 The reason why I chose to be a multimedia designer is because I love creating videos and telling stories. In the next couple of years, where I see myself as going around the country and telling other people stories through my camera and sharing it with the world. Where I see myself in two years is me running a video production company with my brother and just creating videos that will hopefully inspire people to pursue their dreams. How I would give back to the community is by using my multimedia skills to share the stories of people who usually get unheard of. It is very motivating to be in a classroom where all the material you are learning is directly related to your chosen career. It is also very motivating to be in a diverse classroom in which everyone shares your enthusiasm for the subject. My experience here at Highland has been nothing but great things. The professors are awesome and the students are great. It's a very diverse school. Being at Highland College has helped me a lot by growing and becoming more mature than I was two years ago by expanding my knowledge and pursuing my career and my dream. This program has gotten me closer to my future goals by providing me with the knowledge of many new skill sets in the span of two years. The biggest challenge I faced was financial issues. But thanks to Career Start, they helped me pursue my dreams with no worries. My biggest struggle at Highland College was staying in focus, but you got to make sure you pull through every day to get to your dream. By taking the courses here at Highland College, it has gotten me one step closer to my future job in video editing and video filmmaking. Students choose to participate in Career Start because they are looking to be employable immediately upon high school graduation or to prepare to further their education in their chosen field. We offer approximately 30 Associates of Applied Science degree and with nearly half of them leading to the option of completing one of Highland College's own Bachelor of Applied Science degree. The advice I have for students that are not in this program and once they're still in high school is to enroll in this and take advantage of this program where they give you free college and the career choice that you want. An advice that I will give people trying to come to Career Start is do not miss this opportunity because opportunities like this come one in a lifetime. I feel it is my first responsibility in working with a prospective Career Start student is to make sure this program is right for them.