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Balint Kidd

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Bio

Any scholarship would put me on my way to establish the means for me to pursue medicine and law at Columbia University in New York City. Despite my setbacks I have without a doubt, as noted by my accomplishments, prevailed, and the drive of ambition to partake in something greater than myself sits restlessly within me, until a clear path is established and my career journey can begin. I can assure you, dear applicant reader, that I have the power in my fingertips to change the world, and you will have been a witness to this testament.

Education

Columbia University in the City of New York

Bachelor's degree program
2022 - 2026
  • Majors:
    • Medicine
    • Philosophy
  • Minors:
    • Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

Friendswood High School

High School
2018 - 2022

Miscellaneous

  • Desired degree level:

    Master's degree program

  • Graduate schools of interest:

  • Transfer schools of interest:

  • Majors of interest:

    • Philosophy
  • Not planning to go to medical school
  • Career

    • Dream career field:

      Medicine

    • Dream career goals:

      Surgeon

      Research

      • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other

        High School — Writer
        2020 – 2021

      Arts

      • Friendswood

        Acting
        Newsies, Spongebob, Matilda, Fiddler on the Roof
        2018 – 2022
      • Friendswood High School

        Acting
        One Act Play Competition, Best Actor in the State of Texas
        2022 – 2022

      Public services

      • Volunteering

        Three Little Pitties Rescue — Volunteer/Member
        2021 – 2022

      Future Interests

      Politics

      Philanthropy

      Entrepreneurship

      Scorenavigator Financial Literacy Scholarship
      There is an obvious lack of financial education in the United States Public education system, and therefore throughout my high school experience I have never obtained any information on personal financial education from school. However, after my father passed away and our family of three were left to sustain ourselves on my mother's low salary, financial education became very important to me. Since then I have learned how to file taxes, the differences in mortgages and credit cards, how to be conscious of using credit wisely, and much more. But most importantly, I learned that while financial education is important what is even more important is financial responsibility. Even on a low budget, if everything is planned out and you are conscious of money in and money out, you can live a fairly sustainable and stress-free life style, as long as you stay within your limits of spending. I plan on expanding greatly on what I have learned and hope to not fall in the same trap as my parents, who in their early years were unwise with their credit, and like many young Americans fell in a trap of constantly paying off debts. As apart of the Core Curriculum program at Columbia University, I will be learning much about Micro and Macro economics which will guide me in making decisions regarding bonds, stocks and to know when interest rates will lower so I can take out helpful loans. Understanding the basic principles of economics, as I have in high school by taking AP Macro Economics, will help me make large scale decisions in what to invest in at the current time to make the best of future predictions.