Junior year came and went, all the while seeing my classmates’ confident college attitudes around me; I was deep in my indecision, which constantly made me antsy and on my toes. To be honest, this year is when I fully committed myself in becoming a developmental disabilities assistant. Working with children, along with adults, has always been in my future sights, the career choice was then the problem. Now that I have my career path made, removing financial barriers and earning scholarships will make my education easier to control. Knowing financial aid is not always the answer and the rise of tuition increases as the years do, this scholarship is what I need to be stable enough to be on my
Growing up, I have always loved to help people in need, so when I entered high school I put all of my focus towards medical classes. My experience with medical classes were amazing. I performed so well that I was able to pass the Clinical Medical Assistant Certification exam. When it came to choosing a college, I had originally planned to leave Laredo to study pharmacology. However, to my surprise and joy, I found out that TAMIU started to offer the degree plan of my choice, so I decided to stay in Laredo and attend TAMIU. The Oscar M. Laurel Scholarship will be a huge help to fund my tuition, books, and gas. Coming from a middle class family, I understand that every cent counts and this scholarship will be a great help to insure my
Now that I’ve covered why I financially need this scholarship, let me explain why I have earned it. This past year has been a whirlwind. I ended my junior year with 34 credit hours, 20 of which were earned second
What this scholarship would provide for me is not just a viable boost in self-confidence and euphoric relief from the stress of student loans, but also an official change in direction. A change that will not only allow me to fulfill my desires of being different,
Last year around this time of year, I was devastated when I found out I could not attend my first choice school, the University of Delaware. This was not because I had not been accepted, but because it was far too expensive. This is when I realized how important scholarships, like the Malcom Wesley Myers and Anna Geary Myers Scholarship are.
This scholarship is very important to me in many ways.This scholarship will help me physically and emotionally if I receive money. For instance, it will make me stress less about how I am going to be able to pay for my tuition and fees and not have debt. Also, it will give me a way to purchase my books for the classes I will take.Since I will not receive financial aid I will have to apply for more scholarships. I plan to go to Northwest Shoals to be able to get my basics done and further my education and transfer to Wallace State to be able to become an Occupational Therapist it has always been a desire to work with many people and help someone out if they needed it. Some of my college goals is to be able to maintain a high GPA and do the
Scholarship and learning are things I strongly value in my day-to-day life. I have completed my freshman and sophomore years so far with an unweighted GPA of 3.94 and a weighted GPA of 5.57. I’ve challenged myself in various Honors and
I have always been concerned about having scholarships, but not until recently have I ever been frightened that I may not be able to to become a student at Southern due to money. In August of this year my dad broke his foot on the job. As a UPS freight driver that worked a ton of overtime and my mom being a substitute teacher, my parents were making a decent amount of money to raise all four kids including myself. My parents have always been determined to send each of their kids to school due to my dad not having that opportunity. He worked a lot of overtime to make sure that he could save money for our college, but he was already concerned about how much it was going to be. After his accident, Workers’ Comp put him on medical leave until the doctors said otherwise. During this time our income became half of what it originally was. Complications arose with the injury, but my father was finally able to go back to work this January after being out since August. Through this time, my need for scholarships became even more important especially since I was unable to qualify for a grant due to fafsa looking at last year’s income. Luckyday would not only be a program that helps me reach out to those at school and in my community, but it would give me a chance to study a major that I am passionate
I have been a lucky recipient of The O'Brate Scholarship for two years now. I am Incredibly appreciative of the difference The O'Brate Scholarship has made in my life. The generosity of The O'Brate Scholarship is one of the primary reason that I have been able to finance and continue my education and experience the transformative experience that has been my sophomore year at Kansas State. My second year of University has been nothing short of spectacular and formidable. This year I have really strove to push myself out of my comfort zone. This was in due part because of The O'Brate Foundation
I am a Social and Behavioral Science major with a minor in Human Development. I am currently a sophomore carrying 54 units and I plan to graduate in the fall of 2018. During my journey as a college student at California State University, Monterey Bay I plan to continue working very hard and fully concentrate on my courses. One of the biggest obstacles that I have faced during my transition to college is coming from a low-income family, which is not able to provide me with financial assistance. However, your scholarship will be of great help for me to pay my educational expenses giving me more motivation to continue focusing on my studies and continue pursuing my
The Learning Disabilities Career Conference is the first of its kind in Canada that strives to provide resources, and mentorship to improve the necessary professional skills of youth with learning disabilities, while instilling, and building confidence in attendees.This one-day event will be hosted, for the second time, at Windermere Secondary School, on January 29th, and is proudly partnered with The Learning Disabilities Association Vancouver.
