They had all sorts of different career courses to take; I chose the Certified Nurse Aid program so I could easily find a new job after high school. Unlike the Upwardbound program, these were actual college credits and would appear on my transcript. Needless to say, after about two months of college classes, I dropped out of the program. My excuse was that it had become too difficult to juggle college, high school, and work. And again, I look back on it now and I was so oblivious to how juggling all these responsibilities was a taste of real life and I can't just run away from that. I feel like I've let myself down or sold myself short. If I were to just finish my college courses, not only could I have been ahead when I started college, but I would most likely have a job at CNA. It had taken a toll on me in high school and graduation was fast approaching. I applied to WSU and was not admitted because of my GPA. It was like I knew exactly what I needed to do to improve my grades, but I doubted myself.