I moved with my now-husband to Ann Arbor in the fall of 2014. After college I worked as a travel agent for six years, specializing in arranging trips for clients to the South Pacific: Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Tahiti, and Hawaii. After graduating in 2008, I went to Kenyon College, where I majored in American Studies, with a concentration in Environmental Studies, and minored in Italian. I surprised myself at how well I’m actually doing.I grew up in Mount Rainier, MD, just outside of Washington, D.C. It showed me I can succeed going back to school. Then I came across HFC, and it was the perfect fit for me. When I decided to return to school, I was so lost looking into all these colleges and universities at the time. “The main way the College helped me is it gave me a place to go. There’s no shame in attending a community college.”įor Metushi, the community college route has led to the success he wanted from the start. Having attended both Wayne State and HFC, I can say the classes are about the same in terms of difficulty and challenges. “I remember how your peers would laugh at you if you said you were attending a community college. “There’s this push in high school to rush you into a university,” he said. Metushi is grateful for the second chance HFC has provided him. “I hadn’t spoken publicly in a long time, but it went well,” he said. He spoke briefly about his background at the meeting. Metushi read the acknowledgements section at September’s HFC Board of Trustees meeting. “I thought, ‘Oh, yeah, I can do this.’ So I applied and got the job.”
“I got an email from Career Services about this job,” he said. at its New Vehicle Testing Facility in Allen Park.
Metushi is a test driver for Ford Motor Co. Metushi has continued working, and even got his current job through the HFC Career Services office. He recently applied to be the chapter president of NSLS at HFC. He is a member of the HFC chapters of Phi Theta Kappa and the National Society of Leadership and Success. He is on the HFC Student Council, and is the student representative on the HFC Strategic Planning Team. Metushi has been active outside the classroom at HFC. She inspired me to look into pharmacy as a career.” Finding success at HFC “There are so many different meds she’s on, which have extended her life. “She’s been struggling her whole life with so many health problems,” said Metushi. His grandmother inspired him to become a pharmacist. While he is unsure of where he will continue his education, one option is Columbia University in New York City. He is on track to earn his associate degree from HFC in 2023. His ultimate career goal is to earn his doctorate in pharmacology. Metushi enrolled at HFC in the Pre-Pharmacy program. This time, he had a plan and a field of study. Greater life experience gave Metushi the impetus to give college another shot in 2020. Census Bureau, where he went door-to-door during the pandemic. He was a cook at the Newburgh Grill in Livonia, eventually becoming the manager. So he left Wayne State and entered the workforce, trying out different kinds of jobs. There was nothing wrong with Wayne State, but it wasn't the right time in his life for Metushi to stay enrolled. I just lost motivation and stopped showing up to class.” “Then, I just dropped the ball completely. “I did okay my first semester,” said Metushi. Thurston High School in Redford in 2014, Metushi enrolled at Wayne State University, which he attended for nearly 2 years. His family settled in Redford, where he still lives. Best of all, he feels he has found his way in life.Ī native of Albania, Metushi – the eldest of three – immigrated to the United States when he was a toddler. He is now on track to a degree, and a potential career as a pharmacist. After a difficult start to his college career, HFC gave student Keven Metushi the second chance he needed.