FCAN interviews FAU Transfer Student, Nehemiah Charles

In higher education, transfer students navigate unconventional paths, weaving ambition, challenges, and resilience into their journeys. During a student panel at the 2023 Florida Summit on Accelerating Transfer Success, students shared their reasons for transferring, the resources they relied on, and the additional help they would have liked to have.
Across the board, students agreed that asking questions was a crucial step in their journey.
"You have to ask questions to make sure that you're on the right track," said Nehemiah Charles, a transfer student who transferred from Polk State College and now attends Florida Atlantic University. "Because if you don't know anything, how are you supposed to navigate?"
Charles regularly visits his academic advisor and keeps asking questions. He also checks in with his mother to share his progress and be reminded of the importance of his journey. "She says "education is the key to the world," Charles said. As a first-generation student, Charles knows his journey is forging a path for his younger siblings.
"I am the example for my family. Having that kind of lead means they will know what to do and what to exceed, which is a big thing," Charles said."
He now majors in geomatic engineering and balances his studies with his on-campus work responsibilities to keep up with tuition costs and living expenses in Boca Raton.
"I'm always doing something. I don't have the leisure of just not doing anything," Charles said. "College is not cheap.”
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