In Abilene TX, growing up in a mainly single-parent household, I truthfully didn't imagine what going to college would look like. My parents didn't pursue a higher education, and my father was incarcerated when I was younger. College just wasn't talked about much. Throughout high school, with an amazing mother and grandparents, we began to explore a college education since I wanted to show my family it's possible to do whatever you desire if you can work hard. Finances were, and have always been, the biggest challenge in this whole process, I am fully responsible for my own education. Luckily, I was talented enough to get a scholarship to play at my first university but ultimately it was too expensive to maintain. Through some luck, I found Paul Quinn College. Every fear and experience I had around the stigma of a College education has been erased due to the amazing work of Paul Quinn College. I've been blessed to intern at JPMorgan Chase & Co. for 3 years thanks to our Corporate Work Program. In addition, I will graduate debt-free from Paul Quinn, with a resume that can contend for any job I desire.

Who knows where I would've ended up, but I know I’ve become a better professional, and person thanks to my work college experience. As for my future, I aim to attend part-time law school in a few years to pursue a job in corporate law. None of what I’ve gained thus far would have happened without Paul Quinn.