My Dream In Education

Currently, as a recent graduate from the University of West Georgia I am working close with autistic adult’s where I help and monitor their behavior. Working for a company called Gentility I’ve found myself so in love with what I do. Helping another individual learn and make every day decisions no matter the circumstances really made me realize the value of opportunity and seizing that moment while in it. After graduating I had a lot of time on my hands, and job searching has not been the easiest task. And in my opinion, it’s definitely a job within itself and I’ve really had to grasp the definition of patience. Overall although college landed me some of the most difficult times in my life, it also held the most prized and best times of my

Have you ever thought you could be great in a career… if only you had the funds? As a seventeen year-old DACA student, I have faced many financial obstacles in my college application process. As a non-citizen, I am unqualified for financial aid from things such as the FAFSA.This means that I have to depend on my family for support on paying for college. I have always tried my hardest in school to keep my grades as high as possible and learn as much as I could, knowing that one day I would need this education for a better life and career. I am currently in the process of applying to college. However, as a member of a low-income family, it has become apparent that the biggest obstacle between me and professional future is my financial necessity.As

Once my brother graduated high school, my mother moved 500 miles away, to Connecticut. I decided to remain at home in West Virginia with my father. For various reasons, such as drugs and alcohol, living with him was no longer in my best interest. At this time, I was half way through high school. For a few months, I spent time living with friends. Before long, my grandmother, who I'm not particularly close to, graciously allowed me to live with her. She lives below the poverty line. In order to live in her house, I was driven to support myself. I work between 20-30 hours a week, which allows me to pay for bills, my vehicle, food, and etc. As soon as I graduate, I will be living on my own, and paying for my college tuition, by myself. It is difficult now to make ends meet, and in the coming college year the financial difficulty will greatly increase. I am endeavoring through these hard times, and I will only continue to do that by keeping my grades up as well as having the endless

My ability to continue to make progress as a student at SPC has been due to the combination of financial aid, the Women on the Way Program, and scholarships. Even though I am still struggling very hard, the progress I have been able to achieve has brought me closer to my dream of earning my degree. The ability to further my educational development makes my disability seem insignificant because I am constantly moving forward and my future looks bright. I am no longer fearful or apprehensive as my feelings of insecurity have taken a backseat to the pride I now feel about the success I have made so far. I am still very heavily involved in tutoring and I use some of the awarded scholarship money to purchase materials and teaching aids in order

I had an honest conversation with my parents and told them I had to leave the college and I wanted to attend a Historically Black College or University, like I originally planned in high school. My parents were fine with the decision, however, they informed me that they could not and would not be paying for my education and the financial burden would be on me. My second semester in college I focused on studying and talked with mentors and advisors about my feelings and plans. During that time I gained admittance to Tuskegee University and received a scholarship, however it was not the tuition scholarship I was hoping for. I continued working hard that semester, which lead me to raising my grade point average, that allowed me to receive the scholarship I had faith in

My mom is one of the motivations for me to continue and finish my education. Despite everything my mom sacrificed for me I was stubborn and lazy and barely attempted to pass my classes which in the end added more stress to my mom’s list. I’ve always disappointed her so I feel in order start to pay her back for everything she’s done I need to finish school by graduating high school and college then helping her out with money. She’s always motivated me to do better to show other people who looked down on me that I can do better. Many other things motivate me like the need to succeed because of the people who didn’t believe I could do anything because I slacked off when I was younger. People would always say that my mom raised us wrong and after we stopped going to private school and began going to public school. They looked down on my mom and my sisters as well as me. They would always talk bad about us behind our backs despite being related to us. Fake smiles when we were around from when I was young despite never doing anything bad to them. They’ve helped me want to show them that I will do better than them to show them how their doubt has pushed me. These things and people are very important in my life because they give me the will to continue and be better than I am now and be better in the future too.

