Meet Ashley Nass, a transfer student from Springfield, MO!

Ashley transferred to Missouri State University from Ozarks Tech. Ashley is pursuing the Special Education major at Missouri State.

When asked why Ashley chose to transfer to Missouri State, Ashley said, “Missouri State is in the area, and growing up I would hear that MSU (back then SMSU) was THE place to get your education degree.”

Describing the challenges of transferring, Ashley says, “the first time I tried to transfer I did not have a high enough GPA. I started college as the first graduating class of OTC’s Middle College. I started college in high school when I was young, dumb, and thought a D was a passing grade. Hindsight is 20/20. I went back to OTC and began my teaching degree and was able to get my GPA up high enough to transfer.” Ashley has worked hard to excel academically, and her efforts are paying off – Ashley is a member of Tau Sigma (the national honors society for transfer students) and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars!

Ashley says the most enjoyable part of her transfer experience has been, “the friends that I have made. I am in the Pathways for Paras program and have made a lot of friends in my classes since we are all moving through this program together.” Ashley has enjoyed her transfer experience so much that her advice to a new transfer student would be, “it may seem intimidating – even a little daunting – but it will be the best decision and worth the work!”

Ashley would like to this opportunity to thank the people who have made the most impact on her transfer experience: 1) her mom, Suzanne, for, “always pushing me to work hard and for allowing me to play playdough on the coffee table”, 2) her husband, Kenny, for, “handling what I can’t keep up with and supporting me”, and 3) her “Greene Valley family – you guys rock!”