Marine Corps Scholarship Essay

I would like to immensely thank each and every one of the donors for the Marine Corps Scholarship for providing the funds for not only myself, but many others, to allow us to achieve a post-secondary education. Without their generous contributions, many of us would not be able to continue—or even began—our path to higher education. My gratitude cannot be expressed enough to the donors for allowing me to continue my college education.

In the spring of this incoming academic year, I will be transferring from a community college to a four-year school. With this transfer, I will be presented the opportunity to finish my degree, met new professors and classmates, and take interesting classes. However, the greatest thing that I will be presented with is a higher tuition bill for attending a four-year college. At first, I was very worried about how I would pay for it; I never had to take a loan for my community college because I could cover whatever else I had to pay. My parents don’t have that much money so I began to get anxious of if it was even a possibility to attend my four-year school after I was finished with community college. I might have to stop going to school in order just to pay for it and I did not want to do that. However,
There are books to read, papers to write, lectures to attend. All of this amounts to a lot of hard work that must be accomplished, especially if you want to make your mark on the subject. I, for one, want to be known as a rather revolutionary figure in the psychology of sexuality with my research constantly being referenced because of its quality and content. I know this is a long stretch since I am about to enter my junior year of college, but I feel like I am allow to say that more confidently especially since I have be awarded the funds to keep reaching to my