Oury Niangane Withrow High School MERIT SCHOLARSHIP As a child, my father always told me that one day i would go the college. I had hopes and dreams for a better future and better education. I lived with my father and depended on him for the future. He took me from a village where 90% are poor. people walked with barefoot, Me and my family struggle to make a living.I was not getting any education because my family didn't have enough money for me to attend school. My mother and my father divorced when i was a young age. My father took me from my village and brought me to America for better future and education. while my mother still lives in the village she still struggles for her next meal. She have hope and dreams that i will make it through to help the family. Five years after living with my father for the first time, he was pronounced brain dead in the hospital of University of kentucky. My father worked hard to take care of his kids and save for our college educations, I looked up to him and strive to do well in school and make honor roll because i know he would be proud of me. I have a hope of attending college but without any scholarships i will not be able …show more content…
I am passionate about my education, education it’s something that I take serious, and becoming a doctor, because I believe our world need more and more doctors everyday, people like me to save the lives of others and to make people feel confident and feel happy. With my personality I believe I am the best fit for this scholarship I am a hard working child who serve not only inside my home but also in the community. I speak to young children about the future and share my stories of how I made through life without a father or a Mother next to me. Also the way I was teased and bullied for having the darker complexion where I felt ashamed of who I was as being a black
High school is meant to be the time of your life, but for most seniors just like me it can be some of the most emotional and crazy time. The things in my past make me who I am today, and the things I do now are the first footsteps into the future. I’ve learned a lot about myself in these past four years, and I still have so much learning to do. This is my high school story; the good, bad, and the ugly.
When I was entering into High School, I tried to join as many clubs as I can, since I wanted not only to be superior in grades, but also extracurricular activities. So as usual, I joined Key Club. At first volunteering at the events was fun, but as I went to more events, it felt as if it was a chore. I did not feel any passion; it was rather tiresome.
I have desired to be in the medical field since my freshman year of school. Like a classic stereotype I wanted to go into the medical field after watching too much television, in particular Grey’s Anatomy. It was not the drama or love affairs that drew me into the profession but the adrenaline on a surgery coming in. The skills which they possessed to save a person’s life, and the relief of the family when the doctor was able to tell them that their loved one was going to be alright. Yes, I do aspire to go into surgery, specializing in either trauma or general. This goal is achievable, but it will take many years in college and medical school then residency. This scholarship, the Anderson Hospital Auxiliary
Throughout my four years in high school I have been fortunate enough to fulfill many of my aspirations and my thirst for knowledge. One goal that I would like to achieve is to become an international attorney. I have aligned my involvement in specific academic and extra-curricular activities to aid me preparing for the long road between my present situation and the day I pass the bar exam. Through my high school activities I have learned three virtues that I have deemed necessary to achieve my goal, passion, self-discipline, and perseverance.
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 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
With all of the downfalls that I have experienced in my academic and personal life, a college education will make it possible for me to continue my journey into becoming a prestigious corporate lawyer. I have the drive for success and I am certain that with this scholarship I will be able to pay off my debt and help my mother with her own educational goals. I was content that I was able to encourage her to attend school and I am most fortunate to be given an opportunity to help both her and myself achieve our ultimate goals for the near future.
Getting this scholarship was my jump start to furthering my education and I knew from there that I was going to prove statistics wrong. I knew I was going to college and that things were going to be different for me and I was going to make a difference. I won’t be the black kid who drops out of school, because my education is too important to
Money, success, and status are the basis of most goals for the youth of today, which you know from all the applications you read for these scholarships. For me though, my goals are geared towards others, especially because I want to go into the field of medicine, a topic dedicated to selflessness and aiding those in need. My interest began when I was first accepted into my prestigious, application based, magnet high school. This school has a dedicated faculty and curriculum oriented towards healthcare allowing me to be exposed to the knowledge and experience that shape a physician.
Reaching this goal will require help beyond me and my parents. Receiving this scholarship will make becoming an occupational therapist more possible for me. If I am chosen for this scholarship, it would not only be an investment made in my life, but also the lives that I will be helping through my
Let’s flash back in time to before our college days. Back to then we had lunch trays filled with rubbery chicken nuggets, stale pizza, and bags of chocolate milk. A backpack stacked with Lisa Frank note books, flexi rulers, and color changing pencils. The times where we thought we wouldn’t make it out alive, but we did. Through all the trials and tribulations school helped build who I am today and shaped my future. From basic functions all the way to life-long lessons that helped shape my character.
I hope my college experience will embody service and education for others. This desire is what I want to carry with me as I pursue medical school. This scholarship makes medical school more possible and tangible because having this scholarship relieves my family from debt during my undergraduate years in school. Renewing this scholarship will offer me the opportunity to serve my school and community with same amount of diligence and hard work I have committed during my first year of college. With this scholarship, I can continue to alleviate the financial burden on my
This scholarship will allow me to achieve my dreams and could help others too even if they think they're limited for financial reasons. Part of my dream is to be debt free for when I start anew by myself and this scholarship would allow me to do so along with the other scholarships. In 10 year I want to be living my life. I hope to be enjoying my job as a nurse in a hospital. I want to be involved with the community even if I live in a big city.
There are a plethora of reasons why I am qualified to receive this scholarship. All of the things that have happened to me up until this point have helped prepare/ make me the person I am today. The battles that I have had to face to get me to where I am today make me qualified for this scholarship. School, family and my community have all taught me valuable lessons that have made me who I am today. I am mature, have a realistic outlook on life and know what I want to do with my life.
There are a plethora of reasons why I qualify to receive this scholarship. All of the things that have occurred in my life up until this point have helped prepare/ make me the person I am today. The battles that I have faced got me to where I am today and have made me qualified for this scholarship. School, family and my community have all taught me valuable lessons. I am mature, have a realistic outlook on life and know what I want to do with my life.