The biggest obstacle that I had to overcome
to get to where I am now is just finding help.
After I graduated high school, most of my peers went
to the U of M and places like that.
And my mom couldn't afford anything like that
so I'm like well, I'm just gonna go
and get an education anyway.
The way I made college happen for myself was,
during high school I was accepted
into the AVID Program, which is a college prep class,
and a good friend of mine told me to go
and check out MCTC, and they had a program
called The Power of You, which helps students
be able to get two free years of college.
I got financial aid, and it paid for all of my college so far.
I found out about TRIO.
I've been helped by a program called TRIO.
Educational Talent Search
and that program helped me a lot.
They helped me get into college.
The people there, they help you with your classes;
they help you along the way.
If you need somebody to talk to or if you don't know
what career you want to pursue in life,
they help you with it. It's a great program.
If college is what you see
in your future, there's always ways.
You just have to go and look for them
if that's what you truly want for yourself.
I'm definitely glad I came here because the staff
and the people here are just great.
They end up becoming your support system,
sorta like your fans, depending on you.
You can't let your fans down.
I picked this college because the staff here is amazing.
They make you feel welcome right away.
Any kind of help, you get it.
The instructors are amazing.
Everyone here wants you to succeed;
they're all standing behind you.
I wish I woulda known that college was possible,
that you get a lot of support
and help from your professors and instructors.
Now that I'm here, I'm getting all my work done;
you get the help you need if you want to,
so everything is possible.
Don't be afraid to ask for help,
because everyone needs it at some point.