 I hated high school towards the end of it. I almost didn't graduate because I screwed around so much my senior year. I tried to go to school for Luthery, which if you're not familiar with guitar building. The school was fun. Very expensive. I couldn't afford it, so I dropped out. I went to work. Kind of just hopping between dead-end retail job to another dead-end retail job. So I started looking at options for school. Being from Rice Lake, I was aware of the technical college there. I had a friend that graduated from there, and he always talked really highly of the IT program. The skill set that I was able to acquire with the technical college experience was just so much more streamlined. I felt like my time was really valued. This time around, I loved every bit of my class. I was super excited to get into class. The equipment that we got to work with was very hands-on. The virtual environments that I got to experience were very simulated to what I could expect in the real world field once I got out there. I was amazed at the resources that Northwood Tech was able to provide for me. Between that and the small classes that I was able to feel like every bit of my time was valued, and just the special treatment that each student feels like they get in these classes. I really felt like from the get-go, I had the tools I needed to succeed, and I couldn't be more grateful for that.