Audra Ross:  

College The first college I attended was SEMO, and I had the time of my life. I only stayed a year and a half, but I still think about those days a lot. As for DSCC, it was just hard. Being a single mom trying to work and go through the nursing program was one of the most difficult things I've ever done. It really made me appreciate everything I had at SEMO. I don't think I would have ended up in nursing had I stayed, but I am very happy in my career now. I have always believed that things happen the way they do for a reason, and I feel like I am where I am supposed to be, at least for now. Workplace I've had lots of jobs since high school, working everywhere from gas stations to Wal-Mart to factories. I couldn't find anything I wanted to make a career of. I kept going back to school, searching for something I could commit to as a career. Finally, when I ran out of biology classes to take, I settled on nursin...Expand for more