Laura Cipolla

May 12, 2014

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About Me

Hey All,
My name is Laura Cipolla and I am a senior doubling majoring in Early Childhood Education
and Communication Studies. I am recently engaged to my fianc, Joe and I have an 8 year old
stepson to be. I am in love with both of my majors NOW, but I didnt always have such a clear
picture of what I wanted to be and how I was going to get there. This is my journey!





From freshman to Business Woman

Usually the next step out of High School is College. I had no interest in college after High
School. My mindset was, I just finished 12 years of school and now they want me to go
another 4? My brother was a recent graduate of Rutgers University and coming from a family
who was so pro-college, I did not have a choice in the matter. From Edison High to Middlesex
County College it was for me.

Needless to say, I didnt do so well my first semester at college. I started my Education degree
here, but it just wasnt for me. I would never went to class and my trasncripts had more Ws
on it than actual grades for classes. I simply was not ready for college. I had no idea what I
wanted to major in and I just simply did not want to be a college student, so.I dropped
out and went to work. One of my brothers friends got me a job at Software House International
as a sales rep. THIS felt more like home to me.

After a year of working full time I thought to myself, What if I dont want to work at a
software company the rest of my life? I had no degree behind me. This is when I slowly started
my journey back into college. I started attending college part time and working full time. I
noticed that I was not getting many classes done, so I went part time at the Software Company
and attended school full time. I graduated from Middlesex County College in May of 2011 with
an Associates Degree in Liberal Arts. I still had no idea what I wanted to do with life.

Big Changes

In the Fall of 2011, I decided to pack my bags and move to Montclair State University where I
was working on a Bachelors Degree in Psychology. Why Psychology? I have no idea. Still..I
had no idea what I wanted to do with life. It didnt take me long to realize that I couldnt stand
the college I was in and I couldnt stand my major. I was much older than the girls I was living
with and we just didnt have the same lifestyle. The campus was too big and I felt like such an
outside. After only being there for three months, I moved back home. I was lost. I found a few
short term jobs, but it just wasnt cutting it. I knew I wasnt happy with getting just my
Associates Degree. I needed something more, but where do I go and get that?

Then it hit me! My brother was a Communication Studies major and loved it. I should look into
that and that was exactly what I did! I looked up different majors at Kean and decided that this
is what I wanted to do. SOIn the Fall of 2012, I started Kean University as a
Communication Studies major.





The Happy Ending

As soon as I started Kean, I fell in love. I was loving my classes and I adored the campus. THIS
was where I was supposed to be. I decided to double major and take on Early Childhood
Education as well. I knew that Communications is a pretty broad area, so I wanted to have
more of a focus. Right after High School I started a degree in Education and I adored children
and teaching them, so I went back to it. I dont regret any of the choices that I made regarding
school because I wouldnt be where I am today. It is not a chore for me to go to school
anymore; I love it. Every day I know that I am one step closer to that Bachelors Degree.
The Moral
DO NOT start college until you are ready. Families, friends, etc. may be ready and excited for
you to start college the day you graduate High School, but unless you are truly ready and feel it
in your heart..DONT! You have to do what is right for you. Take my story as your real life
example. I went from dropping out of college to being a Deans List and Academic Honors
student years later. Why? Because now I was ready and I truly wanted to be in college and get
my degree. This was my passion now.





A Few Extra Details

Like I said before, I am recently engaged and have an 8 year old stepson to be. My wedding will
be October 11, 2015 because we decided to wait until we were both done with college. I feel so
accomplished getting my two Bachelors degrees and I am truly the happiest Ive ever been. My
stepson is in the 2
nd
grade and it is so cool applying the different concepts that I am learning in
school to him. Instead of coming home and dreading homework and projects, I look forward to
them. Doing projects with my stepson prepares me for the work I will have to do when I am a
teacher and I am teaching him in the meantime. If you are a student that is not sure what you
want to do in life, I hope you take my advice. Take your time, breathe, and listen to your
heartYOU WILL find your happiness!











CHECKLIST FOR PLAGIARISM
1) (X) I have not handed in this assignment for any other class.
2) (X) If I reused any information from other papers I have written for other classes, I clearly
explain that in the paper.
3) (X) If I used any passages word for word, I put quotations around those words, or used
indentation and citation within the text.
4) (X) I have not padded the bibliography. I have used all sources cited in the bibliography in the
text of the paper.
5) (X) I have cited in the bibliography only the pages I personally read.
6) (X) I have used direct quotations only in cases where it could not be stated in another way. I
cited the source within the paper and in the bibliography.
7) (X) I did not so over-use direct quotations that the paper lacks interpretation or originality.
8) (X) I checked yes on steps 1-7 and therefore have been fully transparent about the research and
ideas used in my paper.


Name: Laura Cipolla Date: 5/12/14