McEnery Family Scholarship is available to current Mount Carmel students who are from a family of five or…
All those conversations make me feel down and discouraged. Months later I came SLCC to take a placement test, getting a low score put me into depression. My mom asked what was the matter. I told her that I might not continue my education. She was one who encourages me not to stop my education. I still remember how she confidently said to not worry about money and what other people would think about my score. My parents had high expectations for me, they changed me into a different person that I began to have courage, confidence, had such strong motivation for college, to pursue my dreams, and make my parents…
I don’t know if I feel that saying that I deserve this scholarship is the right thing to say, but going to Japan has been a goal of mine ever since I can remember. My grandfather was the one who really got me interested in Japan. He would always tell me stories about the culture, people, the little bits of language that he picked up, and the time that he spent there. My grandfather would have loved me going to Japan and would have supported me whole heartedly. I want to go to Japan not only to see what he saw, but also to improve the little that I know and improve myself.…
Determined to avoid the same mistakes, my parents were sterner with me in every aspect. I was enrolled in various preparatory programs every weekend since elementary school. I never received as many opportunities to see movies or go eat with friends as my brother did. Moreover, Oscar was…
Since, I played four sports, it was hard to just focus on one. Sometimes I would have to come in early for one sport and stay after school for another. I really had to manage my time wisely. I am proud to say that I have been on the A honor role every year since freshman year. This was a goal I had since I was a child. I always wanted to be a straight A student and when I would do bad on something, I would study it until it was perfect. I think I should be considered for this scholarship because I have great leadership skills in everything that I do. I show leadership in sports by giving 110% in practice off and on the court or field. I lead by example and have a very strong worth ethic. No matter where I am put in any sport, I give it my all.…
My parents are very close to me. They have enough knowledge and awareness from people around us. My father advised me every school year that I needed to keep enough distance from others. My father said to me, “Abdulelah, never go out with bad friends. They can affect you in a small matter of time. I know you’re smart. You will know the right thing from the wrong thing.” I knew that my father trusted me because what he had taught me. My mother told me, ”Abdul, focus on your schoolwork. Do not give up no matter what around you tells you. If you work hard today; tomorrow will…
They did not give me a pressure to be a doctor or lawyer. However they always told me that I have response of my life and no one would take a term to live my life. After my parents’ encouraging for my successful life; I saw myself as a drunken driver of life; who did not care for myself and who was driving to the edge of darkness. Also I had to think of my parents who worked everyday even on holidays to support me. I needed to fix all the problems that I had.…
Being “great” like many other adjectives used to describe an individual is a subjective term. That means that great for one individual might not be great for another. This is similar to how successful for me would be to take care of my mother and father, while success for another would be to make a six figure salary a year. For me, being “great” is doing just that little bit more that separates you from the competition. A quote that I am reminded of is by Art Williams that says “The difference between average and ordinary is so small that it’s scary”. I wholeheartedly believe that he is write in saying this. A person can be successful at 99% of the things that they do in their lives and still not be great. However,…
My whole life I have looked up to my father, watching him work in his sales job. I remember listening intently as he would tell me about his work, being intrigued whenever he brought up the marketing department of his company. The way his company advertised and how marketing could have such a large impact on the goods people purchased and consumed fascinated me. As I have gone through high school, I have realized that marketing is something I want to do for the rest of my life. Because of this, I plan to attend the University of Alabama majoring in marketing after graduating high school. Receiving this scholarship would help me to cover some of the costs of college and help to make my dream of becoming a marketer a reality.…
I am currently living by myself and going to Los Angeles Trade Technical College Monday - Friday from 7:00am - 5:30pm with 21 units as a full time student. Getting this scholarship will mean a lot to me because it will financially help me out because i really don't have stable income since I'm at school most of the day and don't have much time working at a…
In a world that is engulfed in darkness and despair, there has been a single flame which has lit the way to my success. With this single flickering light in the dark I was allowed search and finally find an answer to the single most important question in everyone's life. What is my purpose? I have spent my entire existence wondering where I belonged and why I was put on this world. I have finally realized my potential and what I am here to do. I am here to bring joy to those who are wallowing in sadness, bring hope into someone who has lost everything, and change the lives of others. Music has helped me find what my purpose is. From my earliest memories I remember sitting and listening to music, feeling as though the world had suddenly…
I was a student who was good at setting plans and studying. In high school, I had to put lots of thoughts in deciding my concentrations between liberal arts sciences because I had much interest in math. Economics caught my attention because I wanted to apply my knowledge in my real life and take more practical profession. So, I decided to move on to a liberal arts college. I really tried to do my best for enter the college which I wanted. While I prepared for the test, my health was getting worse and I could not take the test. At that time, I felt like the world is over. My twelve years of effort became nothing, and I did not have patient to wait one more year. (In Korea, the test which is like SAT in America is once a year) First time my parents blame me that I did…
Hello friends. I deserve this scholarship because I own the paramount educational values that will guide me throughout my educational journey. I have a clear idea in mind of what I aspire to do with my life, and that makes everything much easier for me. Confidence is the best word to describe myself during this time of life. I go to a great school that I love, have amazing friends, and have been raised with parents who I want to make very proud. My academic goals include maintaining a 3.0 GPA for the rest of the three years I'm in school and earning an Exercise Science degree. From there, I plan to eagerly apply for jobs as I am tremendously excited about this degree and what it pertains. I am pursuing my passion, and that is what it is all about.…
It was 7.00 on a chilly morning when I heard the phone ringing downstairs. This was the phone call that would change my life forever. It was my dad, telling me and mum to come and live with him in America. We knew this was a challenge to us and a very tough decision because we would be leaving our homeland and friends to go to a far away place to our family. We decided to go. We knew we had to adjust to their environment. Mums parents were worried about her future but she though life was big and wonderful.Arriving in a new country was exciting as well as discomforting America is a wonderful place with lots of challenges for me especially English. Because we had come from south Africa I had only been taught one or two English lessons a week and they were very weak and my English listening and oral abilities ten not to be adequate. I will study hard along with my mum to improve our English to understand what the people say. Since we had come we had made great progress not just on the language but also adaptive capacity From what I saw and talked with my friends I realised I wanted to go back to school to improve my capabilities. After making an effort I was admitted into a university and was granted scholarship. I thought getting an admission into university was a good way to reorganize my life. In the past two years I have learnt a lot here. This experience broadens my view and enriches my life. It changed my life for the good. I will try my best in everything, in order to not be regretful in the following…
My father helped me in two ways. He was an owner of a simple shop lived in a capital. He was a unique driving force behind my study story. At the early times of my education biography, I disliked the school, it was restricting me, and imposed me to waking up early every day, therefore, I was not Attend a most of my lessons, which made me think to left it. My father encouraged me to study by using the tempting methods, like gifts and money. Some times he was using the force, he threatened me by prison .Then, my mother and people said he loses his time without benefit, but I finished my primary stage with a good mark. After that, my morale was boosted, and my confidence increased, preparation to the next stage. This saved my study life from loss. Then my father guided me to choose my goal, I did not have ambition, randomly thinking and not plan to future. He said to me before his death. “Decide which path you will behave, and don’t put stop to your wishing”. It was a last testament. According to my finally school’s mark, I joined to college of engineering, electricity department. This is not what I want, at this moment I remembered my father’s words. The time is coming to decide, I changed my interest to computer science. Despite he passed the life, but I still see him in my visions. Like he said ” don’t put stop to your wishing”, now I study a master degree in Malaysia, after finishing, I look forward to study PHD in Japan. In conclusion, my father was just a simple, uneducated, but he helped me greatly. Number of words :…