Terry Kim

I am a non-traditional school student from South Korea. I graduated in 1995 from a school in South Korea before I came to the U.S.

Despite many financial problems as an international student I was finally able to receive a full scholarship and pursue my educational goals in the U.S, which I had always desired to do. At Grossmont College I have been on the President’s list and am a member of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor’s Society.

I received my A.S. Degree in Computer Science this past summer of 2006 and will receive an A.S. Degree in Math next summer 2007 I plan to transfer to UC Berkeley in fall of 2007 and will be one step closer to realizing my passion for science.
 

Suzanne Mitchell

What Prompted Me to Return to School

The turning point in my life came when, as I was recovering from a deep depression (mostly caused by being unjustly fired from my last job) I noticed that every job which advertised my qualifications, required minimum of a Bachelors degree. Any self esteem I had managed to reassemble was not strong enough to handle the crushing blows of rejection I would be afforded because of my lack of any college degree.

I am currently the President of Phi Theta Kappa – the international honor society of the two year college – a far cry from the shy, low self esteem person who started at Grossmont College in spring 2005.

I feel great. Everyone who has met me only recently has no clue about the person that came to Grossmont. The people who knew me back then notice the tremendous wonderful change in me and feel compelled to tell me. I am so happy that I took that walk to pick up the class schedule on that fateful day.

I will be receiving my Associates of Science Degree in Business Administration May 2007 with plans to transfer to San Diego State University.

Kathy Schwartz

After many surgeries and only vocational training, I decided to return to school to purse a degree in Business Administration/ Accounting. In June 2006 I graduated from Grossmont College with an AS Degree in Business Administration, an AA-CSU Transfer Degree, and a Certificate in Business Administration. I have now transferred to the University of Nevada – Las Vegas to continue my educational journey.

Charles Brown

After I retired and began work in the healthcare field I realized I needed a degree to become more job marketable. Therefore, I enrolled at Grossmont College to pursue a degree in Healthcare management. I’m a military veteran and have been active in student government here at Grossmont College. I’m currently a student at Grossmont College with the goal of graduating in December 2006 and then relocating and continuing my educational journey at Southern Illinois University.

Nancy Kerry

I had always thought about college, but no one in my family had a college degree. I decided to take a chance and enroll at Grossmont College to get the formal education that could help me make better use of (and sell) my experience. I see life now, having graduated with my Master’s degree in 2001 as…just “get in the boat, get on the road, point yourself in a certain direction but don’t be afraid to go where your own personal journey leads you…be brave, change at will and enjoy the ride!”

Mahogany Jones

I came to the conclusion that I needed to face and alleviate each obstacle and distraction head-on. I did so and returned to school, full time; determined to finish – against all odds. I’m currently a student at Grossmont College with the goal of graduating in fall 2006 and then continuing my educational journey at UCSD.