I went to a small private school (less than 1000 people at the time) in South Carolina. In high school I thought I wanted to go to college to be a doctor. I aced my anatomy class and thought I would really enjoy that tract until I took Chemistry. After giving that class everything I had and then some I was in a really low point when I finished the semester with a 71 average beating a failing grade by 2 points. It was really rough. The next year I had one class that was a mini block (45 minute electoral class) and it was a class about entrepreneurship which I had no idea what that meant. I just knew I didn't want to take an electoral art class. The entrepreneurship class was so eye opening! We even had a project where we had to get in groups and create a product to sell to other kids at school and then we split the profit, it was so much fun!

Fast forward to college where I signed up for Graphic Design so I could be in 4 years of electoral art classes.....

I wanted to go to college for video but the college I chose didn't offer it so I opted for the closest thing. I really did enjoy the classes even though I still can't draw or paint despite literal HOURS of doing just that. One thing it really did help with was giving me knowledge of how to use the design software like adobe illustrator, photoshop, and self taught video editing through the adobe suit. I was able to create my own business logo, business cards, websites, etc... I did an internship with a videographer and invested in online coaches and courses that taught video so I could pursue that while getting an eye for design. 

I started my first business in college, a video production company that shot primarily weddings. Taking graphic design allowed me to design my first business without having to pay anyone for things like logo design, website, business cards design, etc...

I picked up a lot of technical skills and most importantly I picked up the skill of how to learn things. 

My brother and I when I was in college