We have a routine every time we go grocery shopping. First, my siblings dash to the van to search for spare coins. Second, I check my mother’s checking account to see how much we can use to spend. Third – if it’s under $100, I transfer money from my mother’s nearly depleted savings account. If it’s over $100, I pray a silent prayer of gratefulness.
Every time this routine is performed, it is a renewed realization of my family’s situation. Nevertheless, I my focusing on utilizing my resources, I have grown determined in my journey of reaching excellence.
After high school, I plan to pursue a college degree at the Swarthmore College in order to double major in entrepreneurship and chemistry. The reason I wish to major in these two disciplines
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First, I plan on finding a job as a marketing analyst or chemist. This will allow me to earn a stable salary, so I can assist my mother in supporting my younger siblings. Next, I plan on dedicating a large part of my time to working with non-profit organizations that focus on helping low-income youth in various forms, such as mentorship or job shadowing.
As a low-income student myself, I feel as it is my duty to give back to my community and inspire other students to reach success. Thus said, I plan on creating my own organization that will provide similar youth with access to resources that will help shape their future. I envision the organization offering college preparation information, career advice, health information sessions, and leadership workshops. With these aspects, I believe I will be able to help guide students onto a path of excellence, despite their social economic statuses.
Overall, earning a scholarship will allow me to earn a degree in college, which will increase my ability to give back to my community, as well as my ability to support my family. Thank you for the honor of allowing me to share my story. Hopefully, the LEAD Foundation will assist me in my plans of achieving higher bars of
I believe this scholarship can benefit me in many ways. Growing up as an only child and first generation Chinese-American, I had to work hard in school in order to improve my future. What drives me is the fact that my parents have never graduated from college, thus making me the first in the family to attend and graduate, and also my father has always wanted me to graduate from
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.
I am enrolled in the Commonwealth Governor's School. It is a rigorous academic program for highly gifted and motivated students. The program, which spans all four years of high school, is designed to challenge students in the four core subjects. Students in the program are required to take the most academically challenging courses available at their school, including a total of eleven Advanced Placement courses and one Dual Enrollment class. The program also requires its students to create two independent research projects called culminating projects. The goal of these projects is to teach students about how to conduct scholarly research, write literature reviews, create original products, correspond with experts, and present their findings.
I am currently enrolled at Thornton Academy as a Junior. Since I had all of my credits completed I had an opportunity to start dual enrollment classes. Last semester I completed psychology 101, and received an A. This semester I am enrolled in a English composition class, my current grade is a B+. I am also currently taking seven classes at Thornton Academy. Next year as a senior I am planning to take all dual enrollment classes, to get ahead on my career.
As a Jackson Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corp Cadet and Police Explorer, upon acceptance of this scholarship I will be able to contribute to society. How might you ask? Throughout my high school career I was taught the value of serving and protecting the community. “Integrity first, service before self, and excellence in all we do” was the motto taught to me by the AF Jr. ROTC program . “Class two line of blue law enforcement through and through” was the motto taught to be by the Youth police academy. These motto’s reflect everything that I stand for, everything that I believe in. That if I was ever to gained the privilege of
One of the first things I want to do is travel. It would be an amazing experience to be able to visit places I have never before been able to see, such as New York or Africa. Another significant goal I want to accomplish is to give back to my community. I always had a multitude of opportunities given to me, and I want to do the same and give other young teens with dreams the same opportunities such as jobs and scholarships. Doing good things for people that want to be helped has always been a huge goal for me, and as I see Year Up doing this, it just inspires me even
When we see problems facing our high school, we are mainly looking at metro area school, “urban area schools.” What we do not see is that students in rural areas have less access to higher-level courses in school. Only half of students in these areas attend schools that only offer one to three advanced courses and that is only if they are qualified to take the class.
provide the appropriate transition service to all students with disabilities; applying numerous and challenging programs and strategies. “Students learn to manage their time and money, network with professionals, and prioritize work and school assignments”. Besides, the executive director state that these training motivate and prepare students to insert into society, learning a trade and receiving a salary for their efforts; understanding the meaning of the work, developing social skills, adopting appropriate behaviors, and adequate work’s habits (Virtual Job Shadow, 2016).
