Cynthia Jouett:  

College I went to the University of Phoenix in Sacramento. It was a challenge going to school, working full time and raising my two daughters alone. I thank God for my mother who watched them when I went to class and to study group meetings. It took me a lot longer to finish because I kept getting sick and ending up in the hospital. I finished earning my Bachelor's Degree in Business Management. Everyone still talks about the day I hopped across the stage on my crutches. I was moving so fast they couldn't even take pictures. I talk to my children about the importance of attending college while they are young and don't have any responsibilities. It was hard and I don't want them to have to go through the same hardship. I had some good study groups and some I dropped after that class, the key was to find out everything you could about them before you joined. Workplace After the military I did several temp jobs. One was for Intel Corporation in Folsom, CA. I was eventually hired on and have been there since 1995. I started at Intel as an administrative specialist and am now a data analyst. When I started I thought I would always be an admin but thanks to a good friend who saw my potential I started moving away from admin work. It took a long time to move from hourly to exempt but I praise God for keeping me as I travelled that journey. I am cur...Expand for more