Private College ->community college->state university-grad school-> completely different field
/My time in high school
Attended high school in the
1990s
Overall high school experience
5/10
Grades in high school
A’s and B’s
Favorite subjects
History / Social Studies, Math
Struggled with...
I don’t like writing
Favorite extracurricular
Technology
Life since high school
“I used to care more about society’s version of success. Which usually involves earning lots of money or doing something prestigious”
Attended college / university at
I attended 4 colleges, I ended up graduating from San Jose State in Art
Places lived in US
California
Current occupations / past occupations
Political community organizing, stay at home mom
Industries I've worked in
- Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
- Nonprofit
Did your education prepare you for your career or occupation?
Not really
Has your education or career/occupation trajectory ever changed? How?
Yes, I started college as a physics major
A little introspection...
To me, being successful means...
Actually doing what you want to do, and doing it well
My definition of success has changed over time.
I used to care more about society's version of success. Which usually involves earning lots of money or doing something prestigious
My greatest accomplishment to date and what I’ve learned from it
Realizing I was unhappy and changing what I was doing
My biggest mistake or regret so far and what I’ve learned from it
I think I should have taken a gap year, in wanted to. I just didn't know how to do it
An unexpected event that significantly changed my life and how it impacted me
Not liking the College I had chosen. I left.
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