Finance U: LFLA's College and Career Blog

Melina, Class of 2019, shares how a college visit has helped in deciding which college to attend         Everything is all cool until it's time for the after high school world. You’ll never know how hard choosing a college is until you're pressed for time. Currently I'm not 100% sure of where I want to go for college or when I want to go, but what I learned at Oakwood University at OU Live 2018 is wherever I end up, God intended on it going the way it did. It's easy to say you want to go to an ivy league or a high-cost school but factors like NO MONEY or a BAD TRANSCRIPT will limit you to where you can even go. Whatever college I go to, I want to feel safe and be focused. For the dates of October 3 to the 7th at Oakwood U, I had my first real college experience. Over the course of the 5 days I was there, I toured the campus, stayed in a dorm room, ate like a college student, went to Church/Aym release/chapel/Vespers , and overall I enjoyed myself. I am a Seventh...

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 ...