Why I Want To Pursue My Scholarship

My education has been a unique journey; by receiving a scholarship, I will be able to continue my educational adventure. When I was five years old, my five-month-old sister Abigaile had a sever reaction to her vaccines. This reaction caused epilepsy and left her permanently disabled. With a vaccine injury, there is no such thing as a “cure”. My family began traveling across the United States to do damage control for my younger sister. This traumatic experience affected my family financially, emotionally, and for me: educationally.

Between traveling, stress, doctor visits, and my sister’s medical emergencies. my home schooling was severely neglected. I would oftentimes go for months without doing any schoolwork: sometimes it would be a whole year. Thankfully, when I was twelve my father began bringing home library books that were above my reading level. These books gave me a challenge and furthered my love for reading and history. Unfortunately, I still lacked other places in my education. When I was fourteen I was unable to do double digit multiplication and I personally never remember writing an essay till I was seventeen.

When I was sixteen my family moved into a bus to
This taught me to teach myself and persist in my education. I learned that things will happen in life that I will be unable to control, but I still will press on. I learned that although I may not reach my dreams, I still need to try my best to achieve them, because I have a better chance of achieving them if I at least try. I also learned that I cannot be the best, but I can still be my best if I truly apply myself. Getting a scholarship would help me in my educational journey, however, I recognized this may not happen. Regardless of the outcome I will still find a way to improve myself and somehow, I will continue my plan to get my bachelors in business and pursue my dream