For DonorsFor Applicants
user profile avatar

Damari Hughes

745

Bold Points

1x

Nominee

1x

Finalist

Bio

I am a young male that lives in the south side of Chicago. I thrive to create a Real Estate business in the future and I believe this goal will be achieved if I continue to work hard and be focus. I am someone that when they find a goal they make a path and is focus on that path until the very end.

Education

Kenwood Academy High School

High School
2015 - 2021

Miscellaneous

  • Desired degree level:

  • Majors of interest:

    • Agricultural Business and Management, General
  • Not planning to go to medical school
  • Career

    • Dream career field:

      Real Estate

    • Dream career goals:

      Business Owner

    • Front End worker

      Jewel Osco
      2020 – 2020

    Sports

    Basketball

    Junior Varsity
    2016 – 20193 years

    Research

    • Forensic Chemistry

      Kenwood Academy — Learner
      2020 – Present
    • International/Global Studies

      Kenwood Academy — Studier
      2018 – 2019

    Arts

    • Kenwood Academy

      Photography
      no
      2016 – 2017

    Public services

    • Volunteering

      After School Matters — Participant
      2017 – 2020
    • Volunteering

      Independent — Participant
      2020 – 2020

    Future Interests

    Advocacy

    Volunteering

    Philanthropy

    Entrepreneurship

    African-American Entrepreneurs Grant — Male Award
    When I was just eight years old my mother was shot twice in the back of the head and passed away because of her wounds. At the time I lived with my other and my older, and after that we had to transition and live a new life with our father. My father was not in the picture much so it was very different to just wake up in a new house and be forced to start a new life with a man I barely knew. My loss caused me large emotional pain and kept me in a hole or a while because I always thought that life would never be the same and I would live differently from my peers. My father gave me hope from him turning his life around by going back and finishing college and becoming the best father he could be to help us children be the best we could be. His hope carried on to me and made me believe that that was just one of many bumps in a long road that I had to travel. I believe that everything happens for a reason and this happened to make me mentally tougher at a young age so I can be able to push through all the obstacles I have to face while growing up. My strong suit in school has always and will forever be math. Math just comes easy to me, if someone tells me the simple concept of a mathematical principle I could teach myself how to further expand the usage of that principle and how it can connect to other things in life. I picture math as a game or puzzle and I enjoy solving that puzzle and the challenge it gives. I’ve always struggled in english and literacy concepts. Those things just do not come easy to me and take time to learn and drill into my mind. Also, my attention span for long dry text is very low so it is hard for me to stay focused on the text and to analyze it deeply. I’ve really been involved in sports , specifically basketball, around my school and it is a big part of my life. It helps me stay on task and focus on school so I can play the sport that I love to play. I believe that algebra helped me the most in school because it laid out the basic concepts of many mathematical principles that I’ve used in many other classes. It also made me think a lot when I have to manipulate equations to find the values that I am looking for. Because of my enjoyment of numbers and housing, I’d love to pursue a career in real estate. I would like to attend University of San Diego, California because of their amazing opportunities for future realtors. Their graduates earn 4.3% more than the average realtor and their urban environment offers a great opportunity for social networking while is very valuable in that field of work.
    Annual Black Entrepreneurship Grant
    When I was just eight years old my mother was shot twice in the back of the head and passed away because of her wounds. At the time I lived with my other and my older, and after that we had to transition and live a new life with our father. My father was not in the picture much so it was very different to just wake up in a new house and be forced to start a new life with a man I barely knew. My loss caused me large emotional pain and kept me in a hole or a while because I always thought that life would never be the same and I would live differently from my peers. My father gave me hope from him turning his life around by going back and finishing college and becoming the best father he could be to help us children be the best we could be. His hope carried on to me and made me believe that that was just one of many bumps in a long road that I had to travel. I believe that everything happens for a reason and this happened to make me mentally tougher at a young age so I can be able to push through all the obstacles I have to face while growing up. My strong suit in school has always and will forever be math. Math just comes easy to me, if someone tells me the simple concept of a mathematical principle I could teach myself how to further expand the usage of that principle and how it can connect to other things in life. I picture math as a game or puzzle and I enjoy solving that puzzle and the challenge it gives. I’ve always struggled in english and literacy concepts. Those things just do not come easy to me and take time to learn and drill into my mind. Also, my attention span for long dry text is very low so it is hard for me to stay focused on the text and to analyze it deeply. I’ve really been involved in sports , specifically basketball, around my school and it is a big part of my life. It helps me stay on task and focus on school so I can play the sport that I love to play. I believe that algebra helped me the most in school because it layed out the basic concepts of many mathematical principles that I’ve used in many other classes. It also made me think a lot when I have to manipulate equations to find the values that I am looking for. Because of my enjoyment of numbers and housing, I’d love to pursue a career in real estate. I would like to attend University of San Diego, California because of their amazing opportunities for future realtors. Their graduates earn 4.3% more than the average realtor and their urban environment offers a great opportunity for social networking while is very valuable in that field of work.
    Impact Scholarship for Black Students
