leesa Cozart一直很喜欢学习。
She earned her associate’s degree in mathematics from Houston Community College and started on a business degree, too. 这位两个孩子的母亲在CVS Caremark找到了一份工作，帮助人们获得药物。
One day, Cozart heard about KC学者 on the radio. The program offers an adult learner scholarship that provides up to $50,000 for eligible adults who do not have a bachelor’s degree. 最初，她开始攻读商科学位，但后来转到药学，进入医疗保健领域。
Cozart’s son, MJ, was born with Duchenne muscular dystrophy and Cozart knew first-hand that if she became a pharmacist, she could help others in a different way.
“I just wanted to be able to be on the front line to help people as opposed to having to call their insurance company,” she said.
她的第一个学期很难适应。 她对严格的学习计划感到压力，对工作量感到压力，但她很快就找到了一种更适合她的方法，每天都做功课。
“My spring semester, I kind of eased up on myself,” she said. “I've learned to not be so hard on myself and to be kind to myself, knowing that this is all new for me and there's going to be ups and downs.”
Her love for learning, and knack for business didn’t end there. Cozart enrolled in the 威尼斯人娱乐城 Master’s of Business Administration program to finish her business degree and will start MBA courses, along with her pharmacy courses, in Fall 2024.
“I'm really just moving by faith and not by sight at this point,” she said. “I don't know what God has in store for me. 我知道我不写我的故事。 I'm just going according to His plan.”
Managing two graduate programs, full-time work and motherhood is a balancing act, but Cozart says with some determination, there’s nothing that can’t be done.
“If I can do it, anyone can do it, given everything I have on my plate,” Cozart said. “So I think it's doable and pharmacy is a good profession if you want to help people and you want a high-paying job that doesn't require the residencies of doctors.”
科扎特说，远程工作有助于她攻读学位，因为这让她有时间和MJ和她的女儿玛丽亚在一起，她们很高兴看到妈妈成为一名学生。
“It makes me feel proud of her,” MJ said. “And it also shows me that regardless of age, regardless of what stage you are in life, it’s never too late to do what you want to do.”
对于MJ这个初中生来说，有一个能与学校相关的挑战联系起来的父母有助于保持他的动力。
“I feel as compared to most parent-kid relationships, where the parent just doesn't know what the kid’s going through with school and everything, having a mom in school makes me feel better about asking for help, and she helps me better because we're both going through kind of similar experiences,” he said.
向她的孩子们展示什么是可能的，这是激励Cozart在充满挑战的时期继续前进的部分原因。
“I definitely do everything I can to try to be the best role model for my kids,” Cozart said. “I want them to know that the opportunities are endless.”