Upon hearing I was awarded the Foot Locker Foundation Scholarship, I believe I would end up having a similar experience to receiving my first acceptance letter from a university. Just this fall, I decided to apply to universities in Michigan after my first college visit. To my dad it was quite the shocker, since for years I had been telling him of my grand plans to travel the world fresh out of high school to figure out the meaning of life. Yet to him, college was a pipe dream. My father, who has been a retired army vet since the Iraqi War in 2007, attempted to earn his bachelors degree when I was a toddler but had to drop out to make enough money to support him and I. Fifteen years later he still struggles to meet the monthly payments on his college loans after repeatedly having them default. …show more content…
I was accepted to the program. My jaw dropped as I stood up and walked out of the class. I called my younger brother, who quickly joined me in the hall. We jumped up and down as we hugged each other. I couldn’t control it; I had the largest smile on my face. Unfortunately, coming from a home that requires me to work a part time job to help make ends meet, I have little to nothing to show in savings. Knowing that I can pursue the education I have been dreaming of without the pressures of mounting student loan debt or focusing on work more than school would shock me. For the first time in my life, I would have security in my future. With the financial security this scholarship could provide me, I would be able to dedicate more of my time to working towards becoming the best version of myself. The person in my dreams wakes up and goes to work on creative endeavors, hopefully something that advocates for emotional health, one of my greatest passions. I could spend hours on it everyday if I didn’t work as much. Throughout the day I would study
The AMGEN Summer Scholars research experience will contribute to my plans to become a M.D./Ph.D. candidate, and ultimately an Oncologist, by helping me develop critical and independent thinking as well as creative skills as they relate to the field of medicine. It will also help me develop a more thorough understanding of biological concepts, how they directly apply to medical treatment, and the ways in which biotechnology fuses multiple fields of science to create technologies to care for others. The opportunity to assist in creation of the technologies that will be used on my future patients will ultimately improve my ability to treat their illnesses in adaptive ways. The opportunity I would have to read, interpret, and be a part of creating
Upon the completion of my high school career I was faced with the sudden realization that I was growing up and on the verge of becoming independent. A few months prior, I had applied to Montana State and received my acceptance letter. The future was before me and my ambitions were truly limitless. That is, until the fact set in that I was going to have to pay for this education that I desired. I knew that with my busy schedule, I would be unable to make enough money while only working a few hours here and there. I was beginning to lose sight of hope. Then one day I talked to my counsellor about what I could do and he pointed me towards dozens of scholarships that I could apply for. The exigence or purpose
Throughout high school I have dreamed of having the opportunity to attend Indiana University. I have a true passion for babies. I love to learn how babies are developed and how they become such an amazing part of the world. Therefore, I would like to apply to Indiana University and pursue a degree in Pediatric Nursing. I would love to be able to deliver babies and deliver new life into this earth. There are several opportunities available for me to get involved with new leadership opportunities. I want to be able to be a leader for all age groups.
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
The scholarship is funded by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. I had to complete a personal statement essay, get recommendations and also have an interview. It was a competitive scholarship I knew it was because some of my classmates who applied weren’t accepted into the scholarship program. It was an amazing opportunity and it jump started my future in many ways. I had the chance to attend a college for a week to gain some college experience and also meet new people. It was amazing and I knew that god gave me the knowledge and the strength to get the scholarship.
As a young lady graduating from The Dalles Whatonka High School I think it’s important to be involved in as many activity’s as possible. Throughout my high school years I have been involved in many school activities and comities such as student government. I have always had an interest in athletics and played sports. These leadership and athletic roles have tough me skills that will last me a lifetime.
