"When I grow up, I want to be an ultrasound technician!" I said this to myself ever since I was in the eighth grade.
The closest college in Kentucky to Louisville was Saint Catherine College in Saint Catherine, Kentucky. I had prepared most of my high school years thinking that this was the path I was going to follow. Big mistake! I had heard rumors after visiting the college that it would potentially close because of the financial debt that the school was in. This was actually the only college I applied to and visited. The day after I received my financial statement, the college closed down for good. I thought my life ended but really it had only just begun.
A coworker at the daycare I was working at the summer after graduating high school told me about the college she was going to and how she loved it. It was Georgetown College. I visited the campus that summer and decided that day that it was the place for me. I declared my major as Health Sciences because I could still go to school for sonography after I got my Bachelors degree. The longer I was at the school, the more I realized it wasn't for me nor was the major. Everyone was either involved in a sport or Greek life. Since the school was so expensive I spent most of my time working just to pay my tuition.
My best friend Macey and I thought it would be good if I moved to Lexington (she was a student at the University of Kentucky at the time) with her and we got an apartment together and I would go to school at Bluegrass Community and Technical College. There I decided may I would be interested in doing Dental Hygiene because it paid well. After about two months in anatomy class, I realized I wasn't meant to be in the medical field.
I prayed for about two weeks for guidance on what to do with my life. I was at a standstill and didn't know where I was going. At some point after those two weeks, I knew I wanted to follow in my sister's footsteps and get my degree in Family Sciences. I always loved to help people no matter the age. This is when I truly decided that I wanted to go to the University of Kentucky and major in Family Sciences. I'm happier than I have ever been in my time at college. Yes, it has taken me some time to figure out what I wanted to do with my life but that's OK!
