As a child I grew up in a single parent household where God came first and education came second. Unfortunately, no other extracurricular activities could be performed within the current week until you went to Sunday school and church first and then completed your homework. I learned at a very early age that education definitely would be my ticket to the moon. I was raised within a single parent household by my mother whom is a BSN, registered nurse of 29 years. She has always been my role model for as long as I can remember. For instance, I often volunteered as an Activities Assistant on holidays and during the summers at the nursing homes where my mom worked - delivering and reading mail to the elderly, calling out Bingo/Current Event games, and transporting them via wheelchair to and from rehabilitation therapy. Being able to make a positive difference in the elderly peoples' lives at the nursing homes has given me self- worth and has helped to mold me into the outstanding young man that I am today.
I am presently a proud 2014 graduate of Josephine Dobbs Clement Early College High School. Over the years, I have worked diligently earning 49 college credits while in high school toward a sophomore status here at NCCU. I strongly desire to be accepted into the nursing program at NCCU at the beginning of my junior year. However, obtaining a BS in nursing is only the beginning of the long journey that lies ahead of me. For my final career aspiration is to become a Practitioner or Physician's Assistant while utilizing my BS in nursing to generate a decent income as well as to gain valuable nursing experience and knowledge.
In the future, I hope to be able to reach out to other boys of single parent homes whom are without their fathers to serve as a positive black male role model. For many times, within the black community, there are an abundance of positive, strong black females, but a scarcity of strong, black male achievers whom actually coexist within the African American household, today. That’s why I know if I too believe and to persevere, that I, too, can make a positive difference within the black community.
Finally, often whenever I become discouraged, I never give up. I just reflect to the motivational words of Rev. Jesse Jackson which were drilled into my head by mother on a daily basis as a boy, "If you believe it, then you can achieve it!"