Finance U: LFLA's College and Career Blog

Nicholas, Class of 2019, shares what he will miss about high school. I’m gonna graduate this year. Class of 2019, right. You’d think that I’d be one of the happiest people on the planet, but the truth is I’m a little sad. And as each class period goes by with each day, I get even more depressed. Keep in mind, it’s nothing serious. It’s a thought that lingers in the back of my head. Of course there are still times where I check my phone to see how much longer the class will be. There are times where I even fall asleep. As crazy as it seems, I’m gonna miss all of these times.  I’ve been in school since I was 4, and I’m tired. At the start of freshman year, I started counting the days until I’d be done with school. Time went on, and a lot has happened. It wasn't until last year when my attitude changed. I found myself dying to go to school for a lot of reasons. For one, my mama would kill me if I didn't. Secondly, I would be bored out of my mind. You ever missed a day and

Jeremiah, Class of 2018, shares his advice on fighting the urge to procrastinate. In high school, many people, such as myself, pick up a bad habit that can ruin any sense of productivity and motivation, from assignments to just even showing up for class. This bad habit this addiction to just not care, to turn a blind eye to whatever is calling for your attention to complete. Being on your phone in class or listening to music and going to sleep if note taking is too boring and doesn’t feel as though it should matter. It’s easier to just be selfish with what you want to do and not to do in this day and age, and it can hurt you.  Deciding that it’s easier to ignore things life in general you need to have done can cause lots of stressing moments everyone who does it, and it will often have you wish that you had done it when you had the chance. The best thing you can attempt to do in order to avoid making difficult situations for yourself is to pace yourself, it may sound simple; and th

Te’Lon, Class of 2018, shares his advice on what you can learn from a part-time job.           Making money is one of the most important things high school students think about. There are so many activities, school events, and just random stuff that you need to pay for. Money is an essential part of growing up, but there are certain things you may need to know to be successful on the job and keep up on your work at school.             When I first started working, I was a sophomore. I just got my car and there were a lot of new things I became exposed to. With having a car, you have to pay for gas, insurance, maintenance, and any other additions you may want to put on the car. As a sophomore, working 15-20 hours a week was perfect for me. I was able to have money in my pocket, hang out with friends, and still have enough time to do my homework. These were the best days of my life, but problems were soon to arrive.             My parents have always told me to work my hardest

Justin, Class of 2018, explains how to keep your grades up.        Keeping up with grades will be one of, if not, the most vital thing you will have to maintain throughout your career in school. When your grades are kept up, not only are you passing, but you also get a feeling of achievement in the end. Of course, when you care about your grades, you will end up stressing. Then again, the stress will be worth it, considering that you are stressing for a good reason.        If you are someone like me who has a lot on their plate, making sure your grades are kept up might feel like the least of your worries. Having that mindset, however, does not make anything better. I remember during the second and third quarters of 2017 (March to October), I ended up going through a deep depression. It felt as if things would never go right in the heat of the moment.        There was a lot going on during those months, but the main thing was that my father passed away in April that year, and t

Erica, Class of 2018, shares her experiences with managing your time when you go to school & work a part-time job.   One of the most important things about senior year is learning how to save money and manage your time. Coming into senior year I knew I had to get a job, because I knew that this year of all the years was going to be one of the most, if not the most, expensive years of high school with things like senior dues, prom, and college application fees etc. coming up I knew not having a job wasn’t an option. I had been looking for a job the summer coming into my junior year and all throughout junior year. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find one because a lot of jobs like for you to have experience, and I also had this thought that I was honestly better than certain jobs, which prevented me from applying to a lot of places I probably would’ve gotten hired. I finally got a chance when I sucked it up and just went to the open interviews that McDonald’s was having. I e

Kyajaa, Class of 2018, shares how she chose her college major.       In our lives, the common question asked is, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” As a kid, I couldn’t come up with an imaginative or realistic answer, so I would shrug to avoid the question. The path to finding my college major began in 7th grade. I know, what person finds their dream job that young? At the age of 13, I was introduced to Mechanical Engineering. I researched what Mechanical Engineers did, and I knew that wasn’t the path for me. I didn’t give up on engineering though, just the mechanics part of it.      Fast forward to my junior year in high school, I was in Engineering class, an elective, and Mama Danzo, or Mrs. Danzo #2, assigned the class to research and complete a presentation on the engineering field of your choice. For my presentation, I chose Aerospace Engineering. Aerospace Engineering is the development, design, and manufacturing of aircraft and spacecraft. It is a combination of Ae