tdapf
05-30-2007, 11:55 PM
Ever since I heard about the Dream Act progress in Congress, I have been surfing the news and the internet to keep me updated on the latest news; therefore I am really glad I stumbled across this site. I have found it very informational and I am sure to find the latest information posted here. I also like the idea that everyone here is rallying for the same purpose.
Anyways. Here is a little something about myself.
I been in the US illegally for the past 17 yrs. My parents brought me over when I was 6. I graduated from college with a bachelor of science in chemical engineering.
I got lucky in the fact that the bill that allowed me to go to college paying resident tuition passed the year I graduated high school. I remember dreading my senior year and staying up nights as graduation approached wondering what I was going to do if I couldn't go to college . I wanted to be an engineer ever since I was in the sixth grade, and every day closer to my graduation I saw it as a death sentence to my dream. I didn't apply anywhere because I knew I couldn't afford it until a month before graduation (this was all thanks to my high school counselor who really bent herself backwards in trying to help me).
Now, however, due to my situation, I am facing another obstacle. I am currently unemployed and with no possibility of getting a job. Sometimes, when I get down, I feel as if my education is going to waste. I seriously considered going back to my home country to see if I could get a job there but the idea of going to an unknown country to an unknown situation and without knowing nobody over there really depresses and overwhelms me. Therefore, I instead decided to apply for a masters in petroleum engineering while waiting to see if any progress occurs with the DREAM Act. Hopefully something will happen because sometimes I can't stand my current idle state (hopefully I get into graduate school so this can change) and the idea of going back really scares me since I have only known America as my home.
Anyways. Here is a little something about myself.
I been in the US illegally for the past 17 yrs. My parents brought me over when I was 6. I graduated from college with a bachelor of science in chemical engineering.
I got lucky in the fact that the bill that allowed me to go to college paying resident tuition passed the year I graduated high school. I remember dreading my senior year and staying up nights as graduation approached wondering what I was going to do if I couldn't go to college . I wanted to be an engineer ever since I was in the sixth grade, and every day closer to my graduation I saw it as a death sentence to my dream. I didn't apply anywhere because I knew I couldn't afford it until a month before graduation (this was all thanks to my high school counselor who really bent herself backwards in trying to help me).
Now, however, due to my situation, I am facing another obstacle. I am currently unemployed and with no possibility of getting a job. Sometimes, when I get down, I feel as if my education is going to waste. I seriously considered going back to my home country to see if I could get a job there but the idea of going to an unknown country to an unknown situation and without knowing nobody over there really depresses and overwhelms me. Therefore, I instead decided to apply for a masters in petroleum engineering while waiting to see if any progress occurs with the DREAM Act. Hopefully something will happen because sometimes I can't stand my current idle state (hopefully I get into graduate school so this can change) and the idea of going back really scares me since I have only known America as my home.