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Marleigh Meals

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My name is Marleigh Meals. My favorite things include hanging out with my sister, reading, and dancing! I have been taking ballet classes for ten years, and have also taught ballet to younger children, both at my studio and as a volunteer in the community. My favorite subject in school is definitely science, especially biology. I love learning about the human body, and all the mechanics of what makes an organism alive. If I have free time, I can most likely be found reading. I enjoy older classics the best (Les Misérables and The Count of Monte Cristo are my two favorite books!), but I like reading a lot of different genres. I also enjoy working with children. I have spent two summers working at a camp with 4-7th graders, and have helped with various other shorter programs for children (ballet programs, camps, etc.) I am currently in college earning my nursing degree, and then hopefully a medical degree to become a pediatrician to make helping kids my full-time job!

Education

Maranatha Baptist University

Bachelor's degree program
2020 - Present
  • Majors:
    • Nursing
  • GPA:
    3.6

Miscellaneous

  • Desired degree level:

  • Graduate schools of interest:

  • Transfer schools of interest:

  • Majors of interest:

    • Pediatric Nurse/Nursing
  • Not planning to go to medical school
  • Test scores:

    • 32
      ACT

    Career

    • Dream career field:

      Hospital & Health Care

    • Dream career goals:

      Medical Missionary or Pediatrician

    • Receptionist

      Carolina Tax Office
      2019 – 20201 year
    • Assistant teacher

      Brevard Ballet School
      2016 – 20193 years
    • Babysitting

      2018 – 20202 years
    • Waitress, cashier, babysitter, housekeeping, coffee shop employee, junior camp counselor/employee

      The Wilds
      2017 – Present7 years

    Sports

    Basketball

    Club
    2014 – 20195 years

    Arts

    • MBU Humanities

      Acting
      Beauty and the Beast
      2020 – 2020
    • Brevard Ballet School

      Dance
      Giselle, The Nutcracker, Prokofiev's Cinderella, The Ugly Duckling and other Works, Paquita, Cinderella and Other Works, Le Corsaire, Napoli, Flower Festival and Other Works
      2012 – Present
    • Independant

      Music
      Piano recitals
      2007 – 2018

    Public services

    • Volunteering

      Brevard Elementary School — Teacher
      2015 – 2017
    • Volunteering

      Rise and Shine Program — Teacher
      2019 – 2019
    • Volunteering

      Teens for Jeans — Clothing drive organizer
      2020 – Present
    • Volunteering

      Bethany Baptist Church — Sunday School Teacher
      2016 – Present

    Future Interests

    Advocacy

    Volunteering

    Ms. Susy’s Disney Character Scholarship
    My favorite Disney character is the Princess Aroura. I always loved Sleeping Beauty as a kid, and when my sister and I played dress-up, you bet the first thing I went for was my pink Aroura gown and tiara. Sleeping Beauty was my favorite from the beginning because of the pink dress and the dancing, and the three fairies that made me laugh so much! But when I got a little older, I started taking ballet, I found out that my favorite movie used a score written by Tchaikovsky for a ballet! Add to that my own growing love for music and singing, and now I was waltzing around my house belting "Once Upon a Dream" to anyone who would listen-and quite a few who would probably rather not. But as an adult, my favorite princess is still Aroura. Not just because of the stunning visual art of the movie, or because of the nostalgia of loving it as a kid, but because of what I learned from Aroura. That may surprise you because even though she's the main character, the princess herself has very little screen time in her own movie. In that short amount of time, what could she possibly do that I found so inspiring? And the answer is this: her duty. When Aroura is told she is a princess, and can't marry the handsome man she fell in love with, she is devastated. But although she is sad, she doesn't run away from her problem. The next scene shows her going with the fairies to the castle to take on the role of princess. Now, a lot of what Disney tells us nowadays is to follow your heart, and that each person has to do what is right for themselves. But I've found that often, listening to the counsel of those who care about me often works out better than my own plans would have. That's why I love Aroura so much. She wasn't just a pushover who did whatever anyone told her-she had feelings, and cried, and was upset! But in the end, she chose to do her duty- to be a princess and lead her people- instead of running off to do what her heart told her. And I find that self-sacrificing attitude to be much more beautiful than choosing her heart over her people.