This episode talks about the perfect storm that contributed to me dropping out of college and how this decision set the tone for the rest of my professional life as well as how I began to view and define myself. I was born and raised in Washington, DC. After completing high school at Duke Ellington School of the Arts, I went on to attend Howard University-- briefly. After making the Dean’s List, National Society of Collegiate Scholars and even getting an “A” on a French 3 exam, where I had to hold a whole conversation with my professor (in French! With a Black-girl from DC accent! While crying!)-- I decided to drop out. Why? How did I get there? What happened to my life as a result?