Christmas Break

On Christmas I'm not getting anything because my birthday is a week after Christmas and I would get all of my gifts on my birthday instead. If I wanted anything for Christmas it would be the Jordan Colombian 11's, Sephora Make-Up Kit, Purple Uggs boots, Hp Laptop, 42" LED Flat Screen Television, Paul Mitchell Flat Irons, Brazilian Candy Curl Hair from the Candy Jewels Hair Company. Christmas is a day usually most families come together and celebrate Christmas but because my birthday is 1 week away, I won't get a thing for Christmas. Which is fine with me, I don't care too much about not getting anything for Christmas. On Christmas, there are Christmas Trees, Presents, Family, Food, Music, Fireplace usually lit, big bright lights, tree ornaments, & hot cocoa. Christmas for me would be really sad but I'd probably enjoy myself as well as I will on my birthday.


               

Why I Want To Go To College

I want to become a Ultrasound Technician so by going to college I'm going to accomplish my career and open a new chapter in my life. I'm going to start the beginning of new friendships, networking connections and professional growth. The reason for college is a better way to teach profession for a young adult or an adult. You accomplish things that you would have never imagined to accomplish. I am going to college for myself because I want to better myself and extend my education on my own. The characteristics that would matter most when choosing a college would be the availability of your major and that specific academic program for your major. I would seek my moms input about college because she has most of her degrees and she's experienced a lot of things in college. College will help me achieve my goals that I have set out for myself by having a social experience which could help with my personal life. I would have to invest in my physical well-being, invest in my studies, invest in my social skills, and take care of my finances.

Plans for Thanksgiving

For Thanksgiving I plan to eat all day everyday . Since my family is so big there's going to be plenty of food and different types of food because there are different cultures in my family . We plan to have Turkey, Potatoes, Ham, Salads, Gumbo, Jambalaya, Stuffing, Cranberry Sauce, Candy Yams, Deviled Eggs, Greens Beans, Greens, Cornbread, Cream Style Corn, Green Beans, Muffins, Biscuits, Chicken, Potato Salad, Apple Pie, Cherry Pie, Butter-Pecan Pie, Cheese Pie, Banana Cream Pie, Banoffee Pie, Blackberry Pie, Blueberry Pie, Sweet Potato Pie, and Coconut Cream Pie . Then for drinks we'd have Water, different kinds of Tea, Sprite, Coke, Kool-Aid, Alcohol Beverages and etc. Thanksgiving is about giving thanks and a deep prayer about what your thankful for. Thanksgiving is also an expression of gratitude. 

Applebee's & Plato's Closet

   I chose Applebee's because I LOVE food & at my age I could work there as a Hostess. A hostess greets the customers as they come in and leave out, smile, be polite to others, show them to a clean table and get them seated , inform them that a waiter will be at there table shortly. As far as pay, the hostess gets part of the waitresses tips plus their check at the end of the week or every 2 weeks depending on who attends the job. This job is easy and very understandable, you really don't have to have any experience to become a Hostess. I returned and did another search because I LOVE fashion and I LOVE to dress, I picked Plato's Closet. At my age I could work at Plato's Closet as a cashier. Being a cashier there, would be easy because I ring up the items, inform the customers on their price, take the money, give change back if needed, bag the items, and be nice and polite and recommend that they come back soon. A cashier is a person who would be handling payments and receipts at a store, bank, or other businesses. To handle money you would have to be very trustworthy. I would prove to my Manager that I am trustworthy. As far as experience to work at Plato's Closet, you have to know how to count and use a cash register and I have that experience. If you're still in school the best way to attend an interview would be in your school uniform, the questions they ask you are simple. Just be prepared for them. To prepare for a job interview, online you could check out the type of questions most jobs ask and study the questions until your answer to the questions makes sense. This job is appropriate for students my age because its a good experience for any other applicants who wants to apply. The level of difficulty to finding a job online would be a 6 because its kind of hard trying to find a job online but applying for it online is really simple. You have to make sure you meet all the requirements before you apply. When applying at restaurants make sure you apply at the job instead of online because its easier. Applying at a retail store you would have to apply online because most retail stores require a resume'. 

Homeless To Harvard

The film " Homeless To Harvard" was a very interesting film. If someone would've told me this story and I've never the seen the movie or heard of this story I would've never believed them. I would think that this is so impossible and there's no way you could be homeless all your life then all of a sudden get a scholarship to get into Harvard. It seems so unrealistic, but now that I watched it and understood the process it took for her to get to where she is, it makes more sense to me now. It's kind of sad how her mom died. I wouldn't have expected her mom to die because of aids. This tells that if a homeless woman with no support from her family for her to succeed, I shouldn't have no type of excuse to not be successful. It also gives me another reason to not do drugs or go near any type of drug. My favorite part of this film was when her friend tried to bring her down and instead of Liz Murray going down with her and becoming homeless again she decided to get her friend to be successful with her. Her friend didn't want to go to school or anything. That was my favorite part of the film because she was maturing and she knew what she wanted to do and what she had to be successful. Even though she came out of an unstable home, she still focused and worked hard to be successful. I admire her most for that. 