This is a scholarship that provides funding for 1,000 minority students across the US each year and receives about 20,000 applications. When thinking about how great an achievement receiving this scholarship was, I asked myself what changed from then to now. It was my determination. Growing up, I lived in a very hostile home. I always knew that the only way I would get out of my living situation was if I got into a good school and won enough scholarships to help pay my way through school. I knew that was a huge task, but I was determined because I had something to anticipate.Through that, my only motivation for going to college was to get out of my living situation. I saw that college could be my refuge and it was. But everything stopped there. I realized soon after that I did not know what I wanted to do with my life so I just went through the motions of going to school knowing that I could not go back to my parent’s house. It wasn’t until my junior year when I declared my major to be Public Health that I realized that I enjoyed my studies. Although I enjoyed what I was learning, I did not see this as a life-changing career. I am a woman who is motivated and driven by my passion and desire so without having that while in school, my grades suffered and to be honest, at the time I did not care. I “knew” I did not want to go to graduate school, so what was the point of studying
Since I am the fourth child of six heading to college, it is very important to me to be able to pay for most of my schooling. Having five other kids to support my parents will not be able to help out a lot so most of the funding for my school will be up to me. I know it is hard to come out of school with no debt but I want to be able to graduate with a degree and have the least amount of debt possible. To accomplish this goal I have worked hard throughout high school to maintain good grades and stay involved so I am worthy of scholarships like this one. Participating in three sports every year and being involved in 4+ extracurricular activities can be very demanding but I have used these experiences to build character and leadership. I have
Can assaist me with the help an the push than i need to fufill my dreams of becoming a teacher. This can stop my mother from working so hard day in an day out about 50 hours a week theres really no time for parenting but thats when she puts her trust in me to go out an work for these scholarships. Their are plenty of opputinites an i can see that this is going to be the best one for me. Growing up with-out a father figure was a bit of a struggle an with me being around role models besides football coaches will be a total inspration. I have a great chance to make somthing out of myself with the help of the Call Me Mister
The world we live in is magnificent and thrillingly beautiful, yet it 's extremely suffocating and dark. Sometimes life can be predictable, but for me each step I took in life was about as certain as a walk on a tightrope. I yearn for a life I have control of. Now is the time to start living, and not just surviving. I want to be happy, and I want to help others be happy. Getting a scholarship can change my life. I can’t go to college without it. With it, I can actually have a chance to go to college and pursue my passion and make a difference. I can graduate and get a job of my dreams, gain control of my life and give myself a livelihood. The road I have traveled hasn 't been easy, but I want to triumph over my adversaries. My life has shaped me into the person I am today, therefore I am now extremely interested in the subject matter of Psychology, and I am ready to reach my goal of going to college and becoming a Psychologist.
Senior year, the year that is said to be “the time of my life,” was the year I proved everyone wrong. That year, I partook in “Dual Enrollment,” and took college courses as a part-time student, while also balancing a waitressing job, as well high school courses. It was difficult at first, but hard-work, and determination helped me complete the year. In the midst of it all, I was filling out college applications. Choosing a college to attend was not an easy decision. I was accepted into two great schools, but due to issues in my former home, I could not allow myself to abandon my parents. Instead, I enrolled full-time at Cecil College, and at the end of my freshman year of college, including the courses I took during my senior year of high school, I managed to receive an overall GPA a 3.24, and I am hoping to receive an even higher one at the end of this upcoming semester. Making the right decision for college may have been tough, but choosing a career path that was right for me seemed troublesome.