Being a marketing and management major at a highly competitive PWI I have no choice but to work hard and stand out, which I’ve come to realize is harder than one may think. In the past two years I’ve went through a journey of assimilation. Not only assimilating to my new, more diverse location but also assimilating to now being a small fish in a big pound. When I came to the University of Kentucky I had become familiar with struggling in class, going to tutoring, asking for help, something a former elementary school valedictorian, national honor society member and all around “know-it-all” had never experienced. During this journey I’ve learned that excepting help in anyway big or small can make difference: academically or financially. Receiving the the D2F Book Scholarship will easily help me benefit academically, as hard copies of books are known to be more beneficial when it comes to learning. This is especially the case in the strenuous business courses I am taking, in classes like accounting having the book with you instead of e-books that come with access codes are easily the difference …show more content…
If awarded this scholarship some of the financial strain that I will encompass this semester will be removed. It will allow some helps to not only myself a full time student who works part time to help pay for things like rent, transportation and other incidentals but also my parents who are apart of the working class and while supporting me through college paying for everything; books, rent, tuition, transportations, incidentals, also have my three siblings who are all high school and middle school aged. In addition to this they also support my elderly grand mother and great aunt so any financial help that will not only allow me to focus more on my studies by eliminating debt but also allow my parents to be able to spend their funds else where by eliminating financial strain is always
Receiving this scholarship will boost my self-esteem knowing that I was responsible for creating a foundation that brings me closer to my career goal. This scholarship will also reduce my stress over the tuition cost. It will also eases my burden of the future student
Receiving this scholarship will be really helpful and will relieve a lot of stress for me financially.
If I am award the funds I plan on using it to help pay for the textbooks I need in different courses. Textbooks can be very expensive, and I have spent on average $900 dollars this year on textbooks. This scholarship would help lift another financial burden off my shoulders. I would also use the funds to help pay back my student loans. My goal is to finish college debt free and this scholarship would help me to achieve that goal. If I am award the scholarship all the funds will be used towards my
This scholarship would greatly aid in my ambition to become a Dental Hygienist. With it, I will be able to afford to attend the University of Arkansas in Fort Smith and to provide myself with the lifestyle that I want. It means that I will make my parents proud that their child has achieved her life goal.
Florida International University is an amazing school but affording it is not easy, especially due to my circumstances. My mother is a single mother of four children, me being the oldest, each child five to seven years apart. She is a certified nursing assistant and only has some college completed. My mom had to put her life on hold, sacrificing her education to take care of her children. She was not born in the United States, but in Haiti. After my aunt there is not much family that lives in the United States, instead they live in Haiti. This scholarship would be a blessing, having a positive impact on my education and life. Financially, it will help my pay for the schooling I need to accomplish my goals that I wish to pursue at Florida International University. This scholarship can really be the start to my future and my plans.
I would also like to continue on the fact that it would help rid of anxiety and stress. This scholarship would allow me to purchase all of my books, pencils, classes, and other basic needs to go to school. Covering that cost would definitely take away stress, anxiety and heart aches. I would not go into serious debt from college which would help me financially now and
These Scholarships could truly help me in a great way. Both my sisters have been in college for the past two years, one being in it for four. It has caused some cut backs to be done over the past years. Along with that, my family has gone through many financial issues and setbacks. With this scholarship, it could help me to lessen my thoughts
This scholarship will definitely give me some relief that my dad might not end up in debt because of my education. I will focus on my education rather than find ways to pay for college. I could find a full-time job, obtain a student loan and scholarships, or ask for help in the
Since my family came to United Sates as refugee my parents have no education background but hard worker believe that all their children will have better education in USA..Therefore, my parents does not have any financial to support for my future education. I will be the first generation who will go to college in my family. So, I believe this scholarship will help my dream to fulfill and able to go to
The intent of this scholarship is for financial need. Recently my step dad has change jobs which has cut his income significantly. This scholarship would really help paying for college, since I will also have 2 other siblings in college at the same time as me. I will be furthering my academic education at California Baptist University and will majoring in photography. Attending Cal Baptist will give me the best education as well as provide me with a Christian education. It is very important to me that I will have a Christian education and that I will be surrounded by a family like community. Some of my goals for the future are to become a photographer, learn to get out of my comfort zone and challenge myself, and get an internship over one
Going to college has been a dream of mine growing up. I am the first ever in my family to go to college but figuring out how to pay for it has been a challenge. I desire to achieve my academic and career goals and this scholarship can help me succeed in my journey.
The ability to receive a scholarship to finance my education would significantly decrease the financial burden I will place on myself as well as my family. A scholarship would allow me to focus on my studies instead of my financial situation. Any award that helps lessen the financial burden of my education would greatly motivate me to pursue my education with uttermost focus and determination. When opportunities are given to me I never want to disappoint; a scholarship would make me work harder than ever and make myself worthy of the award presented to
With this scholarship my rate in succeeding would increase tremendously by reducing stressed of how I am going to pay for college. I currently work for Lowes full-time in which it is about 40 hours a week. This scholarship would allow me to devote more of my time to studying and ULL activity that would be very benefited to my post-secondary schooling.
College as great as it is, is expensive. It can be a burden just thinking about how to pay off our student loans. Although, one of the greatest ways of relieving this burden is through scholarships! If I were to receive this scholarship, it would help a great deal in relieving some of the financial need for my education. I have several siblings my parents are probably also worrying about too. It takes a lot of money to send four people to college. But with this scholarship, I hope I can alleviate some of the money for my brothers and sister. It would mean a lot to me if could make my parents by not having to worry about me as much. Scholarships like this are stepping stones for students like me trying to get into college. After I am done with college at Mississippi State, I will happily and diligently pursue my passion as a Computer Scientist. If I can receive a scholarship, it can begin the process of paying for the hike over the mountain of a college
My parents believe the best way for me to understand an education’s value is to help pay for my own, so this scholarship would change my life by reducing my financial burden and providing me with more downtime to pursue my passions.