CNM Journey_Amanda Vital

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THANK YOU CNM

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CNM is Connected

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By: Amanda Vital

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Hi! I'm Amanda. I started my journey at CNM in 2003

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I was scared. I thought I wasn't smart enough to go to college

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I didn't know anyone who went to college.

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I met my advisor Mrs. Kirby, and she helped me start!

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So many buildings, new people, I was not confident.

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Walking through campus, I was scared again.

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Where is I building?

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What does T R mean??

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Do I have my schedule??

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Am I too old to be here?

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My Math 0850 teacher helped me see

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That I was smart all along, and could achieve my goals

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I celebrated passing my classes my first term!

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The homework was hard and I spent a lot of time in the tutor center.

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Although I was working hard, I still found time to play with my daughter.

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She didn't know that when I was really tired, I thought of her and kept going

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The next couple years were filled with working, school and raising a family

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I met so many new friends in class and working in groups

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All the teachers I met challenged me, and cheered me on to graduate!

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When I had my son, I needed a another job.

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I saw that I could work on campus as a student employee

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I worked as a reading tutor with so many amazing people.......

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I met so many helpful CNM employees while I worked...

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and made life long friends

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Working, going to school and raising a family was not easy......

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Sometimes life gets really hard, and we have to choose to stay in school

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In 2008, After finals one day, I was not feeling well. I walked to the CNM Health Clinic and found out I was pregnant with my 3rd child!

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I got a job at CNM in February 2010 at the Montoya campus working with the faculty.

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I was surrounded by amazing instructors, who encouraged me to go back to school.

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For the next years, I went back and forth to school

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It was getting more difficult to manage with my kids growing up.

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And now, I will finally graduate with my Bachelor of Science degree on December 11th!!!! I would like to thank all the teachers who helped me, my coworkers who supported me, and the students who motivated me. Most of all, my kids who went on this journey with me.