Thesis• Baltimore, Maryland

• Private school & college

• Financial struggles

Recession• 2007-2008

• Largest since Great Depression

• Unemployment rates in Maryland increase

• 2008-> 2.6 million Americans become unemployed

Kentucky experience• Meet people who have gone through similar struggle

• Outlooks on this situation

Private school• Small, all girls, boarding school

• Gain confidence in myself

• Feel ready for change for college

• University of Kentucky is the right fit

Goals• Graduate with Bachelor’s in Elementary Education

• Get job after graduation

• Eventually get Master’s• Pay for completely on my own

Works Cited• "Interview with Bill Davis." Telephone interview. 5 Feb. 2015.• "Interview with Emily Davis." Telephone interview. 10 Feb. 2015.• Statisitcs, U.S. Bureau Of Labor. “The Recession of 2007-2009.” The Recession of

2007–2009: BLS Spotlight on Statistics (2012): 1-18. U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics. Feb. 2012. Web. 12 Feb. 2015. <http://www.bls.gov/spotlight/2012/recession/pdf/recession_bls_spotlight.pdf&gt;.

• Uchitelle, Louis. “U.S Lost 2.6 Million Jobs in 2008.” Editorial. The New York Times [New York City] 9 Jan. 2009, Business sec.: n. pag. The New York Times. 9 Jan. 2009. Web. 17 Feb. 2015. <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/09/business/worldbusiness/09iht-jobs.4.19232394.html?_r=0&gt;.

• Reninger, Jen. Every Little Thing, Gonna Be Allright. Digital image. Design Nomad. N.p., 3 July 2008. Web. 26 Feb. 2015. <designnomad.blogspot.com/2008_07_01_archive.html>.