Hopefully I'm not a lifer.

My job as pizza ninja at Pizza Corral is decent, it pays the bills, and it is better than working at McDonalds, in my opinion. On the other hand though, it is boring, repetitive, and pays bills yes, but there is no cash left over for enjoying life. I don't want to continue to slave away for the rest of my life and retire from Pizza Corral. The only way I can accept this is if I win the Powerball at 23, and retire from work altogether. Due to the unlikelihood of this happening, I have decided to continue my education at Western Technical College.
To become enrolled in an actual program here at WTC, you can't just whip out your wallet or swipe a credit card. There are certain requirements that each program has. The majority of programs require a criminal background check to be done. This is to help minimise the possibility of a person completing a program, only to later find out that they might be barred from employment in that field, due to something that happened in your past. Also, many occupations that involve a great deal of human interaction, or direct patient care, require that an immunization form be filled out. This routine check helps to minimize the spread of pathogenic disease. After the background check and immunization forms are completed, there is an online orientation that is need to be viewed. Then, fill out an essential functions form and you are ready to enroll, unless a CPR certification is also required. The majority of jobs in the health care industry, would require a continuous CPR certification throughout schooling and career. These enrollment steps are put in place to weed out the people just signing up for any old program, from the ones that are serious about that career.
I am currently in the process of completing my immunization form. Once I do this I will take the orientation, and do the essential functions form. I am glad to finally be almost eligible to enroll in the Physical Assistant Program. The steps to get into a program at WTC can be maticulos, but if success is what people want, then education is what people need. That is why I am entering my program at school, so that I will not have to make pizzas for the next 43 years.