Julie M Anderson

Share a story about someone who had a positive impact on your life.

I spent a lot of time not asking, because I believed the response would not be a positive one. I didn’t ask to go to Hershey Park with my choir class because I thought my request would be denied. That was middle school.

I went to a grad school program overview for information systems at GWU and one of the things one of the professors said regarding the application process was that quote above. I was sitting there thinking that I probably wouldn’t get in. Probably wouldn’t ace all of the classes.

I did ask. I applied. I was accepted. And while I didn’t ace all of my classes, I did finish the program with a decent gpa. And I carried my second son and gave birth. And was working. Btw, being pregnant and taking the metro into Dc sucked. A lot.

So…. That happened.

Ask. The answer might be “yes”.