鈥淚 didn鈥檛 feel like I had to give up so much of my life to get my MBA. I could take my time with it. I could take one class every eight weeks and not feel overwhelmed and really be able to soak in all the education and do my homework and really feel like I鈥檓 learning something.鈥
鈥淭he program gave me the flexibility to be able to work on the coursework at my own pace, whenever I wanted to. Everything was on my terms, besides the due date.鈥
鈥淚n criminal justice, there鈥檚 no such thing as a stupid question. You鈥檒l find areas that you鈥檙e interested in. Pursue those areas, dig deeper, and make it your own.鈥
鈥淎t the end of the day, I think the best part of being in college is the networking. Everyone comes from different walks of life to attend the University. Make sure that you meet different people across different organizations, and the sky is the limit.鈥
鈥淚 always tell the kids I coach that it鈥檚 OK if you want to get into the workforce, but you have to get an education. Whether it鈥檚 online, on campus, I don鈥檛 care. Just get an education.鈥
鈥淭here鈥檚 always going to be ups and downs, and you鈥檙e going to have those days where you just feel like this isn鈥檛 worth it or you don鈥檛 want to do it anymore. Stick with it. It will be worth it in the end, and you will be proud that you did it.鈥
鈥淭he classes were very informational. I鈥檇 be able to pull up what I was doing with our clients at work and understand exactly what we were doing and why were doing it because of the classes I took.鈥
鈥淭his is the best decision I've made, and the only time I ever get angry with myself is that I didn't do it sooner. It goes fast. I was in it for almost three years, and it feels like I just started. Just be patient with yourself, give yourself grace, stick with it, and don't be afraid to ask for help.鈥
鈥淕od put it on my heart that it was time to go back. I didn鈥檛 know where I was going or how I was going to do it, but I knew that I really loved 麻豆果冻传媒 Lafayette and that if I can go through all that school and make good grades, I deserve to finish off with something.鈥