I wanted to go to college from the beginning.
I was preparing for college as early as middle school, but not everybody was the same.
My siblings all went to college besides one. It was my youngest brother who struggled a lot with academics going as far back as elementary school. My parents were smart and told him that he needed to find what worked for him instead of following the paths of others. While my siblings and I mostly all got really good grades, it was my youngest brother who struggled the most in school. It would be easy for a parent to expect all of their children to perform the same in school, but they knew that getting down on my youngest brother would only make his difficulties worse. He tried really hard and still could only get a C in some classes. Well I would have got in trouble if I had gotten to see, that’s because my parents knew I was capable of getting an A without trying nearly as hard as my youngest brother. And because they were smart about nurturing his strengths, he was able to navigate his way into trade school towards the end of high school. He decided to become an HVAC technician after reviewing the options at trade school. He has always wanted to work with his hands and he said that he was fascinated by the whole world of HVAC technology in general. He wants a few videos on YouTube about the refrigeration cycle and how air conditioners work, which he said was fascinating.