College Scholarships

The NCAA believes “that a student-athlete is a student first and athlete second.” Student-athletes benefit more than from playing a sport that they love. The graduation rate is higher among the student athletes than the general student body. “NCAA studies show that student-athletes enjoy high levels of engagement in academics, athletics and community: have positive feeling about their overall athletics and academic experiences: attribute invaluable life skills to being a student-athlete: and are more likely to earn similar or higher wages after college than non-student athletes.”

The Coastal Bend College Endowed Scholarship Application will be the second scholarship I have applied for because I didn't think about college until my second semester of my senior year when a coach said “you’d be perfect for this job”. After I heard that statement I started looking into studying kinesiology and asking questions about their experiences. Ever since then I have been wanting to become what I think of them, which is a hero. I want to help kids achieve their goals and become someone important. I understand coaches do not get paid a fair amount, but I am willing to accept this fact. To me it is about graduating college and doing something I know I will enjoy for the rest of my life.

I have played sports ever since I could remember. I have played multiple sports a year since my freshman year. I've played high school football and soccer for four years. In both of these sports I have received multiple awards for including my recent award for football as I was selected for All-State. I plan to continue my football career in college. I played only one year of baseball and decided to quit playing to focus on soccer and football. My sophomore year I was a JV captain of my soccer team. Then my senior year I was a Varsity Captain. Playing sports have been my favorite part of high school and I wish I could go back and do it all over

“Rest with me for a moment or two I have a story to tell you.” I have played basketball for six years straight now i'm on the middle school team. This is an intense sport with lots of running and shooting and a lot of getting injured. This sport takes lots and lots of practice. Also lots of teamwork. This is important to me because I want to get a basketball scholarship to go to the University Of Florida and accomplish my dream and become a basketball player of the WNBA(Women's National Basketball Association.) Another reason, is that I wanna make my mom, dad, grandma,and grandpa proud of me . They wanted me to play basketball because I have been so good at it over the years .They want me to succeed and get a scholarship in this sport.Then

While I was looking for off-campus scholarships and internships, I realized a couple of things. First, looking for and applying for the off-campus scholarships or internships was a lot harder than I had imagined. In the beginning, it was hard because I didn’t know where to start looking and I wanted those opportunities to be relevant to my major. However, with the help of NISFeP, they were very helpful in guiding me places to look for opportunities, provided a list of opportunities I might be interested in, and answered any concerns I had when applying. Another reason it was harder than I had imagined was that many opportunities had many requirements that had to be met before you could even apply to them. Some of those requirements I didn’t meet them, so accordingly I had to turn those applications down.

Receiving a scholarship will impact my career gravely, not only will this help me to continue my studies, but it will also help me in my studies, so that I may not stay focused on the money aspect of things. While being in college the thing to stress about the most should have to be studying and staying on track with your assignments, but money plays a huge part in a college students life. We have to be aware of how much money we are putting into our career and not get behind on bills, but in trying to keep up with those bills, working long hours at a minimum wage paying job, trying to volunteer and studying, we, or I as a student get very overwhelmed from time to time. So, receiving a scholarship will be load off of all the stress I put on my shoulders on a daily basis. Not only is it a stress reliever to receive a scholarship, but it also boosts ones self esteem.

The academic performance of student-athletes is a current and highly publicized topic in higher education. The relationship between the educational mission of colleges and universities and intercollegiate athletics has been questioned by students, parents, faculty, student personnel workers, and academic and athletic department administrators. The concerns are whether student-athletes have been prepared for college level work and whether they are given an adequate opportunity to attain a college degree Academic success is important because

I have worked hard throughout my high school career and I feel like I should be considered for these scholarships because of my efforts to try my best. I have been busy with my organizations’ projects and in my schoolwork and work, while also balancing my classes. I feel as though my perseverance throughout my high school years, especially this year, has helped me better prepare myself to be successful in college and whatever obstacles that I may have to face. I wish to be considered for these scholarships because I am very active in my school community and my first priority that I have for school is to keep my GPA high and to retain information that will help me in the future. These scholarships may not seem like a big deal for some individuals,

Becoming a recipient of the Potomac Health Foundation Fellows Program will make my accomplishments possible during my journey to becoming a medical doctor. Receiving this scholarship will be an example that help is always there for people like me who are willing to contribute to create a better world. The money that I will receive from the scholarship will help me to overcome the financial obstacles that I face in college. I will have the funds to cover the college expenses. Becoming a recipient of the scholarship will also give me an opportunity to reach my service out to those in need by volunteering for more hours.

In conclusion, recieving a scholarship would impact my life significantly by minimizing the burden of paying for school, by helping me to begin to realize my dreams, and would be the catalyst to start me serving the public. Without these scholarships, I would be hard pressed to pay for school, due to me being so young and having not very much money or a means to generate it. Especially considering that even if I do graduate, it's not guaranteed that I could get a job to pay it back. As we all know, student loans are the kind of loans one has to pay no matter what, and it would be a foolish gamble to assume I would get a job directly following college that'll allow me to begin to pay for my student loans. Anyways, not having to deal with the

Receiving a Scholarship will allow me not to be stressed out on where I will get the money to pay for college. A Scholarship will also allow me not to get heavy into student loan debt and after graduation I will not have to worry finding job quickly to starting paying my student loan debt. Having a Scholarship that pay for my education can reduce my risk of dropping out and not getting the degree. A Scholarship can also mean more time for studying and learning, which can get me better grades and increase my chances for continuing on to graduate school.

It may seem obvious why I am applying for a college scholarship, considering college is extremely expensive. I would rather explain what this scholarship would help me accomplish. Throughout my high school career, I have been fascinated by biology and the medical field, specifically with genetics and genetic research. As I researched potential future careers, I became intrigued by genetic counseling. In this profession, I would be able to do two things I love most, help people and learn more about genetics. As a genetic counselor, I would compile family histories with my clients and use genetic testing to determine their risk of developing a genetic disorder or passing one on to their children. Johnson Investment Council exists to secure

I am aware that in order to qualify for this scholarship, like many others, I must qualify financially. However, you are looking at what my parent’s income is and not my own. In life I will never be judged based off of who my family is or how much they make, so why should I be judge off them now? I will only be judge on who I am and what I have done, which is what I am asking you to do. My parents are not the person applying to scholarships, nor are they required to pay for my college education. I am fortunate enough, that they do help me afford my college education, but they are by no means able to paying for it all. I have had a job since I was 12 years old and have put away half my pay check my entire life since the very first one I received.

For decades there has been a debate on student athletes and their drive to succeed in the classroom. From the very beginning of organized college level athletics, the goal to want to succeed in athletics has forced students to put academics to the back burner. In spite of the goal to want to succeed over a hundred years of attempts to check limits of intercollegiate athletic programs on colleges' academic standards still seems to struggle to this day. This brings to surface one of the most asked questions in sports, “What effect does college sports have on academics and economics?” Herbert D. Simons, Derek Van Rheenen, and Martin V. Covington, authors of “Academic Motivation and the Student

When it comes to the topic of college athletics, most of us will readily agree that college sports are a great opportunity to go to college for someone who otherwise would not be able to attend. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is on the question of whether colleges need to focus more on learning over athletics. Whereas some are convinced that sports can lower academic standards for admission just to play a sport, others maintain that college sports bring in lots of extra revenue and help students get a quality education at a price they can afford to pay. While sports can increase revenue and attention, colleges are made to further students education and prepare them for the career path they have chosen.