My name is Miriam Mendez, age 18, and I am the second/third kid in my family to graduate high school and move onto college. I grew up in a big family household, four kids (including myself) and two adults. My parents never went to college nor finished high school in their youth. My sister, Michelle, was the first one to go and to graduate college so seeing that accomplishment as a kid made me want to be just as successful as her. My parents always pushed me to do what they could not. That is one part of my reason to go to college, to make my parents proud. Another reason is because I want to be successful. Yes I know I can be successful without college, however, there are more benefits if I have a bachelor’s degree or higher. I am currently studying Psychology in hopes to become a psychiatrist. I would like to be a psychiatrist for all ages and I like to help people since I once used to be in their shoes. It makes me feel good knowing I can help people no matter what. After my 4 years of college, I would like to go to med school and pursue my career from there. Honestly speaking, god forbid this does not work out, I want to be happy with whatever I am doing if it means I can be successful and most importantly happy.