Pursuing my MBA
I remember the day as if it was yesterday. July 27, 1998. Ernie Castillo called me into his office, shut the door, and asked me to take a seat. He said, "Laura I am going to be honest with you, this just isn't working out, we're going to have to let you go." I sat there with tears in my eyes and a bewildered look on my face. I had just been fired. All I could think about was what am I going to do? How will I take care of my son (who was 6 years old at the time)? After going through the "motions", I decided I was going to go back to school. Although I had some work experience, I did not have a college degree, which I felt stopped me from receiving higher paying jobs. I felt that if I went back to school I would be able to make myself more marketable.
In August 1998, I enrolled in City College of San Francisco. I had been out of school for over 10 years and I was very apprehensive about returning. Since it had been such a substantial amount of time that I attended school, I was able to clean up my record. Therefore, my transcripts were free of all low scores I had received in the past. I attended CCSF for 1 year and obtained my Associates of Arts degree, as well, as a certificate in Health Care Technology. I then transferred to San Francisco State University.
Upon entering into San Francisco State University, I chose to major in Kinesiology. As I continued my studies, I decided to change my major to Health Science. I received a Bachelors of Science degree in 2003 from SFSU. Although my plans were to pursue a career in Health Science, I had to put them on hold due to the birth of my second child, who was born in September 2002. After I had my daughter, I had some decision making to do. I had to decide if I ...