Receiving this scholarship would have a tremendous impact on my education; it could mean the difference between continuing my education with the peace of mind needed to concentrate on my studies, and being distracted by stressing about how to finance my schooling with the very real possibility of having to drop out. Due to my age it is expected that my parent will help me pay for college. However, while they are both working, their combined salaries barely cover the cost of essentials like food, utilities, repayment of debt and other basic necessities. They simply do not have the ability to finance my education. I am fortunate enough to live in their home without having to pay for room and board, but while I am truly grateful for that, it will
The Texas Student Housing scholarship will allow me an opportunity to work towards a clear foundation of my future business – one which I am determined will ameliorate the world. Without this scholarship, much of my efforts will be used towards paying for housing and tuition. However, with this scholarship, I will be able to efficiently allocate my time and resources towards my business, which I hope will help elicit happiness from people in Austin and eventually, countries across the world. As a result, I value this scholarship as a necessity.
I know that through my hard work and dedication I can make my goals a reality. However, it may not be possible without these Scholarships. While my parents will help me in any way they can, I am hoping that my hard work and dedication to my studies pays off. I am a very self-driven individual who will accomplish any goal I set my mind on achieving. I am also aware of how without scholarships I may face a financial setback. I am hoping that through the help of scholarships I will be able to achieve all my goals in a timely
There are many families were not able for the chance of college because they could not afford it. An example of this, happened to the Morais family. Richard Morais’s daughter got accepted into John Hopkins University. The whole family was happy, but with the acceptance letter was the cost for all of the expenses. All of the expenses came out to be a total of $54,470 dollars. Financial aid only paid for $6000 which left the family to pay $48,470. This caused the family to take out student loans to allow the daughter to go to college. With her taking out the loans she will graduate being $200,000 in
To elaborate, I am from a lower middle class family; consequently, my family has never been able to save up for my college education. Money has always been an issue with my parents, as my mother is deaf, which has complicated her ability to get a suitable job, and my
College has gotten increasingly more expensive in the United States as time has passed. Today, many, if not most, college graduates come out with a degree and a complimentary heaping mound of debt. The estimated average debt is believed to be in the proximity of twenty-five thousand United States dollars per college graduate. Essentially, most people that pursue their goals and attain a higher education are being punished by starting life in the “real world” with a crippling tower of debt. So many college students that have to pay for their own college expenses have to learn how to budget their money through a trial by fire. There is another group in which I belong, the group that has their parents or other family members pay for their college
I am passionate about making a difference in as many lives as I possibly can. As someone who is also passionate about having a successful future, I believe that achieving this scholarship will allow me to pursue these passions and attain my academic goals of going to graduate school to get my PhD and become a Clinical Psychologist, possibly transfer to UGA as a junior, and to be responsible with my money and the way that I spend it.
I am a great candidate for this scholarship because I have been an active member through my FFA Chapter since my freshman year of high school by participating in community service activities and FFA competitions. Without the guidance
I am applying for this scholarship to help me pay for college. As everyone knows it is very expensive and sometimes hard to pay for all the things involved. My family is doing everything they can to help pay for my college. One of the biggest obstacles we have faced is applying for the FAFSA. My parents do make a lot of money, but they both have student loans they have to pay. My mom has two majors so she has a lot of money to pay back to school. While applying to FAFSA, these factors are not taken into consideration so we did not get as much money as we had hoped. If I am selected to win this scholarship, it would be greatly appreciated and would help me in many ways to continue my education.
I choose to challenge myself by taking honors and AP classes. I can overcome obstacles that stand in my way and persevere through tough problems. I participate in school through my involvement in Student Council as an Executive Treasurer, Key Club as an active member, Varsity Tennis, Science Club, Band as Section Leader and National Honor Society. As well as in school, I help out in my community, whether it’s at my church, as a volunteer at the Bitterroot Public Library, or helping to preserve the Daly Mansion. If I am awarded this scholarship, I will use it towards college tuition and I will work hard to pursue my career as an
Being a first generation student, my parents always emphasized the importance of school and the many opportunities I have, that they never had growing up. I remember looking at some universities’ tuitions my sophomore year and wondered, “how can anyone afford to pay this much?” Although at first just the thought of college scared me, I knew I couldn’t accomplish anything, much less pay for college, being scared. Listening to my parents’ advice, I decided to embrace the opportunities I was given, including this scholarship. Even though, applying does not guarantee me this scholarship or any for that matter, it is a risk I am willing to take and an opportunity I am not willing to
Throughout my my life there has been one thing that has always been on my mind which is to continue on my education further than my parents. Since little I knew that I brought into this world to help others in need anyway possible. As the first person in my family to attend college I am facing many difficulties in succeeding, but I know that I am capable of doing anything I choose to put my mind on. Winning this scholarship would help me out a lot by paying for my education. I understand that the field I have chosen to pursue is difficult and requires many skills to be learned, as well as a lot of experience needed, and. I am fully aware of what it is that I want to be in life and do as a profession so the money would not go to waist.
I have always had love for Westminster College ever since I came to the school for the first time in junior high school. I knew then this is the school for me. As a continuing student I know the value of Westminster and how this school changes lives and helps so many. If I were to selected receive a scholarship from a donor I would want them to know how I was going to help the community in the present and in the future. I also would love to share my knowledge and skills I learned with future students at Westminster College. Lastly I would want them to know how I can help and continually be involved in the Westminster college community for years to come.
It would allow me to focus more on my education rather than on the expense of college. This scholarship will help me to financially support myself on the journey to becoming the best educator I am capable of being. This scholarship would help me with the financial burden, offsetting the hours I will need to work at a job and thereby leave more time for exploring the science world and what all it has to offer, enabling me to teach using not only a classroom education, but also an education from real life
My mother received a Bachelor’s degree and therefore, moved up into a better position in her career. Now, I face the challenge of supporting myself, as an incoming freshman engineering student. It is my full responsibility to pay for college. My main goal for myself is to take out the minimal amount of student loans I can. Even though both of my parents are in a better position than they were at the time of the divorce, they aren’t on the level of supporting someone else on a financial need basis. This has been a motivational drive for me to perform exceptional in both the classroom as well as the
I realize that many other students applying for this scholarship will have great academic records and may also be in clubs like myself, but I believe that I will be able to put the scholarship money to good use and not waste a cent of it. The one thing that sets me apart from everyone else is that I appreciate anything anyone does for whether it is helping me up when I fall or if my friend lends me a small amount of money and does not want it back. It is sad to see when people get scholarships and fail classes or will not try as hard because they did not pay for it out of pocket. I will always try hard in college whether or not someone gave me money to assist me or I paid for it myself. I realize how valuable money is and I will never waste