Black Alumni Association Scholarship Essay

Everyone knows the intersection on Hoover and Jefferson. It’s where students and faculty and neighbors of the community for a moment in time all come together. That intersection represents not only ones entrance and exit from the “USC bubble,” but provides a moment of realization that there is life beyond the classrooms, the books, and even the 2 mile “Fruber” radius around USC. See USC, provides the opportunity for one to reach their goals, to take their dreams and make them a reality. However, sometimes it takes a whole community and a 30 second traffic light to get you where you need to go.
As a BAA scholar this past year, I have had the opportunity to see this intersection in real time. Currently, I am a junior studying Business with a minor in Health Care Studies, and hoping to go into the medical or health related field after I graduate. This past year as a BAA scholar and a mentee of the LTL program, I have learned more about myself than ever before. I have learned what it truly means to network, I’ve learned the power of wanting something and going after it, I’ve learned what it means to be not only a trojan, but a
From talks about careers, to events with alumni, to meeting an amazing mentor that has become like family, to simply learning lessons about the importance of thank you notes from Ms. Tensie Taylor, BAA has had a huge impact on my Junior year. Thus, I hope that through completing my education, I will have the opportunity to give back to the school and the BAA, the way you all have given back to me, in order to help other students that face similar situations. So that they may have access to the same