As a child I did not know a lot about college. None of the adults in my life had been to College, my family did not talk about it, and it seemed like a distant land that I heard about only in movies and on Television. I was first introduced to college when my third grade class took a field trip to Iowa State University, clearly a much needed field trip considering my lack of exposure to higher education. I was immediately amazed by the grand architecture and massive buildings. I had never seen anything like a University campus before. The few things that I remember about the trip were that everything was big, the college students played with us, and we got to swim in the pool. While the larger purpose of the field trip may have been lost to my childhood excitement of getting to swim in a big pool, the field trip did mark the beginning of my knowledge of higher education and from then on I always viewed it as something that I would be a part of eventually, even if it did seem like a very distant future at age eight. As I grew older I developed other reasons for wanting to attend colle...
Last summer I volunteered at a local hospital for a total of 136 hours. At the end of the summer I received an honorable mention award for being a dedicated volunteer who is highly respected around the hospital. Furthermore, I've been a committed volunteer during this school year. I have also been an active member of my school's HOSA (Health Occupation Students of America) chapter; this March I will be competing in a medical terminology competition against members of other HOSA chapters across the state. Additionally, I am a devoted member of my school's academic decathlon team. Finally, I have been a member of CSF (California Scholarship Federation) for the past two years.
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
I have always wanted to be a soldier in the United States Army. I liked the idea of serving of my country. I started at a young age trying to help my community. I volunteered to help at soup kitchens, do yard work for elderly or disabled people, and I joined the Boy Scouts and later on became a Junior leader and an Eagle Scout. This desire of helping others led me to enlist in the P.A. ARNG in March 2015. I enlisted with the intent of becoming an officer. I originally planned on going to Valley Forge Military College. I later on received the full ECP scholarship. This decision had changed when I was in B.C.T. at Fort Jackson SC. I had met with a cadet who had just finished his 3rd year at West Point. He loved it and after talking with him
As a student that is currently seeking a career in the medical professions, I have had to routinely contemplate my reasons for pursuing such an extensive education program in a field that is constantly demanding excessive time and effort. I know of students—many friends and acquaintances of mine included—that have the most sure-fire, inspirational stories that align with their desire to become doctors, surgeons, physician assistants, etc. They always seemed to have a story that emphasized their desire to “give back” what they have received from the medical community. Because of that, ever since the beginning of high school, I have been trying to find an extraordinary reason, a purpose for my medical pursuits. Perhaps I could justify my passion for
College is a place where people go to learn and to grow as a person. Most people go to college for the same reasons. They want to set a good foundation for getting a job, experience new things, or because their parents wanted them to. All of those reasons apply to me also.
I sincerely from the bottom of my heart want to thank you for your generosity in awarding me a Chaiken Scholarship for the 2017-2018 school year. I am really grateful for this award which allows me to further pursue higher education. With this award, I can pursue more extracurricular activities and interests.
I want to evolve as a person, and I believe UCF’s diverse environment is what I need. I was fortunate enough to tour the theatre department in the fall, where I was given the chance to follow a stage-management BFA student for a day. Experiencing the campus atmosphere as if I were already a student brought me a calm confidence in my decisions. Theatre has been in my life for a long time because I wanted it to be, and I would love the opportunity continue my journey at UCF.
Since attending East Duplin High School, I have faced many obstacles, late night homework, and family issues that just add on to the stress of being a student. I have enjoyed my high school, but I can’t wait for what college has to offer me. However, have reached the recent dilemma of needing financial aid for college. I believe that i deserve the Mill Swamp Community Club Scholarship because I have worked hard throughout my high school career, I have grown up in the community, and with the money I plan not only to better myself, but bring back my knowledge from college and apply to my home community.
Moving out, meeting new people, enjoying the atmosphere you live in, challenging yourself, and getting the best education possible for yourself. That is what I am currently doing at Furman University; however, the road to arrive here was long and challenging. Naturally, my father was concerned about the cost of college, not Furman in particular, but college in general. Both my mother and I knew college wasn’t going to be cheap, especially for the experience I wanted. I was tasked with selling my father on the concept that college was going to be expensive, but it will all be worth it in the end because I will be getting the best education for myself and I will get the experience that I want.
UCF is our future, UCF stands for opportunity. I choose to apply to UCF because it has always been my dream ever since I could remember that I wanted to go to the University of Central Florida. I have wanted to go to this University because I know that at UCF I will be able to fit in anywhere and be able to count on someone always. The diversity of clubs is amazing, the good causes that UCF as a whole participates in for different organizations such as Knight-thon or UCF Giving Tuesday for helping the community is what I love doing. I do believe that UCF stands for opportunity and is the future, that while I’m in my 4 years I will see different opportunity in class, in clubs, an in the diversity around campus.
I merit designation for the Phi Mu Omega Chapter Scholarship, for as a dedicated pupil, I pledge to efficiently seize the opportunity this scholarship will bestow upon me. Education is not something that should be endowed to the “elite” or choice people only. Everyone deserves the opportunity to an equal education. For it is right not a privilege, so all students deserve equal opportunity for acquiring an education. Scholarships are important to everyone, including myself.
A scholar-citizen is an individual who exudes a passion for academics and acts on the need to give back to his or her community. In UNC-Charlotte’s University Honors Program, each and every student is a scholar-citizen. Even though each student is indicative of UHP’s scholar-citizenship model, what each of them contributes to the program is unique and exceptional. If I were to be accepted into the University Honors Program, I would continue to build upon the scholar-citizenship foundation based on my academic excellence and community involvement, as well as expose myself to and connect with other remarkable students who desire to positively contribute to the program and help other students succeed. The first part of being an acceptable University Honors Program candidate is illustrating exceptional scholarship.
If anything, all college students can testify and agree that college can be stressful. It can be in regards to finding the right location that feels similar to home, finding a group to fit in, or simply finding the transiting balance to adulthood. College can be a real emotional test to get towards the finish line of success. However, I would not trade my college experience for anything. I want to make it across the finish line. As a sophomore, I know the the importance of higher education and if I want to see the world change for the better, I need to start with myself.
Ever since I was a young kid I have always been interested in movies. My grandma, who was full of the wise the life experience left, always knew about my interest in movies. She feed my vain for the art. Even though her religion, she professed Adventist of seven-day religion, didn’t let her go to the cinema, she always found the way to took me to the cinema. She and I enjoyed watch movies. We used to sit in the darkness room, with our faces illuminated from the reflection of the light which rebooted from the screen, both absorbs in the plot of the movie which made us laughed or cried. After the movie, while we went back to her home, she started to talk about the movie. She had a particular point of view where the main story wasn’t the most important part of the movie, instead she showed me to enjoy the stories behind the main story, the movies’ details. I was fascinated with her stories about other people in the movies, the second character stories. I always, involved by the excitement of the moment, started to create my own movies, my own characters, my own stories, and I know now that that part of our secret visited to the cinema, were the part that she most enjoyed.
As a woman on active duty in the United States Coast Guard I have benefited from numerous experiences that have molded and prepared me for my academic career. As a Health Services Technician, I have had the unique opportunity to treat patients and truly help my fellow shipmates. Seven years of experience has shown me how much listening to someone’s story is treatment alone. I have selected Sociology as my major because I have learned that understanding how we operate in society is an essential tool when making an effort to really understand someone and more importantly understanding what tools are necessary to succeed in a particular environment. Sociology is a specialty that will aid in a future career in medicine because treating the person is as crucial as treating a disease. A focus in Sociology expands our imaginations, broadening our capacity to feel compassion for our fellow man.