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After pausing his studies due to the pandemic and a military re-enlistment, Andrey found the courage to return to his education, aiming for a career in Homeland Security. With support from ReUp, he re-enrolled in school and re-adjusted to academic life. Now he’s on his way to achieving his ultimate goal.
With the help of her ReUp Success Coach, Sonya Williams completed the long and winding road to graduation and a career. Her next destination? A master’s.
Student success story Leon J. shares how ReUp coaching and making life changes helped him recover from setbacks and get back on track with his college education. Tell us about your educational journey; where did it begin for you? My educational journey began a year after I graduated high school. I wanted to take a year off to experience the world, which I am glad I did. Then, in 2015, I took a few college classes, all of which I completed, but after that, some real-life issues arose. When did things start to become challenging? All of a sudden, life
Adeline is working toward her dream of becoming a Criminal Defense advocate and creating a non-profit organization for long-term Inmates and is motivated by being a role model for her son. She currently lives in Wisconsin and has been working with her Success Coach since May 2020 Q. Tell us about your educational journey: Where did it begin for you? Why did you decide to go to college? I started at the University of Wisconsin – Parkside the fall semester after graduating high school. My original plan was to be a teacher, I majored in sociology and history. After one
Selena is working toward her dream of becoming a nurse and is motivated by being a role model for her son. She currently lives near Kalamazoo, MI and has been working with her Success Coach since December 2018. Q. Tell us about your educational journey: Where did it begin for you? Why did you decide to go to college? I graduated high school in 2013. I’ve always known college is important but I was always clueless on what I wanted to study or major in. I applied to KVCC that summer and I remember being super lost about the whole
Hannah is currently working as an esthetician in Dallas and going to school online at Texas A&M Corpus Christi. Her Success Coach is supporting her in finishing her Psychology degree and planning for her future. Q. Where did it begin for you? Why did you decide to go to college? Where I grew up, college was painted as the yellow brick road to a successful career and life. But school was always challenging for me, both educationally and socially. I feared the idea of continuing this process for another four years, so I created numerous plans on ways to bypass
Shawanna is a single mother of three children who had dreams of becoming a physician’s assistant after receiving her Associates in Radiology. She tried taking classes periodically but eventually had to postpone her decision to complete her bachelor’s degree after experiencing challenges. After connecting with a ReUp Success Coach, she decided that finishing a BS in Business online would be a more fulfilling and rewarding experience that better aligned with her career aspirations. Q. How has working with a success coach affected you? I use what we discuss in coaching to motivate and encourage me through many of the challenges