As far as I can remember, the words "knowledge is priceless," had always seemed to come out of my mother. Perhaps it was due to my lack of interest in school all the way up until the end of high school, or perhaps it was from her own experience, of knowing how harsh life can be without an education. The words had always slipped through my mind though, and after high school, I had moved down to Virginia Beach where I had worked as a telemarketer for almost a year. In November of 2001, my mother, who still remained in New Jersey, had decided to take me to India. I had spent almost five months in India, which were the most life changing five months that could have ever happened to me. Looking at all of the poverty and children that could not afford an education, I realized that I was taking advantage of the opportunities that were given to me in America. I decided to come back to America and change my life for the better. My interest was mainly in business, and I had intentions of becoming a financial analyst and later an investment banker. I moved back to New Jersey in March of 2002 hoping to enroll into Camden County College. The next semester that I was eligible for was the summer semester which did not start until the end of May. So in the meantime, I had worked at Eckerd Pharmacy as a pharmacy technician. With work and school, I pushed my self to finish 12 credits over the summer with a GPA of 3.25. In August, I realized that I wanted to aim higher and dedicate myself only to school. In the fall semester of 2002 I had taken 15 credits and finished with a GPA of 4.0 and my name had been published on the president's honor list. Today I maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.67 and I am striving to finish, as well as I did in the fall, in this spring semester. My goal is to take two more classes in the summer and hopefully start attending Temple University in the Fall of 2003. As of today, I now know that my mother had always been right, "knowledge is priceless.
