The Importance Of Education

As a young child, my mother would always encourage me to do my best in school and go beyond what was expected of me. I was not allowed to go outside and play with my friends unless I had finished all of my homework. I could not understand why my mother pushed me so hard, given the fact that she did not complete college. This is not to say that I thought less of my mother, but as her daughter, I wanted to be just like her. Being able to obtain a Bachelor’s degree was the best decision I could have ever made, with the support of my mother. My mother grew up in a single parent home, with four brothers and sisters, in a low income neighbor. She was extremely activity in school and everyone knew the girl who could play basketball well and make …show more content…
While at UTC, I learned a lot about myself and how to conduct myself in a business manner. I joined a lot of student lead organizations and was able to make a good name for myself on campus. Not to mention, I co-founded an organization with one of my best friends. Establishing an organization called Unique Perception (U.P.) solely to empower women was the best creation I could have ever done. In a sense U.P. made my college experience meaningful not only to me but to other women as well.
Unique Perception is an organization that has a desire to uplift women without the barrels of discrimination: religion, race, ethnicity, and sexual preference. The organization was created during the most difficult times in life and if it were not for the amazing sisterhood, I do not know how I would have made it through. I am not saying this simply because I help found the organization, but UTC had no organization that catered to the needs of the entire student body of women. U.P. is a place where leaders are molded in phenomenal activists for the community. U.P. is untimely the best thing to ever happen to …show more content…
I am not the person to talk to people about the hurdles that I go through because I do not want people to feel bad for me. On the other hand, what I have found is that releasing all the stress that I have can cause less hurt. I definitely needed encouragement during that time but I was not able to receive help because I did not open up to anyone. My mother was not able to get through to me because I was ultimately embarrassed and did not want her to be worried about me. My mother and I share a very close bond, but I never wanted to feel like I was a burden to