I started my college experience in September 1987, shortly after graduating high school.
After I graduated high school I didn’t have any real direction in my life. I knew I wanted and needed to go to college, but as far as a profession I didn’t have any idea. Unfortunately, I had been floundering for several years in school. I was mostly a C+ student with the occasional B.
Because of these reasons, after graduating I went to a small local college in Flint, Michigan – Mott College. For me this was a good experience. It allowed me to do some growing up and get a taste of higher education. I went to Mott for two semesters and then left for two years to work as a missionary.
After returning from that experience I knew what I wanted to do – I wanted to be a chiropractor. I found the school I wanted to go – Parker College in Dallas, Texas.
So, I moved to Dallas and enrolled North Lake College, which is part of the Dallas County Community College district. There I finished my under graduate studies and entered Parker College in May of 1993.
Prior to entering Parker I was married to my sweetheart. By the time I graduated in 1996 I had many people who had helped me through my education – my parents, my wife, in laws and many different friends. One of the funnest things I was able to do for all of these people was give them a framed certificate that was entitled “Got Him Through.” It was a certificate from the school and it was basically my “thanks” to all of these people.
After graduating one of the funnest things I was able to do for myself in the starting in practice process was to have my diploma put into a custom frame.
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It only seems fitting. We spend >$100,000 on the education. That certificate represents a serious investment. It should be properly framed and displayed.
I have mine custom framed. I got mine in 1995 and the ink is a bit sun-faded. I will need to look into a restoration artist soon.