I am extremely thankful to have the opportunity to receive this scholarship. The "My Biggest Success" scholarship would help me with my journey through college in many ways. Considering the fact that my mom is a single parent with a low income, I never thought I would get the chance to attend college because of our financial situation.
Every scholarship I have earned has helped me build those stepping stones in my educational path that got me to where I am now. My education has been made possible because of scholarships, and receiving the Rose Marie Beard Woman of Spirit Honors Scholarship will help me reduce my financial concerns both for my undergraduate and graduate degrees and fulfill my goal to study abroad, allowing me to invest my time for organizations, volunteer work, my studies, and internships, which are the things that adds value to my education. By furthering my education, meeting more individuals that will mentor and become leaders to me, and gaining more knowledge, I will be able to apply these skills as a healthcare professional. It is my goal to come back to my university and organizations with all the world knowledge as well as the discoveries I have found about myself to provide insightful and authentic perceptions. I want to make proud all of those people who have helped me along the way so far in my educational journey and all those who will help me in the future and let them to know that their investment in me will be worth it because I do let challenges come in my way. I always look for progress, and once I reach one goal, I set a new
I plan to attend the University of Florida, and major in Biomedical Engineering. In eighth grade, I decided that in order to get a head start I would do dual enrollment in high school. I took my first two official college courses my sophomore year of high school. Through Florida Southwestern State College, I was able to enroll in French I and II, along with Psychology and Human Growth and Development. My junior year, I decided to be a full-time dual-enrolled student at Florida Gulf Coast University. I plan to earn my AA in May of 2018. I hope that by earning my AA in high school, I will be able to reduce both cost and time in achieving my degree. If possible, I plan to enroll in the summer term at the University of Florida as one of the
Nursing education has progressed throughout history from one of uneducated lay persons to the current standards we know today. As the career has progressed it has become apparent that there is a need for a skilled labor forced trained to deal with the sick and dying, “the provision of nursing care by American women…demonstrated the effectiveness of skilled nursing on improving outcomes for sick and injured soldiers” (Creasia & Friberg, 2011, p. 4). However, as the career progresses so does the need for more specialized training amongst nurses to help them deal with the changing atmosphere of patient care. The future
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
It will also provide me with money security that will enable me to be more selective of how I spend my free time; instead of working 30+ hours at my current retail job, this scholarship will reduce the pressure on me to maintain myself and allow me to dedicate my energies to my education and extracurricular activities. Furthermore, with this scholarship I won’t be so preoccupied with having a job to support myself, I will be able to look for an internship that is meaningful and that will ultimately add value to my degree. In addition, it will reinforce my confidence and allow me to continue to thrive as I beat all the odds regarding a first-generation Hispanic college student. This scholarship will also enable me to become more involved on campus, for the most part, my freshmen and sophomore year, I was only on campus when I needed to attend classes which prevented me from joining many clubs and organizations. If I’m awarded this scholarship, I will be able to increase my knowledge through service-learning, organizations and volunteer opportunities that will help me move forward in my educational and career plans. Although I already excel academically, this scholarship will provide me with the necessary resources to help me become a more well-rounded student that employers seek to
If I obtained the great pleasure to initiate a non-profit organization, I would focus it on leading students to college and leading them to find their ideal career that suits them. The reason I would love to execute this non-profit organization is to help those students who need to receive the help I once needed. When I was younger, I never thought about attending a University. It was never something I really thought about, even though my parents encouraged it. I never thought I could make it, which is one of the main reasons I never focused on school in my earlier years. However, I slowly began to find the importance of school throughout my freshman year of high school. I earned a 4.3 GPA throughout my high school career by taking rigorous