Melissa Jensen:  

s happiest and I was told I only needed 1 year for residency tuition, I decided to wait because, even resident tuition is ridiculous here. Half way through my 1 year, the rules changed to two years! I tried to apply for an exception because Utah has a "long standing ties to the state" loop hole and my grandma has lived in the same house for 40 years so I figured I qualified. WRONG! Apparently I personally didn't live here long enough before moving to California for that loop hole to apply to me. I was finally eligible last spring, but my mom was going to trade school, so I had to watch my nephew for her(he lives with my mom). I am finally going to get back to school after 3 years! I am so excited, I only have a few credits left to go and honestly wish I had just stayed in Cali until I finished school because this tuition is killing me! Round 3-I'm going to finish in 3 semesters and I can't wait, of course, then I am going to go for my Masters! Workplace Well, work has been weird for me. I didn't get my first job until after high school. It was probably the best job I have ever had, I miss it to this day! I worked at In-N-Out Burger, no sarcasm, it truly was a great job and I miss it dearly! From there I went to work for the State of California as a receptionist, not as good a job, but better pay and benefits. I decided to move to Utah about a year and a half later and got a job at a bowling alley, alas, the season ended and so did my work. From there I went to a book store, Seagull Book & Tape, which was awesome, but it paid squat, so I found a job with Chevron Credit Bank, three words-call centers SUCK! I worked there for about 7 months and had had MORE than enough! I managed to get on as a teachers aide at Deerfield Elementary School, but the school year ended a few months later and I had to fill the summer. Back to my fast food roots, I got sentenced to work at Arctic Circle, not the worst place in the world, but I HATED it! I moved up to running shifts fairly quickly, but they weren't paying me equal to what I was doing so I found a better paying job with benefits. New Concept Mortgage is what I found and I still work there now, it has been a year and it is a great job. I have been looking to find a job at the University of Utah because I would like to get half off my tuition when I start going to school there next fall. Not to mention, I've wanted to work there since before I moved here! I will be happiest when I am in a classroom teaching, but until then, I will keep on truckin!