玛莎·帕德隆,16岁
Martha is 2016 纳瓦罗大学 graduate and is currently working on the frontlines 作为护士!
“Being a nurse during this time can be scary but if I had to go back I’d chose nursing 一次又一次! I graduated with a BSN, RN from Texas Tech after graduating from 纳瓦罗大学. I am currently working as a cardiovascular registered nurse at Baylor Heart and Vascular Hospital in Dallas! I am also currently orienting to the ICU unit and I am absolutely loving the profession! Thanks to this accomplishment my other siblings have followed my steps and my brother is graduating with an Associate degree before even graduating high school!
I immigrated to the United States when I was 5 years old due to the poor conditions 在我的祖国. Neither of my parents received any form of education but had given everything up for my siblings and I to receive the luxury of education. 毕业后 high school from Avalon, I decided to attend 纳瓦罗 after receiving multiple scholarships that would help pay for my ability to attend college.
My favorite memories at 纳瓦罗 are definitely my time as an ambassador! 我喜欢看到 the faces of new students who knew nothing about the process of starting college and being able to help them easily transition to the college world! 我喜欢开车去 to Corsicana for 纳瓦罗大学 事件 such as homecoming, parades, and volunteer 事件! I still keep in contact with the great friends I made at 纳瓦罗 and some of the great leaders within the 纳瓦罗大学 system!
纳瓦罗 made such a big impact in my life! The graduate Caston scholarship was by far one of my greatest blessings. During the time I received the Caston scholarship I had recently got into a car accident and was dealing with a lot of financial and 家庭问题. At the age of 18-19, I did not have even a 1/3 of the means to pay for college, hospital bills, along with trying to recover my health. 纳瓦罗去 above and beyond in helping me continue my dreams to become a registered nurse. Dr. Martin never hesitated to write me letters of recommendation and assist with other legal documents with my family issues. The professors and Ambassadors were all fantastic! I can go on and on about how great 纳瓦罗 is!
During my time at NC I went through so many hardships! I had gotten into a car accident during my spring semester and due to my health issues I was forced to withdraw from 我所有的课. While I was lucky to be alive, I was now suffering physically, financially, 和情感上. 纳瓦罗 was very good to me during this time. 他们发送了get better flowers and allowed me to keep my scholarships until I was able to return for college 下学期. When I returned to college 下学期 my professors noticed the toll my accident had taken on me and arranged a meeting for me with a psychologist 在校园. I don’t know any other college that would do this. 纳瓦罗绝对是 来自上帝的礼物!
I received the Caston and First Generation Scholarship straight out of high school in order to pursue my education at 纳瓦罗大学. 纳瓦罗大学 was very good to me and was able to assist in my transition to Texas Tech University 健康 Science Center with the Graduate Caston scholarship.
I highly encourage others to pursue their education at 纳瓦罗大学! 他们提供了 so many tools to help you accomplish & 实现你的梦想职业! 他们进行了转变 from high school to college very easy and help prepare you for your next steps outside 社区大学的校长. I will always be a bulldog at heart!”
Favorite Quote: Jesus looked at them intently and said, “Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But with God everything is possible.——马太福音19:26
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