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Sharita Jordan
Majors: Bachelor of Arts, Justice Studies
Residence: Kent, OH |
At the age of 18 I was emancipated from the Children and Family Services of Cleveland, OH where I had been a ward of the state from the age of 11. I then got an apartment and I began working as a nurse's aide in geriatrics. I worked as a nurse's aide for over three years in Cleveland. I did not want to be a nurse's aide for life since I was still a young lady who had a myriad of opportunities that awaited me. Because I had not completed high school, I decided to take the GED exam. Although it had taken me three times to pass, I finally passed in August of 2002. I believed in myself and figured out that the sky was the limit and I decided to go off to college. There was nothing that kept me at home or could stop me. I had a support system that included my GED teacher. We sent off applications to four different schools and I was accepted at KSU. I often heard people say that people who had earned a GED would have to take all remedial courses. I found that humorous since I only had to take one and that was in a subject I have an aversion to-math. I'm here at KSU, a sophomore, and I will soon be a junior in the fall of 2004. I'm very thankful for the GED Scholars Initiative which has been my support system from the moment I walked in that office during my lonely and intimidating freshman year. The Initiative has helped me to make the transition of being a non-traditional student to a "confident" sophomore and know that anything I endeavor to do I will succeed.
Goals: To receive a law degree in criminal law.
Aspirations:To maintain a positive image to those that look up to me.
Areas of interest: Criminal and entertainment law.
