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Project Working Mom Scholarship Winner - Monique Castro

Project Working Mom Winner

Monique Castro

Professional Medical Billing and Claims Program
Ashworth College


I am 23-years-old and I have 3 beautiful kids. My oldest is a girl and she will be 6 in june, then i have my son who will be 4 in may and my baby girl who is 21 months. Yes, I have been a mommy at a very young age, but I did finsih my senior year while I had my first daughter and also going through my husband's first deployment to Iraq. I was able to walk across stage and recieve my diploma.

I am an army wife currently going through another deployment. This is our 3rd deployment in 6 years. I have put off going to school because I put my family first. I am currently working as a childcare provider out of a home. I cannot afford to go to school because i would have to pay for childcare for two of my kids.

Being able to go to school online will be perfect for me because i would not have to take my kids to a daycare and pay for it. I would not have to take time off work to go to school because I will be able to do it online. Also, it will help with not adding another stress to my life with my husband being at war.

When my husband gets back from this deployment I would love to get a job in the medical field and actually make money that will help out. I have always been intrested in doing something in the medical field. I love to help others.

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About Victoria

Hello. I was born and raised in Indiana, and am the youngest of four children. When I was growing up, I had to help my oldest sister a lot because she is a person with disabilities. We got really close, and she taught me a lot about women's history, and how to take pride in being a strong woman. After high school, I enrolled at Smith, a small liberal arts women's college. At my school, I studied alongside non-traditional students, who taught me things that weren't in our lectures. The non-traditional students were women 25+. They were mothers, wives, divorcees, widows, sisters, aunts, nieces. Our oldest graduate earned her degree at age 83! Today, I am a New Jerseyan working at eLearners.com, helping build a website that is dedicated to non-traditional students enrolling in online degree programs.
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