Hixson Blog #7

          This semester has been quite the roller coaster ride for me. Not only did I have to adapt to living on my own and doing my own things, but I've had to learn how to take care of my own responsibilities.  I dont have my mom and dad to do the little things throughout the day for me. No more getting laundry done and getting groceries bought. I had to grow up and grow up fast the day I came to Iowa State. I've gotten better at completing simple tasks that I relied on my parents for in the past. Living life on your own is a dramatic change and I'm finally starting to fall into place with this lifestyle.
           This class alone has taught me a lot and changed my thought process on college. It's not just fun and games when you get to college. You are on your own and you need to take responsibility. College is a very serious thing. In order to have a successful future, you need to have success during college. Good grades and success in the classroom is what's going to give you the ability to succeed in the future whether that means going to graduate school or going off and getting a job right after graduation. I want to go to graduate school to be a chiropractor. I know in order for that to happen, I have to get good grades and do well all throughout college. I have benefitted from this class so much. It has given me multiple resources on campus and helped me succeed with classroom assignments.
          I also believe that I've become more of a leader. I've learned a lot from this class. It didn't just teach me about the campus and Iowa State, but it taught me all about being a leader and take control every once in awhile. Thanks to the Video Project, I've become a much better group person. I've learned to work with more people at once and use everyone rather than just one idea in the group. By taking control, I mean leading people in the right direction. Not ruling and taking control of what everyone does, but just positive things. I feel like leading people in the right direction and telling people positive things will help not only myself but everyone around me. Throughout this journey of freshman year, I've changed dramatically and I feel as if it was all for the better. I'm starting to shape out to the person I've always wanted to be and this college journey will only finish shaping me into the young chiropractor I've dreamt of being.

What the Hixson means to me.

          This award means a lot to me. Because I am being awarded with such a large sum of money towards my college tuition, it allows me to chase my dreams and attend Iowa State University like I've wanted to do for so many years. College is definitely not cheap these days and coming from a family with many siblings and not having the highest income, college would be a very tough task for me to complete, not only because of the difficulty in the classes and receiving the proper grades, but being able to afford this large sum of money for four consecutive years.
          I plan on going into Chiropractic after undergraduate school and attending Palmer School of Chiropractic for another three years after Iowa State. This is only going to add to my college debt, but thankfully, half of my tuition here at Iowa State is already covered thanks to Mrs. Hixson. She has increased my success rate by allowing me to attend Iowa State with much less worries when it comes to payments and debt in the future. Palmer will most definitely not be a cheap college to attend, but it allows me to move forward to my dream of being a professional Chiropractor and potentially owning my own practice through chiropractic.
          I have heard many MANY people talk about how their college debt has caused so much stress and such a negative feeling towards attending college. Thank to this wonderful opportunity I have been given, I wont have to worry quite as much as every other student here at Iowa State will in their future. I honestly can not thank Mrs. Hixson enough for allowing me to chase my dreams at Iowa State and aiding me on my journey towards being a chiropractor!