I realized that I would have some very tough sledding, and I was very discouraged because I didn't see much hope of getting into the field I wanted to get into with no college education.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
After my first year of college, each course I took in every field was so boring that I didn't even go to the classes.
After college, I moved to Breckenridge, Colorado, and went snowboarding every day. I didn't know what I wanted to do, but I knew what I didn't want to do. So I applied to grad school for writing, and I just gave it a shot and took it from there.
I didn't want to become a professor or get tenure or teach or anything. All I wanted to do was get a degree because Louis Leakey said I needed one, which was right, and once I succeeded I could get back to the field.
I really missed going to college. I missed not having that education and that experience.
My first year of college was tough. I thought that just being an athlete I could get by. I thought I was okay until I got kicked out, which happened twice.
I never had to pound the pavement and really struggle after college.
When I graduated I wasn't sure what I wanted to do, but I knew I didn't want a conventional career.
I remember so many times taking classes and feeling completely discouraged because I felt like I wasn't getting it and I couldn't understand. I kept working at it and I kept going back to class, and I wouldn't let myself get intimidated or get scared away, and it really does pay off.
I struggled to get through high school. I didn't get to go to college. But it made me realize you can do anything if you want to bad enough.
I knew out of high school I didn't want to go to college. I knew what whatever I did wouldn't have anything to do with college.
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