I grew up in a world of little things. I appreciated the details in my daily life - the way my mothers voice changed as she read to me, the innumerable times my father checked his pockets before leaving for work. I liked the comfort of cramped library corners and well explored territory and small state schools. Growing up in Asheville, I considered myself wordly enough- I couldn’t imagine anything bigger than the mountains and stories ever-present around town. It was an eclectic environment, a loud one, one that begged to be noticed. I went to an arts school and learned the importance of knowledge beyond memorization. I spent time downtown and listened to activists - street preachers and gay rights advocates and underpaid teachers all garnered …show more content…
For the first time in my life, I was at the top looking down. The tower of little things I’d built to get there began to quake. I was no longer comfortable with the average life I’d always seen for myself. I hadn’t realized how big the world was outside of my microscopic bubble and it only took one glance for me to realize I wanted more. Mere weeks after I returned home, desperate for new experiences, I recieved an email from QuestBridge informing me about the College Prep Scholarship. It was a godsend, my chance to reach for things I’d never even considered as legitimate options for myself. While the QuestBridge email was an invitation, it felt like a death sentence. Looking over the application, I preemptively mourned my missed opportunities. I bemoaned the hundreds of hours I’d spent at home on insignificant tasks, unrecognized efforts. I’d balanced dozens of things I thought no one cared about - teaching myself the AP Art History curriculum and tutoring friends over Skype, learning guitar and taking free MIT classes online, reading biology textbooks and revising my own novels. I didn’t realize that these things counted. I used to think I grew up in a world of little things. Now I know that every moment in my life thus far has been preparing me for the future I’m working
As a goal oriented young adult, I aim to express my motivation to apply for the Valencia College foundation scholarship. As a college student, I thrive on the challenges and obstacles that I encounter which allow me to continue become a successful scholar. My family for one, are the main source of motivation, which allows me to continue to excel in school. My past work experiences, also allow me to push through to my full potential in continuing my education. Lastly, my educational aspirations consist in becoming a registered nurse and to finally hold my bachelor’s degree in my hand. All these examples motivate me to continue to transcend in school.
In my spring 2017 semester Kean awarded me the Freshman Trustee Scholarship for exceptional high school scholastic achievements, such as acquiring a 3.71 unweighted GPA and scoring 27 on the ACT. Whilst having such strong potential for collegiate success, there is a significant demonstrated financial gap in my parents' savings, where I must allocate my job earnings, and the cost for me to independently pursue a college education. Although my brother is diagnosed with severe autism and ADHD, and will remain almost absolutely financially dependent on my parents for his entire life, my source of financial need stems from being the eldest of five. In two years 3/4 of my younger quadruplet siblings, who are juniors in high school, and I will all
The College JumpStart Scholarship will help me attain my goals by earning my bachelor degree in graphic design so I can become a professional graphic designer to a purse a career of my dreams. I am very compassionate about graphic design and how it can help me to achieve to start my own business to share my creativity and gift of art and share my amazing designs to people. I was accepted to University of North Florida and will begin classes in the fall semester. In order to fulfill my bachelor degree, I need this scholarship to pay for books, classes, art supplies, and living expenses on the campus. As a struggle college student, this scholarship will strength my opportunities at UNF to take advance graphic design classes so I can able to graduate
My father is going to retire in some years and my mother is a house wife. They both have invested in their house heavily therefore these reasons might affect my family’s ability to fund my college tuition.
I was awarded the Drexel Liberty Scholarship in 2015, but today, while reflecting on my college career, I am more appreciative of your donation than ever before. The past couple of months have not been the easiest for my family and I, but thanks to your donation, my financial standing at Drexel was not an additional burden. Furthermore, this scholarship has given me the privilege to advanced my education in my dream school and enjoy the perks of being a Drexel student, such as co-op.
