I always knew I wanted to do something in law enforcement, so much so that I joined a law enforcement program during high school. I was in this program during my junior and senior years, and it was in my senior year when I was 17, I found out I was pregnant with my son. Even though I was a pregnant teenager, I knew that I wouldn't give up on my dreams and my teachers in that program never gave up on me. They were some of the people who had the most faith in me. My husband, who is also my son's father, joined the military while I was pregnant, and was away during my pregnancy and even after, for about a year. During this time, I was in school, working towards my bachelor's degree, and raising my son alone. It was incredibly difficult but I managed to get through my first year of college with good grades and managed to keep a B average. After finishing my first year of college, my husband and I decided to live together because we knew that my son needed to be with his father. With that decision being made, I had to drop out of the university that I was attending. Due to unforeseen circumstances, I was not able to move right away and ended up taking about a year's break from school. Finally, at 19, my son and I are now living with my husband in San Diego, am adjusted, and I am ready to begin school again. I am admitted to Arizona State University and pursuing a Forensic Psychology degree. I want to use this degree to begin a career as a K9 officer. Although my degree is not required, it will help me not only to obtain the job that I want but to also work my way up to my desired position. This degree will not only allow me to work my way up, but I will be able to provide my family with financial stability. This is something that my husband and I hardly grew up with which is why it is something we both want for our son. I also want to help make a change in the world. When I first found out that I was pregnant, one of my biggest concerns was that my son was going to be raised in a world with so many problems and all I wanted was for him to be safe. I realized that by pursuing a career in Law enforcement, I was not only going to make a difference in the community for other people, but I was going make a difference in the world for my son as well. People always said to be the change that you want to see and I never understood what that meant until experiencing motherhood. All we want is for our children to be safe, happy, healthy, and have a better life than we did and I believe that receiving this degree and pursuing my career will allow me to give that to him. I know that It will take some time to work my way through and build myself up, but after not being able to give my son a Christmas last year, I know that I will not give up no matter how hard it gets because I don’t want to feel that again and I want to be able to give my son those experiences.