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It had taken Christine almost six years to complete her college and Master’s degrees. There were times she had gotten discouraged. She hung on and made it happen. Her parents wanted her to come back to Santa Barbara, but Christine felt her new home was right here.
With her degree, she had been given greater responsibilities at the Urgent Care Clinic. She works in sports therapy. Sometimes she fills in as a backup EMT on the ambulance. She loves her job and feels she is contributing to her community. Her new goal in life is to become a paramedic. With her Master’s degree and job experience, she can complete the paramedic program in less than a year.
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After college, Sandy took a job in the San Francisco Bay Area with a large advertising company. She was completely on her own, in a
