This in turn makes Julie try harder at her schoolwork. And LCC , she feels, offers a strong support system. Julie says, Everybody helps get the jobs done. We have a note card each day that tells each one of us our jobs. And then there are the bills.
Every penny helps.
Not really, she says. And when classes are over, the drive home is her transition time, when she can leave the tests, the research papers, the class projects behind, and look forward to seeing her family at the end of long day. Going from high school to college is difficult for traditional aged students, says Julie, for returning adults like me it can be harder. Her college education is giving Julie a freedom she has yearned all her life to experience. A long time ago this first generation college student set a goal.