Why do I deserve this Scholarship?

Scholarships are ways for businesses and colleges to give back to the community in hopes that the recipient will in turn make an impact on the world. It is a never ending cycle.With out this scholarship I will not be able to give back to my community as my community has given to me.


To make an impact of my own I plan to major in early childhood education and family counseling to become a social worker for foster children. I currently work at a child care facility where I see foster children who need a lot of love and attention that they are not getting at home. I feel like I can be the person to have a significant impact on their lives by giving them support and someone to depend on. Just one person that cares is enough to change a child from growing up to be a criminal, to a child that will grow up to be a lawyer.

The money that I will receive from this scholarship will make me just one step closer to changing a child's life and helping them be the best they can be. Furthering my education will not only help me in my future career but it will help me fulfill my dreams of helping unfortunate children make something of their lives.

Who Has Had an Impact on my Life

A mother is what most Young girls use as their role model or the person they look up to for reasons such as being strong, smart, or loving. Ironically I look up to my mother for the exact opposite. Instead of learning from my own mistakes I have learned from hers. It sounds weird but I am grateful for her mistakes because with out them I would not be the person I am today.

All that my mother has taught me was taught through an indirect way. She never was really their to teach me write from wrong but I knew that I did not want to end up like her so I had to do everything different. My mother didn't pass the eighth grade so my main priority became school, I challenged myself constantly in the academics as well as socially through various groups and clubs.

My mother has shown me how short life really is and that if you want to excel you need to make good choices and live life to the fullest. Out of all the negative aspects of her life I have gained so much positive motivation that has given me the drive and determination to fulfill my dreams at whatever the costs.

Even though my mother was not there for me as most mothers are for their children, she has still had a part in raising a strong and intelligent young lady. The impact she has had on my life is so significant and I am so proud to have her as a mother.

All your life you wish to be an adult and make your own decisions, but when you finally become an adult you spend the rest of your life wishing you were young again. Being an adult comes with a lot of responsibility and independence. The true beginning of adulthood is college. No one is there to tell you how to behave or remind you of your homework assignments. It is all on you and only you.

From high school to college is a major transition. Your grade is accumulated through exams or tests not by participation points or silly worksheets. You have the choice to take notes over the lecture or come to class, your professor is not going to hound you about being at school. Once again you are completely responsible for all that you do or don't do. I am only taking two classes and already I find it hard to keep up with all the reading assignments. High school has always been a breeze for me, I never studied but i still did good on tests. Now I see that it is time to change my ways and hit the books.

On the bright side I am free to make my own decisions and I am treated equally as an adult. My opinions are taken seriously and they are considered thoroughly. I do not have to raise my hand in class to use the bathroom or sign out when I leave, I can just stand up and leave. Because of how are grades are determined, there is less work and everything can be done electronically, bye bye pens and paper!

Overall college is not that bad. It's just something I have to get used to. Luckily, I have great advisers to help me along the way.

Imagine looking down from fourty feet in the air, and the only thing holding you up is a thin rope tied in a knot. You have gone too far to turn back now. You feel as though you are stranded and no one can help you, but then all of the sudden you hear the voices of people below you, people you have just met, cheering you on and helping you get through the most challenging event in your life.

In this program I have met 44 intelligent individuals that all differ in personality, appearance, and ethnicity. Although very different, they all have one thing in common and that is the ability to be open to forming new friendships and genuinely be there for one another. During the high ropes course at Camp Carol Joy I don't know what I would have done without the support of the other students and my supervisors. Not only were they there for me at camp, but they were there for me at Scott Hall too. Whether it was toothpaste I needed or just someone to talk to, the students were there to help me.

Out of all the things I experienced in the past week, I enjoyed making new friends the most. I

couldn't have asked for better room mates. They were sharing, helpful, and friendly. As for the rest of the students they were all very inviting and never left anyone out of the group. These students have had a very positive impact on my life and taught me to challenge myself and go outside of my comfort zone. You never know what you can do until you actually try.

The RTAs had a positive impact on me as well. They always tried to stay positve even when we didn't have the best attitudes or make the best of what we had. What ever we needed they supplied it. If we didn't know something the RTAs were there to inform us as best they could. They gave us good advice on how to be the best college student possible and we had so much fun in the process.