Why I Deserve A Scholarship

I believe that I should be awarded this scholarship because of my effort in my past twelve years. There have been many times where I wanted to give up on school, but my motivation arose from my parents and their struggle to keep my sister and me in school. Being from Guatemala, their goal was for me to get my education, and if I didn’t try I would be letting the opportunities slip through my hands. Throughout my four years of high school I’ve had sleepless nights, about 100 cups of coffee, endless alarm clocks, and stressful test days to get myself where I am now. I am twelve out of the one thousand and ninety-nine seniors; my GPA is a four point five. In the end it was all my effort. Without me pushing myself, I wouldn’t have been here awaiting

I believe that I should receive a scholarship, because it would give me something else I should fight for and strive to get. It will give me something to challenge myself with. I feel like if I work hard and get these scholarships, it can show people that as long as you work hard for what you want, there is a high chance that you will achieve it. I feel like if I was given a scholarship it would help me get really far in collage life without worry about paying off loans.

Uneducated, Ignorant, and a house keeper was all I was set to be living in a small predominantly white town in Florida. I knew racism existed, but was too young to comprehend it. As I sat in class to better myself, and ensure that I learned the native tongue of those around me I found myself becoming blended. I am a Puerto Rican/Dominican American and the second generation of being a natural born citizen. I am, however, the first generation to apply to college. I feel I deserve this scholarship because I have come a long way from racism and overall expectations.

College is becoming more and more expensive as time goes on. This causes many students to heavily rely on the help of scholarships. I am one of those students. My parents are unable to help me pay for my college education. I have worked during the summer to help pay for some of the costs of my education and will find a job near my university to pay for as much as possible. In order to get out of college with as little debt as possible, I need to receive as many scholarships as I can. I have been a very active member in the community and in school activities. I have always given all of my effort for everything I do. I believe that over the years, I have made a worthy contribution to the community. I have always been a hard worker and I will

I deserve this scholarship, I am from a single parent household with the just my mom. I have four siblings. I am the middle child, so I don’t get all the attention in the household, I get the least. So everything that I have or want me must work harder than the other members in the house. Everyone in the household looks for me to make it to a four year college or university. Everyone wants me to be able to get enough scholarship, so that my mother doesn’t have to come out of pocket and pay money. Most of my mom’s income is for the bills, and food so she doesn’t have enough to give me income for college. Being from the single household, I couldn’t get involved in extracurricular activities, organization, and

I deserve this scholarship because disregarding the seventeen ACT score I have or the 3.24 GPA I have, I have worked very hard to get to where I am now being my last year which is senior year. Around two years ago, I wasn’t who I am now. Freshman and sophomore year of High School all you saw was a girl who just let days passed by. I didn’t pay attention to my grades, or pay attention about college or anything. If I had a 70 in one of my classes I saw it as a pretty moderate grade, as long as I was passing my classes. However, little did I realize that the poor choices that I made would affect my last two years of High School.

I believe I deserve to obtain this scholarship since I work hard to get perfect grades, even if sports and extracurricular activities occupy most of my free time.

I deserve to be a recipient of a scholarship because I am a dedicated and hardworking student who strives to improve herself and learn from others each and every single day. I know the importance of giving back to my community, so I constantly volunteer to help those in need. In addition, I am a fighter who has never tried to be a victim of her circumstance.

Like a lot of students applying for these scholarships, I do not come from the most fortunate family. I was raised by a single mother. My mother did everything in her power to keep us afloat in this rough world, including attending a community college to become a licensed practical nurse while having a child at home. All my mother ever asked of me was to stay out of trouble and keep my grades up so I can attend a good college. I knew that if I did not gain a scholarship to a school, she would have to pay out of pocket for college. I could not put that burden on her shoulders because I knew she could not afford it. With that motivation, I worked hard through all my years of school to make the best grades possible. I managed to make my mother proud by being an honor graduate from a predominantly white high school, making 24 on the ACT, and earning a full scholarship to Alcorn State University to major in biology.

There are many reasons why one may need a scholarship; however, no matter the outcome, I constantly remind myself every day that I am quite worthy because I can be persistent. This is one of the many qualities needed in order to be successful. Another of my strong traits is that I can be exceptionally unique; for I am just as thankful, that there is only one of me, and it is highly unlikely to find another exactly like me. It is up to me to find a way to highlight the special qualities that I possess, so others can see them, too. One of my strongest traits of all is that I can overcome any and all obstacles in my way. I have been repeatedly told that I cannot do something because of one reason or another; but this only drives me to try

As the classmate of so many wonderful and smart individuals, I understand the difficulty that you may have determining the recipients of these scholarships, so I am writing you to differentiate myself from the rest. I am not in the top ten ranking in my class, but I believe that my grades show a substantial amount of discipline, dedication, and work ethicacy. Math, an area that may not be the best reflection of my hard work, has proven to be a more difficult subject. Despite this obstacle, I continued to strive for more credits than I need and try my best to accelerate in those classes. By taking on classes like geometry and algebra II in my sophomore year and AP biology, anatomy and physiology, advanced chemistry, and a CNA course through FVTC in my senior year, I hope that I demonstrate my ability to take on a large workload and succeed, as well as my dedication when it comes to the profession that I plan pursue.

I am Oliver Zhang, an 8th grader at Canyon Middle School. My life has constantly been centered on a tiny part of America, Castro Valley in Northern California. America is a large country with landmarks like Capitol Hill symbolizing democracy in our nation. Now thanks to the internet, these places can be observed anywhere within just a few keystrokes.

As a student with socioeconomic disadvantages, going to Baylor may seem to some as an unfounded idea. However, with determination and hard work, I believe it is an attainable goal. My freshman year, I went through struggles that most people would not understand and became homeless. Therefore, throughout high school, I did not have family around like most students to help with school work and to provide financial assistance. However, despite these disadvantages I have risen top be a great student and was accepted into Baylor despite the odds, but still leaving me with the task of paying for college on my own shoulders. Receiving this scholarship would be vastly beneficial, greatly appreciated, and would not got to waste.

Receiving the scholarship will help me achieve my educational goals, earning my Bachelors in Criminal Justice and Masters in Social Work, furthermore, benefit with acquiring a position in law enforcement. Being awarded the scholarship will reduce the burden of financial expenses and provide the means to pursue my Bachelor at California State University, Long Beach. Without the financial barriers the focus on my studies will not be limited and will help me maintain an excellent grade point average. My ultimate goal is to attain an education that will allow me to strive success in my career.

“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure” (Bill Cosby). Reflecting back on my life I have dealt with numerous downfalls but I always bounce back. I was born in India and moved here when I was six years old. As I grew up in California I was not a bright student at first. I was enrolled in Carmichael Elementary in which I was the only one with Turban on my head, which caused me to get into a lot of fights with other students who were making fun of turban. Not knowing how to speak English at the time affected the way interacted with teachers and students. On the other hand my family always had a tight budget at home. Both of my parents worked at the store we owned which was the only source money. At school kids were always talking about their new shoes and the iPod which his or her parents got them. I didn’t get everything I wanted as a kid but as I got older I understand if did I could be a spoiled brat. When I moved from Carmichael to Sacramento and I was enrolled at Maeola R. Beitzel elementary. Going to this new school I already learned English so I made marvelous friends and was surrounded by positive people. Going from a chaos environment to this harmonious environment in part because I was speaking English, made me have unique personality .I was playing sports and growing as a student. Those years went by in no time. Now I am in high school and my family’s income has been growing. My mom changed her work to now at Jack in