoy or take very little effort to pass. For example, I took bowling one semester, then tennis the second semester, then sliministic the next semester, and ceramics etc. The reason why I would try to take one “fun” class per semester is because my other classes were challenging so I wanted to have one class where I didn’t have to study or write a paper. Besides fun classes, stay in the dormatories for at least your first year so you can meet people, experience college life, and not be stressed out about bills.
Since I created this site, I thought I would start off first by telling my story. First off, I was terrified of going to college even though I was a straight “A” student in high school. I think I was afraid that I would fail and disappoint my family because everybody in the Lao community seem to think I would be able to do it. I grew up in a Lao community that knew me well. All the Lao kids thought I was smart, but I still did not have enough confidence in myself at the time.
I graduated high school in May 1990 and went to college in August of that same year. I applied for financial aid and received it because my family were low-income. I did not apply for scholarship because the financial aid covered my tuition, books and housing. Also, I did not apply for scholarship because I didn’t know any better. Since I had a good GPA I would probably qualified for several scholarship. Instead I worked two jobs. One of my job was a work study (job at the college) and the other one was as a waitress at a Chinese restaurant. The money from this job paid for my entertainment, clothes, and extra expenses.
When I went to college, I did not know what I wanted to do so I took my basics (English, math) and classes I had an interest in such as anthropology, sociology, and psychology. I majored in History and minored in Psychology, but later switched my minor to English to be more marketable.
I finished my degree in four years and that includes my student teaching. After my graduation I took my National Teaching Exam and passed it to get my teaching certification. Now I have been teaching for fourteen years. I have certifications in New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona. I am currently teaching Advanced Placement United States History. I love teaching high school kids.
For more information about the university I attended go to: http://www.enmu.edu/
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