Michaela is currently a freshman at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. Prior to graduating from high school she was offered three scholarships:
- Air Force ROTC Commander’s Leadership Scholarship to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
- Air Force ROTC Commander’s Leadership Scholarship to attend the University of New Mexico/New Mexico Tech
- Navy ROTC Tier 1 Scholarship to attend North Carolina State University
Michaela accepted the full-ride scholarship to New Mexico Tech, and was sworn into the United States Air Force on 31 August 2011. Michaela says she “absolutely loves it!”
