for unemployment and learned about the WIA program. I was unsure about going to college. I had always wanted to be in a field that involved helping people, even though I had never held such a position. Nursing seemed like a great career, but WIA would not pay for a degree over two years in length. Therefore, Emergency Medical Technician, or EMT, training was the place I chose to start on my way to a nursing degree. I wasnt sure I would be able to do the work. Even with this uncertainty I was determined to give it a whirl. What did I have to lose? I also determined that I could finally prove to myself that I was capable of getting a degree despite being over forty, jobless, and out of school longer than I cared to think about. I may not be the typical college student; but with one semester behind me my confidence in my ability to succeed is growing. I know that I am at a disadvantage because Im not fresh out of high school or blessed with having few or no responsibilities. I have bills, a husband and many other things that cant, or wont, be ignored. However, I am determined that I will acquire my degree, because I have something to prove. I cant disappoint myself....
