My Personal Statement
The personal statement is an important part of your scholarship application as it is your opportunity to help us get to know you better. Your personal statement should describe in detail (maximum of 110 words per section) some special interest, significant experience or achievement in the following areas as well as what you learned from these experiences.
Leadership/group contributions: Describe examples of your leadership experience and share how you have significantly influenced others, helped resolve disputes, or contributed to group efforts over time. Consider responsibilities you have taken for initiatives in or out of school.
Empowering others by creating an inclusive and positive atmosphere are qualities that I worked to incorporate …show more content…
Remarkably, having never even rode a horse I was given the opportunity to work with an untrained one. Training my horse proved challenging, forcing me to find alternative methods to traditional training. I found many training methods to be ineffective and unethical. Discovering the natural horsemanship method proved to be a viable alternative. I learned to understand that horses are prey animals, they should not be punished for following their natural instincts. Therefore, I tailored my training technique to use no force. What a wonderful journey my experience has been growing and learning together with my equine …show more content…
Give examples of specific projects in which you have been involved over time.
Community service has become an integral part of my life since joining 4-H in the fifth grade.
Community services include annual volunteering for the Salvation Army, Jaxon’s Cure, FISH food bank, and the Tacoma Rescue Mission. I have also volunteered at nursing homes, cleaned up roads, yards, churches, volunteered at many 4-H events, and helped take inventory of a burned residence. Our 4-H club has been honored with the Kiwanis community service award and featured in the local newspaper multiple times. Through community service I have found fulfillment and appreciation for the strong role models in my life. My experiences have instilled lifelong dedication to bettering myself and helping others.
Handling systemic challenges: Describe your experiences facing or witnessing discrimination. Tell us how you responded and what you learned from those experiences and how they prepared you to contribute to the WSU
Leadership/group contributions: Describe examples of your leadership experience and share how you have significantly influenced others, helped resolve disputes, or contributed to group efforts over time. Consider responsibilities you have taken for initiatives in or out of school.
Empowering others by creating an inclusive and positive atmosphere are qualities that I worked to incorporate …show more content…
Remarkably, having never even rode a horse I was given the opportunity to work with an untrained one. Training my horse proved challenging, forcing me to find alternative methods to traditional training. I found many training methods to be ineffective and unethical. Discovering the natural horsemanship method proved to be a viable alternative. I learned to understand that horses are prey animals, they should not be punished for following their natural instincts. Therefore, I tailored my training technique to use no force. What a wonderful journey my experience has been growing and learning together with my equine …show more content…
Give examples of specific projects in which you have been involved over time.
Community service has become an integral part of my life since joining 4-H in the fifth grade.
Community services include annual volunteering for the Salvation Army, Jaxon’s Cure, FISH food bank, and the Tacoma Rescue Mission. I have also volunteered at nursing homes, cleaned up roads, yards, churches, volunteered at many 4-H events, and helped take inventory of a burned residence. Our 4-H club has been honored with the Kiwanis community service award and featured in the local newspaper multiple times. Through community service I have found fulfillment and appreciation for the strong role models in my life. My experiences have instilled lifelong dedication to bettering myself and helping others.
Handling systemic challenges: Describe your experiences facing or witnessing discrimination. Tell us how you responded and what you learned from those experiences and how they prepared you to contribute to the WSU