A High School Female Spanish Teacher told my Mother at Parent and Teacher Day I wasn’t college material She was speaking really on her own assumption Could it be she felt afraid I would succeed? The fact I made the Dean’s list in college shows inspiration and dedication to achieve Also not listing to the High School Teacher in being deceived Determination is the true effort No one knows better than one’s self The person is the true testimony like nobody else I remember my mother stating, “I am going to make my Son college material” I proved the High School Spanish Teacher wrong College was where I belonged The lectures opened my mind The theories with logical approaches combined Understanding with having a will Above all deleting negativity I became a college graduate while thinking positively People don’t always have your best interest Desired and success goes along way, but it is up to the individual in having the words to say “Never give up nor give in” Let knowledge fill your cup Encourage yourself and move forward Success is about looking upward No matter what anybody says, “You are you, and you know about what you must do to achieve” Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise “Knowledge at any level and you are included and not being secluded".