My Educational Journey

My journey began many years ago when I attended Central Christian Academy. There I learned the basic building blocks for any education, including how to write in cursive. I was never good at penmanship and I struggled with my sloppy handwriting, still do. I did eventually get through it and moved on to Northeast Middle School in 6th grade. Coming from a Christian school, it took me a little to get up to speed in my science classes. Once I caught up I found I really enjoyed science, as well as math. I liked the clear cut right or wrong type of responses such classes entail. That being said I struggled with English classes, especially when I moved on to Liberty High School. I dread writing papers because there is no right or wrong. Besides the basic outline and formatting, writing is very free and unrestricted. I found this difficult because I work better when I have clear cut guidelines to follow. I graduated from Liberty in 2009, even though my writing skills were still sub par. I took roughly a years worth of automotive classes at NCC before I got a job in the field. Since I had the job I was going to school for, I did not re enroll for the next semester. I now have a good career that allows me to support myself, however over 5 years later I am realizing I do not want to be stuck in this career. It was good to establish myself and stake my claim as an actual adult, but does not have much room for advancement. Two years ago, I decided on a career change to become a RN. With that job, I will have almost limitless ways to branch off and specialize based on what I enjoy. It is also a job that does not fluctuate with the economy so it will be a lot more stable. After a year of saving money to avoid taking loans, coming back to school rekindled my interest in science. My only fear is my writing skills. They were by no means good when I graduated 8 years ago. Not having written a paper in so long, I was quickly reminded of the anxiety that writing papers entails. Am I doing it right? Will it be interesting? Will it be good? Is my format correct? How am I supposed to feel comfortable when the main indication on how I am doing, the grade, is not given until after the paper is written? These questions plague my mind whenever tasked with writing a formal paper, hopefully I will be able to answer some of these questions and have more confidence in my writing by the end of the semester without tanking my GPA.