    When I was just eight years old my mother was shot twice in the back of the head and passed away because of her wounds. At the time I lived with my other and my older, and after that we had to transition and live a new life with our father. My father was not in the picture much so it was very different to just wake up in a new house and be forced to start a new life with a man I barely knew. My loss caused me large emotional pain and kept me in a hole or a while because I always thought that life would never be the same and I would live differently from my peers. My father gave me hope from him turning his life around by going back and finishing college and becoming the best father he could be to help us children be the best we could be. His hope carried on to me and made me believe that that was just one of many bumps in a long road that I had to travel. I believe that everything happens for a reason and this happened to make me mentally tougher at a young age so I can be able to push through all the obstacles I have to face while growing up. My strong suit in school has always and will forever be math. Math just comes easy to me, if someone tells me the simple concept of a mathematical principle I could teach myself how to further expand the usage of that principle and how it can connect to other things in life. I picture math as a game or puzzle and I enjoy solving that puzzle and the challenge it gives. I’ve always struggled in english and literacy concepts. Those things just do not come easy to me and take time to learn and drill into my mind. Also, my attention span for long dry text is very low so it is hard for me to stay focused on the text and to analyze it deeply. I’ve really been involved in sports , specifically basketball, around my school and it is a big part of my life. It helps me stay on task and focus on school so I can play the sport that I love to play. I believe that algebra helped me the most in school because it layed out the basic concepts of many mathematical principles that I’ve used in many other classes. It also made me think a lot when I have to manipulate equations to find the values that I am looking for. Because of my enjoyment of numbers and housing, I’d love to pursue a career in real estate. I would like to attend University of San Diego, California because of their amazing opportunities for future realtors. Their graduates earn 4.3% more than the average realtor and their urban environment offers a great opportunity for social networking while is very valuable in that field of work.
    African-American Entrepreneurs Grant — Female Award
    When I was just eight years old my mother was shot twice in the back of the head and passed away because of her wounds. At the time I lived with my other and my older, and after that we had to transition and live a new life with our father. My father was not in the picture much so it was very different to just wake up in a new house and be forced to start a new life with a man I barely knew. My loss caused me large emotional pain and kept me in a hole or a while because I always thought that life would never be the same and I would live differently from my peers. My father gave me hope from him turning his life around by going back and finishing college and becoming the best father he could be to help us children be the best we could be. His hope carried on to me and made me believe that that was just one of many bumps in a long road that I had to travel. I believe that everything happens for a reason and this happened to make me mentally tougher at a young age so I can be able to push through all the obstacles I have to face while growing up. My strong suit in school has always and will forever be math. Math just comes easy to me, if someone tells me the simple concept of a mathematical principle I could teach myself how to further expand the usage of that principle and how it can connect to other things in life. I picture math as a game or puzzle and I enjoy solving that puzzle and the challenge it gives. I’ve always struggled in english and literacy concepts. Those things just do not come easy to me and take time to learn and drill into my mind. Also, my attention span for long dry text is very low so it is hard for me to stay focused on the text and to analyze it deeply. I’ve really been involved in sports , specifically basketball, around my school and it is a big part of my life. It helps me stay on task and focus on school so I can play the sport that I love to play. I believe that algebra helped me the most in school because it layed out the basic concepts of many mathematical principles that I’ve used in many other classes. It also made me think a lot when I have to manipulate equations to find the values that I am looking for. Because of my enjoyment of numbers and housing, I’d love to pursue a career in real estate. I would like to attend University of San Diego, California because of their amazing opportunities for future realtors. Their graduates earn 4.3% more than the average realtor and their urban environment offers a great opportunity for social networking while is very valuable in that field of work.
    Undiscovered Brilliance Scholarship for African-Americans
    When I was just eight years old my mother was shot twice in the back of the head and passed away because of her wounds. At the time I lived with my other and my older, and after that we had to transition and live a new life with our father. My father was not in the picture much so it was very different to just wake up in a new house and be forced to start a new life with a man I barely knew. My loss caused me large emotional pain and kept me in a hole or a while because I always thought that life would never be the same and I would live differently from my peers. My father gave me hope from him turning his life around by going back and finishing college and becoming the best father he could be to help us children be the best we could be. His hope carried on to me and made me believe that that was just one of many bumps in a long road that I had to travel. I believe that everything happens for a reason and this happened to make me mentally tougher at a young age so I can be able to push through all the obstacles I have to face while growing up. My strong suit in school has always and will forever be math. Math just comes easy to me, if someone tells me the simple concept of a mathematical principle I could teach myself how to further expand the usage of that principle and how it can connect to other things in life. I picture math as a game or puzzle and I enjoy solving that puzzle and the challenge it gives. I’ve always struggled in english and literacy concepts. Those things just do not come easy to me and take time to learn and drill into my mind. Also, my attention span for long dry text is very low so it is hard for me to stay focused on the text and to analyze it deeply. I’ve really been involved in sports , specifically basketball, around my school and it is a big part of my life. It helps me stay on task and focus on school so I can play the sport that I love to play. I believe that algebra helped me the most in school because it layed out the basic concepts of many mathematical principles that I’ve used in many other classes. It also made me think a lot when I have to manipulate equations to find the values that I am looking for. Because of my enjoyment of numbers and housing, I’d love to pursue a career in real estate. I would like to attend University of San Diego, California because of their amazing opportunities for future realtors. Their graduates earn 4.3% more than the average realtor and their urban environment offers a great opportunity for social networking while is very valuable in that field of work.