My career as a student has had its ups and downs to put it mildly. Through a combination of personal tragedies, unclear goals, and sometimes pure laziness, I have worked my way through four different majors without a degree to show for any of them. One of my main goals for myself has already been accomplished: To finally find and stick with the career path that will make me happy. That is where the UOP comes in. After working in the computer industry for a short time, I realized that it was the place for me. It satisfies the technical and scientific interests that I have always held, and at the same time provides opportunities for me to express my creativity. With that realization out of the way, I now need to move my focus to more immediate goals relating to my education, also taking into account my new long-term goals and how I will accomplish them.

Carter, Bishop, Kravits, Bradbury and Wheel (1999) struck a cord with me stating, “Often dreams and goals seem far off in time, too difficult, or even completely unreachable.” I used to believe that I had all the time in the world to settle down and accomplish my goals. Now that thirty is looming large ahead of me, I

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