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Tennessee Court Reporters Association Scholarship Winning Essay
Essay Theme: "Why I Want to Become a Court Reporter"
There are so many goals that I have set for my life. The top priority on the list is becoming a Court Reporter.
I used to be a legal secretary for a group of attorneys in downtown Memphis. I saw my first Court Reporter in person while working there. Every time I would schedule one for a deposition, they would come in with their equipment, and secure the record of the deposition. I never could figure out how they were typing so fast. The whole process fascinated me. I thought why aren't I doing that? I have to do that. I don't want to be stuck behind a desk anymore; I want to do something important like that! For two years I researched the Court Reporting Profession, wondering how I was going to get started. I work full time, I have 3 kids, how can I get into it. Then it just happened, I decided to go ahead and enroll in school, no matter how much sleep I was going to lose, how long the days were going to be between school, work, kids and husband, I decided, I want to be a Court Reporter and it will all be worth it in the end.
Becoming a Court Reporter is now something I dream about all night and think of all day. What's it going to be like? What will my schedule look like? What will my clients be like? So many questions run through my head day to day. There is one question I never ask, and that's "How good will I be?" because I know I am going to put my heart in soul into it. If there is one thing I have learned in life its, "What you put in, you get out!" words I try to live by when it comes to work, school, my children, my health, everything. 我要提问
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