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At first, I was afraid
to go to college. Due to my disability, I used to avoid
being away from home, but I had heard that Mt. SAC was
a good school.
With tenacity and some
help from Mt. SAC’s Disabled Student Programs and
Services, I have had no trouble adjusting to college life.
Now I have several state and national Forensics medals,
four scholarships, and serve as Vice President for the
campus Strength and Diversity Club.
The people in Disabled
Student Programs and Services are really helpful. They
helped me through the registration process and with planning
my school schedule. You can tell they want their students
to progress.
After I was at Mt. SAC
a while, I joined the Forensics Team, but I shied away
from participating when the team traveled to a competition.
I had to get used to being away, so I took a chance, competed
on the Speech Team, and ended up winning the bronze medal
in state competition and third place at the nationals.
Another thing I like a lot about this campus is that people
always take the time to talk to each other. I have met
a lot of people at Mt. SAC. In fact, I met most of my
good friends here.
But most importantly,
I discovered it wasn’t my disability that held me
back. It was my self-perception that made me hesitant
to try new things.
Now that I’m in
college, my physical limitations are no longer a disability.
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