About me

Hey, my name is Amber Skiles and I am currently a Sophomore at IUPUI. I am acutally torn on what I really want to do right now. Initally I was studying dental hygiene and will apply for dental school in February, but as the time approaches I am not really sure if that is what I want to do. But because I am finished with all the prereqs that I need to take for dental school I have started taking classes for elementary education. The more classes that I take for elementary ed. the more I feel myself siding with this major. My hopes are to teach first, second, or third grade.

I was born in Phoneix Arizona and lived there until I was about 5 years old. Then I moved in with my aunt and unlce to a small town in Northwest Indiana- Kouts was the name of my town. My graduating class only had 50 kids in it. In high school I was really involved. I was a 3 sport athelete, I played volleyball, basketball, and softball. I was also a member of the National Honor Society and the student council.

Like I previously mentioned, I moved in with my aunt and unlce. I only have one sister but my aunt and unlce had three of their own. Tony who is 27 is married and has one little girl, Reese who I adore more than any child on this planet. Holly (25) is the second oldest. She lives here in Indy and is going to school down here to be a vet. Angela (23) also lives in Indy. She is a nurse that works in the surgical trama unit in the Methodist hospital. And finally my sister, Summer (21) lives in Bloomington Indiana, and is currently a student at Indiana University studying social work and will continue her schooling here at IUPUI next year to get her masters degree. Summer is my best friend in the entire world and I honestly could not ask for a better sister than her. My aunt and uncle are the greatest parents anyone could ever ask for. I am truely blessed that they took me under their wings and they have supported me through everything. Also, I have a grandma that means the world to me and I love to spend time with her.

A little more about me:

In my free time I love to hang out with my friends and family. Like my family, my friends do mean the world to me. The best friends that I do have I have gone to school with since I was in preschool. They are the greatest friends that I could ever ask for. We all go to different schools so we frequently are making trips to visit eachother on the weekends. Also, I am a HUGE Chicago Bears and Chicago Cubs fan. I watch and go to every game that I can. Truthfully, I could sit and watch sports all day long. I love pictures ( if you cant tell) . Most recently I have been introduced to the Big Brothers-Big Sisters program and plan to be a part of. Ontop of school and all of that I am currently working the IUPUI Campus Center at the Information Desk.