Rajae White is a recent graduate from Gibbs High School and was dual enrolled at St. Petersburg College. We asked him if he knew what he wanted to go to college to study – and somewhat surprisingly – he knew! He credits his time at SPC to helping him think in terms of his long term future – and saving money in the process! Below is his account of his life currently and his future aspirations.

“My Name is Rajae White a graduate from Gibbs high school. I will be attending Florida Memorial University in Miami to further my studies in Aviation and Aerospace Engineering. I will major in aviation and minor in aerospace engineering. I aspire after college to become a pilot all while knowing the fundamentals of aircraft. I mean wouldn’t it be nice for pilots to be able to fly planes and also know what it takes to build a plane? My educational journey is going great and has been a great experience. I graduated cum laude and top 20% of my class, being an alumni of my high school is a prodigious feeling and has motivated me to go out and do bigger and better things in life. Now that I’ve graduated high school, I’m excited to see what the world has to offer. I’m excited to attend college and gain the college and independence experience. SPC has helped me by setting me ahead, I was dual enrolled so I got a couple college classes out the way for free.”

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