When I finished high school, I decided to go to a trade school, rather than to go to University. I figured that, by doing this, I would not have to write very many term papers, which I was not very good at. I also figured I would be finished school much quicker and could get on with the rest of my life.

This may sound like I am an underachiever and lack self confidence. On the contrary, I was one of only six people in my class that decided to further my education at all. I just knew that writing tons of research papers would stress me out to the point that I may drop classes altogether and I was just fine with a trade career. It wasn’t like I was training to pump gas.

The other thing that appealed to me about trade school over college was that I did not have to write an essay to get into the school. I loved the fact that I now only had to fill out an application and send it along with my grades. I was accepted very quickly and trained to be an LPN. I love my job and I know that I made the very best decision for me.