In high school, to say the least, I was a slacker. I very rarely did homework and passed the classes by scoring well on my tests. I mostly lacked motivation simply because I thought it didn't really matter and I didn't have much to look forward to. The only thought I had was that I wanted to have a job that in some way dealt with computers. I absolutely love computers and find enjoyment as long as I have a monitor in front of me. I thought maybe going into computer programming, so naturally I took an intro course in high school. That class turned into nap time because I found it so simple and I could finish my assignment in ten minutes.
After high school I looked more into computer programming and after a while I decided I can't see myself enjoying writing code 20 years into the future. In my free time I liked to play video games. So much that I ended up making a youtube channel and uploading videos on an occasion. I was really compelled by creating and editing my videos. I liked exploring my creativity through making videos. The idea of being unique, doing what you want, creating what you want, and being what you want gave me motivation. So much that I actually wanted to major into video production. I quickly realized that if I wanted a job that Wisconsin's job availability for such a thing was slim. I decided to dump that idea, but I still wanted something to spark my creativity.
I looked into graphic design for my next major and I look into WCTC's programs and I ended up missing the deadline. Then, after that semester I had been dating a girl (she is now my wife) and she wanted to go to MATC, but she didn't want to go alone so I decided to try out Graphic Design there. I decided I liked it and I took my accuplacer and scored pretty well in all the subjects and exceptionally well in math. I always have excelled in math and I was thinking I didn't really want that skill to go to waste, but I shrugged it off until a later date. While I was standing in the longest student services line ever at MATC I saw an associate degree flier for IT - Network Specialist. In my brain it instantly made sense. I am good at math, I want to be around computers, and I want a field that isn't the same stuff every day. I wanted a field that was constantly changing and challenging me. So, I decided that I really wanted to go into networking instead.
Now, here I am practically half way through my associates degree into the Network Specialist program. I also made it onto the honor roll for how well I am doing in the classes. I am completely satisfied with this degree and can't wait to get some hands-on experience in the field.
