I really didn’t think I would get this far. I have completed 2 years at Tidewater Community College. Looking back at when was hurt on the job. I truly was lost; I truly did not know where my next meal would come from. I had to move in with my parents and make arrangements to my daughter’s school (Western Michigan) I was looking at so much dept and doctors are telling me to file for Social Security. Here I am 40+ years old and not being able to work and to be able to feel some type of gratitude at the end of the week (with a paycheck). I was lost, I was on the brink of losing my mind and didn’t know it. My ultimate goal is to gain employment again, a degree in Psychology would solve that, and eventually go back for my Masters in Counseling. I see so many juveniles and people coming out of the prison system that, would need a sense of counseling to help them get through the trials and tribulations people go through. To show society you can truly make it through anything. I do not have much money, however; Social Security does pay me but it is truly not enough. I want to pursue a Minor in Diversity. In addition to just Psychology. I feel that my background as an Afro-American male will provide an innovative perspective with juveniles who seek for knowledge while helping myself as well. That truly is the greatest success I can imagine. Growing up in Detroit, having a degree is not mandatory to be able to provide a good life style for your family. I worked at Chrysler Corporation for 17 years as a truck driver, however, I was shot on the job and moved to Virginia to start over. Now, here I am as a junior at Old Dominion University in pursuit of a degree …