I need this scholarship to achieve my goals and most importantly to make my family proud. My family did not get this chance that you are giving me so I am not just doing this for me, I am also doing this for them. I already have all the support from all of my family and all of my friends, but that alone is not enough to conquer my dreams, and to prove all the people that have doubted me that they were wrong. I hope that this organization can help me reach my goals, and to most importantly make them become a reality. I want to look back onto my life and know that this scholarship, and college helped me to be the man I will be. I hope you accept me into your college and most importantly giving me this
I am qualified to be accepted into the National Honor Society based on scholarship. Scholarship is defined as academic study or achievement; learning at a high level. I have maintained at least a 96 unweighted overall average throughout my years in Trinity as well as in middle school. I have tried to take rigorous courses as well as many to help me get into a better school for my major in science. I take Honors courses along with an AP course and manage to be consistent in my school work while having practice for sports after school every day and twice a week for outside of school sports. I have been nominated for the Science Honor Society for excelling in my Biology, Chemistry, and Physics classes. I have been on Principal’s List Freshman year when I was ranked 30 in the class and Sophomore year when I ranked 20 in the class, so I believe my continued growth as the curriculum gets harder qualifies me for the National Honor Society under scholarship.
Although I know this journey won’t be easy, I know it will be possible through the support of my family, friends, and community. I have been extremely fortunate to have a caring and supportive community that has pushed me throughout my high school career to be a better person and approach every struggle with full force. If I were granted the Foundation scholarships, I would make a promise to utilize the money in a way that would help not only myself and my college education, but my community as well. Receiving this money would allow me to focus on my education while attending Carl Sandburg College. Since I will be paying most of my tuition from a part-time, low-paying job, extra financial assistance will be extremely helpful, as I will be able to focus on my studies rather than worrying about how I plan to pay for my next class.
I have come to realize in life that every penny counts, and so it is my hope that some of the burdens that I will face will be lifted. Why I need this Scholarship (100 words) I have very ambitious goals that I am hoping to achieve, and I am coming to find that in order to achieve them I am going to end up with a substantial amount of debt. I need this scholarship because I have the mindset that every penny counts, and I am hoping to help relieve some of the stress that I have over money. I would greatly appreciate this generous scholarship because it could be put to great use to help fund my future educational plans as an undergraduate student at Judson
I learned that life is going to throw you challenges and will attempt to set us back from our goals. Anybody can achieve any goal they set their minds to with hard work and determination. With my learning disability, I worked harder than those who were not limited in their strengths, but this turned out to be my ultimate strength. Working hard will only help you achieve in life. I view effort and trying as keys to success. I am a student diagnosed with a learning disability associated with my written expression, writing to your foundation because I never let a setback stop me from achieving my goals. I believe that I have an extraordinary message for others. I feel if I were the recipient for your scholarship it would definitely push me significantly closer to my goals coming from a son of a hard working single mother that I wish to give back what she has given
A global citizen is that who is willing to use its voice and knowledge to make a change. No one would ever be able to make a change in just one day, it is something that takes time and devotion. I’m really interested in diversity and I’m seeking to what is my role is as a world citizen. The fact that I’m searching for an international education is the proof of my desire to establish myself as a global citizen and my interest in the world issues.
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.
When it comes to school, academics always come first. Whether I am an athlete, employee, or member of a club, I am always a student first. With that being said, I have exhausted all of my efforts into my grades and I take pride in my academic accomplishments. Despite putting academics first, I am still an active member in the community and in the school. Also, when attending college, I plan on putting forth the same effort, if not more, into my academics and student involvement. All of the hard work in high school is preparing me for college and graduate school in order to reach my goal of being an attorney. Being awarded this scholarship will help me attend the college that will provide me the best education.
My life has certainly been an interesting one, one that I have had many experiences in through good and bad. I was born and raised in Milwaukee, and put into a school that I would later spend K4 through 8th grade learning at. For the free time that I have I like playing basketball, I have two sisters and I live with both my mother and father. I put lots of effort into everything I do, making me a very determined person. I will go into more detail of everything about me, but being an 8th grade student, I am very locked in on becoming successful, and getting past the 8th grade and moving up to the next step.