In December we asked you to tell us about your New Year’s resolutions. Be it weight loss or a new job, we wanted to find out what things you were going to change in your life this year. We got hundreds of entries, and after reading each one we’ve finally picked our favorite. Meet Raul, from Chicago, IL, the winner of our resolutions contest. Congrats Raul, enjoy the $200 gift card and best of luck with your resolution!
I resolve to change my life by going to college. If the opportunity is available and I am able, I will apply for two majors. These majors are music production and business. I never thought I would consider going to college let alone actually attending, but I feel that it is the right time to change things. To me, the New Year symbolizes change, success, and a better future doing something I love. As a youth I didn’t care about school or my future. I dropped out of school as a second-year freshman and was always partying with my friends. I wanted to have fun and nothing else, but as time passed, I had children and that “fun” turned into stress. I was 19 when I got my “wake up call” in the form of poverty. This is when I started to think about getting an education. Thanks to family, I was already in school for a GED, in October of 2009. Then in November of 2009, I took the GED exam and, in December of 2009, I received the certificate. To this day I have rotten luck finding an employer and little income to support my family. I came a long way and learned the hard way that life isn’t all fun and games. Although I had a GED certificate I knew I could do something else with my life so I thought about college, and after doing my homework I found Columbia College and applied there. I’m still waiting for their response but, one thing is clear, change is imminent. I’m confident that the plans I have for myself will make me a success and allow me to give my children the things that I never had when I was growing up. I have already begun to check off my “to do list” and can guarantee that 2010 marks the death of a once ignorant and careless individual and the birth of a prodigy with a bright future ahead of him. – Raul D.
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