Here you will find out about my educational background, a few unique things
about myself and my life goals.
Growing up...
I was born in
College Years...
Once I was
accepted to Georgia Tech I contacted the
Athletic Association’s training room about becoming a student trainer. I
was fortunate to receive a scholarship. Although I was a soccer trainer in high
school, nothing prepared me for the first day of two-a-day practice and having
to ice down 20 players who were having cramps. I made it through that first
football season and had so much fun! Being a student trainer helped me become
very good at time management. At the
beginning of my sophomore year at Tech I decided to go through sorority
recruitment and joined Phi Mu Fraternity.
Phi Mu was a wonderful opportunity to meet young women my age and make new
friends. During my last two and a half years at Georgia Tech I continued to be
involved in athletic training and Phi Mu. I graduated from Georgia Tech in
December 2003. I consider my time at Georgia Tech the greatest of my
life, and I wouldn’t trade a moment of it. Go Jackets! Bzzzzzz
Work Experience…
Until recently
I have never had a job that I had to interview for. Throughout high school my
parents always told me that as long as my grades were good enough and I stayed
involved in extracurricular activities they would support me financially. My
first job was an on campus job working for the Georgia Tech School of Biology
as an office aide. I also considered student training a job even though I was
on scholarship. Another fun job I had was being a camp counselor for a high
school summer camp at
My Education...
In first grade I switched math classes 3 times before I was
returned to my original class. By fifth grade I was placed into the gifted
program and finally felt at home in school. I was able to learn more
challenging material and made friends with a great group of students.
In high school I took all gifted and AP classes in preparation for
college. In 9th grade alone I read 25 books for the freshmen reading
challenge. I always wanted to go to Georgia Tech and do something in business
and thought that was where my future career would be. Towards the end of my
course work at Georgia Tech I really didn't know what I wanted to do. Everyone
from home always told me I would be great in education but I emphatically said
no thank you until one day at Georgia Tech. In one of my information technology
classes we were doing a demo of HorizonLive software and one of my classmates
pointed out that this had the possibility of revolutionizing education. That
really impacted me because until then I had not thought about education as a
career using new technologies. I decided that I wanted to be part of the
twenty-first century educational system. I began looking into Master of
Education programs. I knew that I didn't want to be in a classroom teaching the
same subject everyday and that I wanted access to as many students as possible.
I also knew that I wanted to share my love of reading and the importance of
literacy with others. I decided the best way to accomplish my goals was to
become a school media specialist. I began the Instructional Technology - School
Library Media track at the
My Future...
I began looking for media specialist jobs in
Site created by Adria Gravely
adriag@uga.edu
Last updated 4/17/2005