My plan was just to stay at ABAC for one year and then leave, but I fell in love with the campus. I fell in love with the people and the professors. Simply, I fell in love with ABAC and what it had to offer. ABAC gave me the opportunity to be the person I was always meant to be. The professors were so warm and encouraging but challenged you to push beyond your limits. I can safely say that without those skills learned from ABAC that I would not have a job now. It was from my experiences in the classroom to even jobs I did on campus that allowed me to have such an easy transition to adult life in the workforce. If ABAC can promise you anything, it can promise that it will get you ready for the real world if you tap into the opportunities it has there. *Jordan now works for The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as the GEAR UP Coordinator.