I am currently enrolled in three AP courses and made the Distinguished Honor Roll for the first marking period of the 2016-2017 school year. Because I’ve been able to learn from my mistakes I will enhance the values of Towson University through making more personal growth, allowing me to help those around me by being proof that you should never give up on yourself. Although I spent the past months questioning whether I should even bother applying to college because of my below average GPA, I know that have grown and changed. I know what I am now capable of accomplishing. Knowing that it was never too late to change my future has made me the person I am
From the time I was born until the age of twelve, my family struggled with the basic necessities of life. My father worked endless hours in a factory, and yet somehow came home with a smile on his face. As a young kid, I never knew we were struggling. The thought had never occurred to me. As I got older I started to realize that my single father was working his life away to care and provide for his two little girls. He completely put aside his well-being because as long as his girls were cared for, nothing else mattered. Life was never easy, but as a young adult today, I have come to accept that my background has been a prerequisite for greatness, for it is our backgrounds that define who we are. The way we are raised, the way we are taught to believe, and the way we are taught to act, make us who we are today.
The fourth value enumerated in the Oregon State Police Officers Association’s mission is “to foster and maintain, among members of the Association, the highest standards of professionalism and devotion to duty.” A devotion to duty has become more to me than actively perform one’s responsibilities. What I believe has molded me into the young man that I am today is that I have set a precedent of service in my life so great that I want my entire to be devoted to it. Service has become the act that benefits and advances all people with the talents that I have been granted and in the ways I am trained to do, and I am in the process of dedicating my life to this continual form of duty.
Ever since I was a young kid I have always been interested in movies. My grandma, who was full of the wise the life experience left, always knew about my interest in movies. She feed my vain for the art. Even though her religion, she professed Adventist of seven-day religion, didn't let her go to the cinema, she always found the way to took me to the cinema. She and I enjoyed watch movies. We used to sit in the darkness room, with our faces illuminated from the reflection of the light which rebooted from the screen, both absorbs in the plot of the movie which made us laughed or cried. After the movie, while we went back to her home, she started to talk about the movie. She had a particular point of view where the main story
Through serving Americorps I would have the opportunity to volunteer and serve in multiple cities throughout the United States. However, even though I am aware that I have the opportunity to leave Buffalo, and travel to another city or states for a new adventure I decided to devote my year of service to my hometown of Buffalo, New York. When I first told my friends and professors that I would be applying for Americorps after graduation the first questions asked were “where are you going?”, followed by “why don’t you want to go somewhere warmer” when I replied that I would be staying in Buffalo. Although I admit I would prefer the Californian or Arizonian heat over the arctic, relentless, and frigid weathers of Buffalo, I recognize that if I
All my life I had grown up watching and loving most sports. I played my fair share of baseball and the occasional pick-up game of football and basketball, which all surprisingly came easily to me, but it wasn’t until the summer before freshman year that I truly found the most challenging and rewarding sport. This sport was like no other. It required more than just hand-eye coordination and speed. This sport required thinking, patience and endless practice, something a successful Penn State student also needs. Because golf challenged me more than any other activity, I had to work twice as hard. However, along the way it taught me valuable lessons I learned to translate over to my everyday life.
Evidence 2a is an email form the College Recruiter at Community College of Aurora, and my response to his email. I welcomed Noel to my class and he presented about various post-secondary education opportunities to my students who are enrolled for concurrent classes. He talked about various opportunities including ASCENT program, grants, internships, and other programs. The students were very happy to learn about various programs from Community College of Aurora to help students for higher
It wasn’t until I was exposed to reality that I took a close look at what I’d been missing,
I chose to apply to Georgetown University School of Medicine for several reasons that I think will allow me to become a well-prepared physician. I envision myself working in primary care in underserved communities and what Georgetown University School of Medicine aims to train their students to be medical professionals with empathy and respect are qualities that I am looking for as a prospective medical student from a medical school’s mission and vision. The more than one hundred and fifty years of experience that this institution has and its continuation of providing the best education and always putting the service to others first are the main reasons why I applied to this medical school.
Attach an essay explaining your outstanding loyalty and service to your school, community and family. Include how your future plans will involve service to others.