Education - It should have meant more by Allison

Education - It should have meant more by Allison - December 2014 Scholarship Essay

All throughout my life I have been ok coasting. I let myself settle. I thought that as long as I passed it didn't matter whether I really tried or not. I graduated high school in 2006. I had a B- average without trying, which I wasn't happy with, but was unmotivated to try harder. I knew what I liked but was unsure of what I wanted to do career wise.

After high school I continued to coast. I worked several jobs and made enough to more than provide for myself. A few years later I got pregnant. I married the father of that child. He was very self focused and would not allow me to go to school or have a job. He worked full time and enrolled himself in school to get a second career.

Now I am a single mother of 2 children. I wish that I could go back and tell myself that I should have been more focused, that my grades and attitude really did matter. They continue to affect my life today. I am now focused on continuing my education for myself as well as my children. I want to show them that education is important. They need to know ahead of time and be able to see how it really effects people.

It is important to find what you are passionate about and educate yourself as much as possible on those things. I know that I am passionate about animals and have always wanted a career helping them. Even though I have been out of school I have made it a goal to educate myself as well as my children on animal behavior and care. We are always outside hiking and studying everything in nature. I have made it a goal to make it fun and teach my kids while learning myself.

I am no longer ok with coasting and refuse anything but the best for my life and my children's lives. Education plays a bigger part in out lives than I chose to realize when I was younger. Because of my decisions I am now working twice as hard to catch up and reach my goal.