Hello reader and welcome to my blog! Follow along as I introduce you to who I am, what I do and why I blog. Before we go any further allow me to get some housekeeping out of the way. Here are some pertinent facts about me andSantiagos WSU Blog:
- I am a 30 Bank Manager by day. Student, business owner, and Blogger/Twitter(er?) by night.
- I’m (finally) wrapping up my final semester at WSU. For context, when I began my studies it used to go by the letters WSC and the admin building had just been prepped for a remodel.
- I am happily married (going on seven years) and have two cats and a dog.We all love to travel together (minus cats dog).
- I love blogging!
The rest of this post will delve into life as a student at WSU, while later ones will touch on other aspects of my life mentioned above.
Worcester State University
There are some real advantages to having a respected state university practically in my backyard. And since it’s taken me this long to finish I’ve been able to see some impressive changes with the school, its programs and the campus.
What makes WSU special is the quality you get as a student for the price you pay. Over the past few years I spent time taking classes at various institutions other than WSU and not once did I feel that I was getting more for the premium pricing.
The campus is pretty, in an understated kind of way. The majority of the buildings have been refurbished and modernized, leaving the student learning center (library building) as the only place in need of some asthetic TLC. The grounds themselves are nicely appointed with well-maintained front lawn and an interior pond and fountainhead.
Me at WSU
It’s been an interesting ride for me at WSU. To begin with, I’ve never been a traditional student. I never played sports or participated in any clubs. Instead I worked full time and took classes when I could. Overall, though, it was a good experience. As I grew and experienced the “real world” I found myself re-evaluating what I wanted to do long term, eventually leading met to change my major more than once. If I had any advice to give a young student it would be to spend that first year trying as much as possible or take more time up front to define yourself a bit better. Because of the frequent changes in major I’m at a point where I have nearly 140 credits of which several thousand dollars worth will do me no good for my degree. That being said, I don’t completely regret those experiences as I have had good luck with the professors at this school. I can honestly say that I gained some real insight after each and every class I ever took at WSU.
I suppose it’s time I address the real reason it took me this long to finish. Well, as I mentioned above, I spent most of my time right after High school working in various fields. At an early age I found I had a knack jobs that required high level of interpersonal skills. Through a progression of opportunities within the banking field I eventually wound up as a Wealth Management Officer for Bank of America. I was only 24 and the youngest member of my market by a long shot. I was also the only one with no degree. I continued to whittle away at my degree, at that point sticking with communications because of the broad appeal it had. I guess that’s when hubris began to rear its ugly head. I was making more money that I really thought I’d be making so early in my life, I was married to a girl way out of my league (she still is, seven years later), and I had just purchased a great little house high on a hill in city’s best neighborhood. So, naturally, I began to make work my firs priority, my wife second, my home third, and tv fourth. That left no room for school and I quickly realized I was loosing interest. I didn’t so much asdropout, per se, I simply stopped going, while still enrolled.
I’m not proud of how that worked out and I’m obviously back in school, finally ready to finish. But the story of how I got from that point to where I am now will have to wait for another post on another day. Thanks for reading.