Maya Angelou stated, “You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” This quote I believe is indicative of the challenges students with disabilities may endure in and outside of the classroom. I recall in fifth grade when asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” My responses to this question was that I wanted to be a teacher or therapist. I did acquire my Masters in Mental Health Counseling and enjoyed my work with students with behavioral disorders, along with depression, but I was not feeling fulfilled within my professional journey of becoming a licensed mental health counselor. Professional opportunities strengthened my skills in mentoring and educating juniors and seniors, as a college coordinator to cultivate academic plans for higher levels of education. I recalled the challenges eleventh and twelfth graders faced based on their IEP, poor academic overall GPAs along with the schools they were attended as they felt defeated. I recognized I sought to lead a classroom, in a professionally, nonetheless was insecure of how I should proceed. I applied for New York City Teaching

My grandmother was a nurse who helped deliver babies. Everybody who worked with her was her friend and looked up to her including her patients. She passed away two years ago after battling cancer. She is my inspiration and I hope to become a great nurse just like her. By being awarded a scholarship I would be able to pursue my dream career and receive the education I need to do so. I work full time and attend school full time and I'm doing everything on my own with no financial support outside of loans. I have taken out loans to help me but I can't afford to keep taking out loans. Even though I am required to use my parent's information for FASFA I do not receive any financial help from them to complete my schooling. I am on my own. They make

The fact that neither of my parent have attended college makes it harder for me to know what the financial situation would look like. As the first person in my family to attend college, I never knew that money can become one of the biggest obstacles that can affect my chances of reaching an education. Everyday I am faced with thoughts on whether or not I would have enough money to finish and receive my undergraduate degree. Renting a house with four other students, paying the monthly bills, and buying daily needs (foods, hygiene, etc) can be frustrating when money is so tight for me to pay all on my own. I am currently a student employee at the university, but the amount that I earned each month only covers the rent and the monthly spendings

I am currently a freshman at Roger Williams University who has utilized Student Accessibility Services for both an Attention Deficit Disorder and an Anxiety Disorder. Since a young age, school has always been something that I struggled with and had anxiety about. I was quite worried about the transition into college but found that I was able to transition smoothly with the help of Student Accessibility Services. One thing that I have never been able to do is present in front of my peers, due to my anxiety disorder. With the help of Student Accessibility Services, I was able to communicate this issue with my professors and receive accommodations. In addition to accommodations for my anxiety disorder, I utilized the testing center and received

The purpose of the study was to report employment and independent living outcomes of people with autism. They followed 125 graduates from Taft College Transition to Independent Living (TIL) program. This program is designed to serve students with disabilities (Ross, Marcell, and Williams, 2013, p. 337). The study showed that there is only 16 per cent out of 11,429 individuals with autism who live on their own; however, these individuals receive support from Medicare’s Home and Community Based Care Services (p. 339). The authors reported:

It has always been difficult for me to ask others for money, I work two jobs to pay for my own gas and for going out with friends so that I don’t have to ask my parents for money. But looking at the current cost of attending college, I’m not sure that will be an option. My parents have made it their goal to prepare me for life in the real world and to give me every opportunity to succeed when I start making my own decisions; part of that preparation is sending me off to college. My parents are helping me pay for a four-year degree at the college of my choice: Texas Tech University to major in Industrial Engineering, but that does not mean that all the work is said and done. My parents want to pay for my college, but this will not be easy. Our family lives very well in a good house in a good city because my Dad learned to manage money growing up in a house of 5 kids

Senior year is here and the question is, "how will I afford to pay for college?". At a young age, my father passed away and my mother abandoned me, since then I've lived with my grandmother, who has struggled but always found away to make sure I've had everything I've need throughout the years. I currently have a part-time job to help out the family, but that's not enough to pay for college too. I am currently taking a nurse aid class through my high school, getting this scholarship would help me further my education in nursing.

I am originally from Shreveport Louisiana, my family moved to Texas in my late teens and lived in Longview until enlisting into the United States Marine Corps as a Flight Mechanic on the KC-130T. I currently work as the Assistant Superintendent at Gavilon Grain in Saginaw Texas where we service the local flour mills. I have been accepted to UNT and will begin classes in the fall for a BAAS in Applied Technology and Performance Improvement. My educational career goal is to attend law school and become an

I started working last summer to start building up money for college. As far as medical situations we don’t have many. The only thing we’re struggling with is my grandma’s upcoming brain surgery to help her to body stop shaking. We really try and support my grandparents as much as possible, since they support us in everything. I believe I need and deserve this scholarship because I have been showing since I was in third grade and have been very competitive and passionate about it. Every year we spend a tremendous amount of time and money on my projects to make sure that they are well and fit enough to take to a show. I wish to receive this scholarship, not because I need the money, but because I don’t want my parents to suffer financially due to my choice of pursuing a higher education. My goal is to go to the college of my choice, not put my family in a financial bind, and to graduate; as I will be the first out of my family to graduate from college. I am also going to work while attending college so I can be as financially independent as possible. My family has already done so much for me, the least I could do to pay them back is to get a better