Personal Statement

What a honor it would be to receive a full-ride scholarship. That means no debt after College, one only dreams of this. Since my freshmen year I have worked to make sure that's me. I want to awarded with a full ride because I feel that I will use the knowledge I learn from college and bring it back to the community that gave it to me. The honor to be one of the few to receive such a amazing gift is indescribable. Through hard work and the caring for my scholarship applications I believe it to be possible.

Well since I have stated my college journey, I have found the perfect fit for myself. The school that I want to go to is Peru State College. Only one thing holds me back from getting the full-ride scholarship to go there, ACT score. I currently have a 20 but I need a 25 for the Board of Trustees scholarship. I believe that with two more tests I can improve my score. There are other factors involved to reach the award. Another major factor is my recommendation letter. This is why I have been working my hardest since freshmen year. I plan to ask my high school counselor to write my recommendation letter. I have gotten to know him very well and believe that he will have only good things to say about me, and won't leave out the fine details either. These are some of the ways that I have been working to get the scholarship.

To be honored with this award means more than just free money to me. It means that after college and graduation I can start my life without any financial worries. By this I mean that if i am awarded with this honor I can seek out my job and start a family. The way I plan on giving back is through teaching. I plan to major in Social Sciences Secondary Education. So I want to go back to my roots and teach at my high school. Since I stated there why not end back there and give back every minute that they gave to me. I believe by doing this that Peru will see that they made a good investment in giving me a full-ride to their school.

An investment or a opportunity to change the community. This is what the scholarship judges will be pondering when they get my application, I hope. Over the past three years I have made an Impact on a youth's life in our community. Through the Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Midlands i have had the opportunity of mentoring and tutoring a young boy. When We first meant I didn't know a lot about him but after talking and "Cracking his shell", he opened up his world to share. This is just one thing I am proud of doing in the community. With the full-ride I believe I could make even more happen in my teaching.

The honor to receive a full-ride is more like a gift that must be used in the right way. When the time comes to send in my application I hope that they will see all that i have done to give back and read about how I want to give even more. Like the phrase "pay it Forward", if you borrow from someone than someone can borrow from you. Just trying to make the world a Better place one person at a time. This is why I believe I should be one of the few to receive a Full-ride to Peru State.