I like the close-knit community at Milligan. You meet lots of different and interesting people from all over the world. The classes are small and the professors are really good. They make an effort to get to know you and check on you.

I like to see the bigger picture and how you can connect so many things from years back to now. It explains the human experience so in-depth.

My dream.

I want to go into management and either be a CEO or maybe go to law school and be an attorney. I'm the first person in my family to go to college. I'm blessed with opportunities that the rest of my family only dreamed of. I want to show my leadership skills and do something with my life -- do something to help people. At Milligan I get to talk to leaders in the business world and learn how to be ethical in situations and be a better person. It's about keeping your Christian values and serving others.

How I got to Milligan.

I didn't know much about East Tennessee and I thought I wanted to stay in Nashville and commute to school. But I wanted the total college opportunity so I looked at a state school and at an historically black college. That's where people I knew went and I just figured I'd go there. My high school was one of the top schools in the state and I had to work really hard. I thought I had my mind made up. But then I started thinking, "What if that's not where I'm supposed to be?" I started thinking about my family, my future, and the pressure of what to do after graduation. My parents had no means to send me to college so I started praying, "If that's not where you want me to go, let me know." This sounds strange, but the very next day my guidance counselor tracked me down and told me she had a college she wanted me to look at. She told me about Milligan. This feeling just came over me immediately. I learned it was a Christian college, they had a scholarship to help me, and everything fit into what I needed. I couldn't speak. I just prayed, "God, I guess this is the school." My parents didn't understand at first but they believed my story. Then we came to visit and it was so pretty and such a great school. My parents loved it. And it did fit perfectly. I still love it.

Spiritual life.

I'm growing spiritually. This is an environment where you can grow spiritually and the academics are wonderful. It's got a good job placement rate and great reputation. People know Milligan and say, "That's a good school."