--I saw my own potential
I moved to Milwaukee 5
years ago from my home town because I wanted to push myself to get more out of
life; being a single mother of two kids, working at low paying jobs living pay
check to pay check was not for me, so I decided to go back to college so that I
could start working towards the career path of my dreams and one day be able to
give my kids the life they deserve.
-- Self
Discovery:
I started my journey
attending MATC Spring of 2013 in the Music Occupations Program; in hopes to
work towards a goal of becoming a Music Therapist one day.
Check out my:“Music Therapy Blog”
However, I was
still in the process of finding myself and ended up changing my mind a few
times; luckily one of my favorite teachers told me about the Individualized Program Plan; this
plan allowed me to choose my own path instead of just following a Pre-Planned
program plan. I really liked the idea of the flexibility of this plan because
of my Entrepreneurial way of thinking and plus college is not cheap so
definitely wanted to make sure that whichever direction I chose would not be a
waste of time and money. I wanted to make sure that I graduated in a program
that would help me build a career that I could see myself doing the rest of my
life.
-- Creating
my Dream Career Path:
When I took my first
Graphic Design (Adobe Illustrator) I figured out what I was passionate about
doing, but I still wasn't quite sure what about Graphic Design I enjoyed doing
the most and would want to put my main focus on. I also became interested
in Web Design/Development and Social Media as well because I believe that
Social Media is going to be a huge part of everything within this next decade,
and obtaining these skills will lead me in the right direction with my career
path.
-- Dedication
Lead to Graduation:
Once I figured out the
main career direction I wanted to work towards, I stayed focus and dedicated
studying Graphic/Web Design and Social Media practices; and named my
Individualized Program Plan that I created, "Advertising Media". In
December 2014, my hard work paid off when I graduated with my A.A.S in
Advertising Media in just under 2 years; with an overall GPA of 3.6.
-- Starting
my New Life Chapters:
MATC definitely gave
me the skills I needed to succeed and move forward with reaching my
professional goals. After graduating I was able to land two amazing internships
that were very closely related to the degree I earned. I am currently working
as a Web Designer/Developer Intern at Milwaukee County- Department of Human Resources and
I am also a Social Media Strategist Intern at United Way GMWC.
I plan to finish the
"Social Media Strategist" Program that I am currently working on by
Fall 2016 and go on to eventually obtain my Bachelors
of Computer Sciences or Web
Design/Development.
This month MATC
in Action did a feature story about me and another MATC Work Study Student that
works alongside me at United Way; if you would like to read my featured story.
