Explain Why I Deserve A Scholarship

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Writing an essay as to “why I deserve this scholarship” gives way to the option of me writing a very factual and boring essay consisting of monologic sentences stating facts such as I volunteer my time in numerous places throughout my community such as my parish, my town, and all three of the honor societies I am apart of at my school which are the National Honor Society, the National Spanish Honor Society, and the National Science Honor Society. I could say that I have surpassed two-hundred documented and verified service hours since I began high school. I could go on to say how all these experiences have been rewarding and make me extremely happy knowing I made a positive impact in the lives of my community members. I could say I work extremely hard in school. I could brag about the fact that I take numerous AP classes, the hardest math and science classes North Hunterdon High School offers such as AP Physics …show more content…

I deserve this scholarship because at seventeen-years-old I can say I know what a hard day’s work is. I can confidently say as a young man I know what it takes to be successful in this world and I am smart enough to realize that as cruel and sad as it is, a college education does not run on hopes and dreams. I am proud to state I am an enrolled student at Stevens Institute of Technology where I will study to be a Mechanical Engineer beginning in the Fall of 2018. I can also say that Stevens Institute costs $69,888 a year to attend, this is public information found on their website. Based off of that number for four years that sums to $279,552. This number is not meant to gain sympathy; it is simply facts. As a young person, looking at that number is overwhelming. I cannot fathom the amount of time nor effort it would take to accumulate such a sum of money. Granted I have received some financial aid however the amount will not nearly absolve the financial obstacle college will cause for my

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