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Loran Scholars Qualities
The Loran Scholars Foundation awards many young people with awards every single year. The foundation gives up to 32 students the Loran Award as well as, about 94 other awards. The Loran Award grants a student with $100,000 over the four years of their degree, which also includes summer internships, mentorship and a network for students to be a part of. The Loran Scholars Foundation looks beyond just the marks and ranking of students and looks into their character as well. This foundation looks for students to have integrity and courage, leadership skills and provide service to their community. I believe that I possess the skills and character traits that the Loran Scholars Foundation is looking for as well as, many other skills and attributes.
To begin, I have displayed my courage and integrity through many different situations throughout my life and specifically, through my drive and school experiences. I grew up in a single-parent household and my mother helped me to work hard in
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I have always volunteered when possible. Starting in elementary school, I volunteered at a few food banks, a marathon event, at my local chili fest, participated in environmental clean ups and provided my tutoring services. Servicing my community is very important to me because this community has done so much for me. I have gone to the local YMCA since I was young and a lot of the workers there are volunteers; therefore, from a young age I have been trying my best to give back to the services that have been provided for me. Also, through tutoring I have been able to volunteer my time and help students who need it. I have been tutoring fellow students and younger students since eighth grade for volunteer hours. I feel that it is so important to dedicate your time to something without needing to get something out of it. I volunteer in many aspects, solely for the sake of helping

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