My College Budget

     

    What was so surprising about my budget was the extreme prices. I expected my budget to be more honestly because the expenses were high and what I needed and wanted were extremely high. Like the apartments and etc, because of the fact that I don't want a roommate I want to practice living on my own and college is a good place to start. I can tame how much money I should spend and keep my apartment clean save enough money for gas, food, water, and clothing/ shoes. It would show me how responsible and mature I've become. Honestly I'm ready for those responsibilities but I don't want those responsibilities and I don't really have a choice because that's a part of growing up and becoming an adult. What I can do now to start preparing for these expenses is start saving money, working , plan out my future and the expenses of the things I'll need. I'll need to ask for advice on information I need to know about College and how to budget my own money that I don't yet know. I have to learn to spend my money wisely.

My Career

My Career

My top career I chose was an Ultrasound Technician:Obstetric & Gynecologic Sonography (Ob/Gyn). Basically, what an Ultrasound Technician is, is more commonly called a diagnostic medical sonography. We perform duties that produce results similar to other diagnostic imaging fields that includes X-Rays & MRI Machines. The reason why I have so much interest in this career is because I love working with machines and helping take care of people. I have interest in this because it triggers me about how much money could be made in the process of this job and this field itself. Not only that, I love people so I wouldn't mind helping and informing people about what they need to know and what they want to know.  Its a great oppurtunity to get to meet new people and keeping them as clients. I believe that there is nothing wrong with keeping a smile on a humans face.

Stress

     I honestly didn't know I was stressed until I took a quiz and got 17 out of 24 that stated that I am in a danger zone. Most people don't realize they're stressed until they've did something crucial. I am stressed out at home and at school. I live in a house with 5 people until the weekend comes and my other 2 sisters and nephew comes home. They go to different schools. Its always loud , no privacy, never quiet, no space and no alone time unless I leave and take a walk for a few hours. I have chores that have to been done on a daily basis let alone tons of homework. Its alot to do in one day , everyday. With everyone in the house there's lack of attention from my parents towards me , so I try to get attention from my boyfriend . My relationship and relationships period stress people out. Sometimes you want space and sometimes you want attention. I came off extremely rude towards my boyfriend one time and didn't mean it. My intentions are go to bed at 10 and wake up and 5:15, but it never happens. I have so much to do during the day I go to bed later than I intended to. I get home around 5 so when I get home, I get a snack, do my homework, do my chores, talk to my grandma for a few , eat dinner, shower, iron my clothes for the next day, then try to sleep. People say stress can drive you crazy. I don't think I've gone crazy just yet. The way I deal with my stress is by taking a deep breathe, put my headphones in & listen to music, call my great-grandma, or just think about the good things of the reasons I'm stressed out. I'm stressed because of family and school. Some people don't even have a family or any educational at all so I'm grateful of my stress believe it or not. I don't like stress but I think about the positives and negatives of stress. Its not good to stress but its only so much a person can take in.    

Organizational Method

A). My current organizational method would be to keep myself informed of my duties, meaning: to study, do homework, do chores, be able to attend workouts, eat, sleep, take my shower, talk to my grandma everyday and my great grandma as well. The reason why I have to have a organizational method would be so i wont get stressed out about unorganized things. Time management also shows how responsible and up to date I am. Having a calendar or a time schedule shows how i can keep myself in order. The methods that work for me to help me stay organized would be a calendar, or setting an alarm to remind myself to get things done.


B). Procrastinating hurts so much its ridiculous. When you procrastinate you have to bunch a lot of things in at one time. There is not a guarantee that what you did would be good. Plus, you would've got more done if you did it day by day until the end date. For instance, homework/ projects why wait the last minute to do something to get half of credit when you could have done it days ago for a project get a descent grade. As far as homework goes that should be done once you get home that way you wont be up all night losing sleep doing homework. 


C). To fight procrastination , do things ahead of time and not the day of. Procrastination honestly means failure in life. If you want to be successful in life or at anything, you shouldn't procrastinate. It shows a lack of responsibility because you cant take care of business. I don't want to be a failure so I wont procrastinate. 

My Goals

     My name is Ahteshe Gray and I am a junior in high school. In this college transition class I plan on learning more of how to apply to colleges, and knowing more about the perfect college for me & my goals and what I want to accomplish in the future. My goal is to become a Pediatrician. I want to become a pediatrician because I love kids and babies. I want to be able to help them and keep their health under control. I want to be able to care for them and always make sure their in good care. If the children are already healthy I'd like to maintain it and make sure that they stay healthy. I will also manage the physical, mental-social health of my patients. I've done research on what colleges I want to go to that would help with my career choice. I've found interest in Baylor University in Texas & University of Maryland Medical Center in Maryland. I'd like more help of what colleges to choose from and that's why I'm taking this class.