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mary sheehan

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Bio

I have always had a deep passion for cars, and being able to turn my passion into my career is my biggest dream. I strive to become one of the best automotive machines in the world.

Education

Canyon Lake High School

High School
2022 - 2023

Miscellaneous

  • Desired degree level:

    Trade School

  • Majors of interest:

    • Agricultural Engineering
  • Not planning to go to medical school
  • Career

    • Dream career field:

      Automotive

    • Dream career goals:

      Sports

      Dancing

      Club
      2013 – 202310 years

      Arts

      • Drawing
        2021 – 2022
      Michael Hinrich Memorial Scholarship
      I have always had a love for cars. From a very young age, I would "help" my dad when he would work on our cars at home (more like getting told to hold the flashlight). As my dad would work I would watch him and try to figure out what was broken and how he fixed it. Doing this for years helped me be able to learn more and more until I began teaching myself how to work on small things on my own. Slowly as I grew up those small things got bigger and bigger and so did my passion for cars. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be able to turn my love for cars into my career. I thought I would just go into the workforce and find something that paid the bills like my parents, but one day while I was sitting at lunch a recruiter for Universal Technical Institute (UTI) walked up to me and handed me a packet. I found out I could make my dreams into a reality. I was later accepted early into UTI. I want to be able to change the way people especially women are seen in the automotive field. I want to show everyone that anyone can be the best of the best if they try there hardest and love what they do.
      Techs of Tomorrow Automotive Scholarship by ServiceUp
      Winner
      I have always had a love for cars. From a very young age, I would "help" my dad when he would work on our cars at home (more like getting told to hold the flashlight). As my dad would work I would watch him and try to figure out what was broken and how he fixed it. Doing this for years helped me be able to learn more and more until I began teaching myself how to work on small things on my own. Slowly as I grew up those small things got bigger and bigger and so did my passion for cars. When I finally turned 16 and got my car I would spend hours working on it and not once did my love for cars stop. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be able to turn my love for cars into my career. I thought I would just go into the workforce and find something that paid the bills like my parents, but one day while I was sitting at lunch a recruiter for Universal Technical Institute walked up to me and handed me a packet. I didn’t think much of it until I started to read more and more. I found out I could make my dreams into a reality. so I took that home and showed my parents, my mom was interested but skeptical but my dad was so excited. We booked a tour of the campus and that was when I truly fell in love with UTI, I got to see all the opportunities I have and all the places I can go in life. I want to change the way people look at the automotive field, I hope to show others that being a mechanic isn't just turning a wrench. I want to show young girls that cars are not just for boys there for everyone. I want to be a trailblazer for my family and show them you do not need a master's degree and lots of money to have a good life. Most importantly I want to make everyone who has ever believed in me proud. I am inspired to make the automotive field more welcoming to everyone and change how people view blue-collar workers and how they get to where they are. I want people to see that a blue-collar work is a profession not just a job.
      Tim Williams Automotive Student Scholarship
      I am applying for this scholarship in the hope of some financial help. I have been accepted into Universal Technical Institute and can not afford to pay for it on my own. I have always had a love for cars. From a very young age, I would "help" my dad when he would work on our cars at home (more like getting told to hold the flashlight). As my dad would work I would watch him and try to figure out what was broken and how he fixed it. Doing this for years helped me be able to learn more and more until I began teaching myself how to work on small things on my own. Slowly as I grew up those small things got bigger and bigger and so did my passion for cars. When I finally turned 16 and got my car I would spend hours working on it and not once did my love for cars stop. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be able to turn my love for cars into my career. I thought I would just go into the workforce and find something that payed the bills like my parents, but one day while I was sitting at lunch a recruiter for Universal Technical Institute walked up to me and handed me a packet. I didn’t think much of it until I started to read more and more. I found out I could make my dreams into a reality. so I took that home and showed my parents, my mom was interested but skeptical but my dad was so excited. We booked a tour of the campus and that was when I truly fell in love with UTI, I got to see all the opportunities I have and all the places I can go in life. I want to change the way people look at the automotive field, I hope to show others that being a mechanic isn't just turning a wrench. I want to show young girls that cars are not just for boys there for everyone. I want to be a trailblazer for my family and show them you do not need a master's degree and lots of money to have a good life. Most importantly I want to make everyone who has ever believed in me proud. Please consider me for this scholarship to help me show my family and friends that i can follow my dreams and not live paycheck to paycheck anymore.