Allie Medellin
What was your motivation for applying to and attending college? "My parents were teenagers when they had me. My mother put her dream of becoming a nurse on hold so she could raise children at a young age. My mother instilled in me the value of an education and its power to take me wherever I wanted to go. My mother was my motivation to attend and succeed in college, and she continues to be my cheerleader today. I now have a master's degree in social work, and my mother went back to school here at IUPUI (now IU Indianapolis) and fulfilled her dream of becoming a registered nurse. Today she is a nurse practitioner, and my passion for education has led me to a career in higher ed." —Assistant Director, Internship and Career Advising, PREPs, School of Science