Show Student still going strong after 16 years Adam Sollis Contributing Writer On just about every campus in America on any given da day or night students hustle through quads sprint down hallways and dash into classrooms all on their way to the bright future that thata a college degree promises The campus is no different students fill classes on a daily basis as they dig in and work their way toward their futures John Trimmings Trimming's goals are no different from any other student at however to describe his educational journey to this point as a road less traveled could very possibly be an understatement Trimming started his college experience 15 half and-a-half years ago and now at long last looks forward to a summer time graduation To help put timing into perspective George HW Bush was president of the United States Michael Jordan and his bulls were about to win their first of 6 championships and Bry Bryan Bryan an Adams Adam's Everything I do I do it for you topped Ca Casey ey Kasem's American Top 40 A lot has happened since I first started college 16 years ago Trimming said Im not sure if I even know how many times I have started and stopped taking classes Trimming first started t taking king classes in the fall of 91 before taking a two year sabbatical Upon his return Trimming began his studies for a second time working toward a degree degre in Multimedia Since returning to sch school o Trimming has lias changed his college career path twice and has had to take a number of additional courses delaying his graduation date however better preparing him for a alife alife alife life after school Rather than spending his days attending classes and studying as many of his classmates do Trimming does most of his class work online and spends the majority of his time working as a technical sales specialist for a leader in the computing industry and helping his wife raise their two children He and his family enjoy spending time together inthe in inthe inthe the outdoors Trimming is also an accomplished amateur photographer and spends countless hours working privately refining his skills as a web designer I look forward to the day I am finished with my degree however I cant can't say that it will define me Trimming said Trimming believes that his college education will open up additional doors for him in the future that might have otherwise been closed but holds fast to his belief that it is the filling that makes life worth living A college degree is like a ahouse ahouse ahouse house everybody wants to have one but its it's everything that goes inside that makes it a home Trimming said Over the past 16 years there has been plenty of filling fillingin in Trimmings life from his marriage to his lovely wife to the birth of his two children there have been beena a number of people and events to turn the Trimming house into a home Trimming believes that the keys to finish finishing ng school in fewer than 16 years are area Interview professionals in areas of work that interest you before starting your education select an area of study that will guide you toward your chosen profession and meet with witha a counselor regularly to tomake tomake tomake make sure you are still on course He also suggests that studying isn't a bad idea |