Hobbies and interests
Football
Stocks And Investing
Reading
Business And Entrepreneurship
Reading
Self-Help
Business
I read books multiple times per month
FIRST GENERATION STUDENT
Yes
Samuel Cuevas
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WinnerBio
My name is Samuel Cuevas. I am a hispanic-american college student currently attending Paris Junior College in Greenville, Texas. I am seeking to further my education through my own hard work and discipline. Furthermore, I am also seeking financial assistance through scholarships. I have entrepreneurial dreams of owning my own company, and becoming a successful investor in companies I believe will change the world. I wish to pursue a bachelors degree in finance or economics. After college, I will utilize my talents, ambition, and knowledge to succeed in any endeavors I set my mind to, whether starting my own company or working for a prestigious firm or bank while positively impacting the lives of others.
Education
Paris Junior College
Associate's degree programMajors:
- Accounting and Computer Science
Caddo Mills High School
High SchoolMiscellaneous
Desired degree level:
Bachelor's degree program
Graduate schools of interest:
Transfer schools of interest:
Majors of interest:
- Finance and Financial Management Services
- Economics
- Business Administration, Management and Operations
Career
Dream career field:
Financial Services
Dream career goals:
I want to become a successful investor. But before that I want to graduate and work at a top investment firm. For example, Goldman Sachs, JP Morton, Morgan Stanley etc.
To-Go Specialist
Texas Roadhouse2024 – Present11 monthsMember Services Representative
Planet Fitness2023 – Present1 yearRetail Associate
Dick's Sporting Goods2022 – 2022
Sports
Football
Varsity2019 – 20223 years
Public services
Volunteering
Caddo Mills — Organizer2023 – 2023
Future Interests
Volunteering
Philanthropy
Entrepreneurship
Francis “Slip” Madigan Scholarship
Only one-third of all college students in the U.S. are first-generation college students. The amount of Hispanics that continue their education is even lower. After graduating college I would be amongst the very few of my family members who have accomplished such a thing.
Attending college is something that I have looked forward to my entire life. I was introduced to the idea of business in the 4th grade when my father told me about some of his friends that were multimillion-dollar entrepreneurs, and I decided from that point on that I wanted to be just like them. It has since been my lifelong dream to become an entrepreneur. In the 8th grade, I fell in love with the stock market. I idolized Warren Buffett, read everything about him, and even purchased books he recommended, such as The Intelligent Investor. I began investing with fake money before eventually using my mom’s information to open my own brokerage account. Like Warren Buffett, I began to research companies and read their financial statements to learn more about their business. I began to teach myself how to assess them, how they make money, and what makes them a good or bad investment. Saying this, finance quickly became a growing passion. I wish to use finance as my gateway into the business world and use it to help with future ventures and endeavors that I seek to begin. This scholarship will help me in chasing those aspirations and dreams. It will provide me with a huge headstart and propel me forward. It will be used to fund these dreams that I have so that I am not set back financially by the cost that comes with furthering my education.
I have no clue what my future holds. I do know the path I want to take in pursuit of my own success. I have been juggling with the thought of going to graduate school to maybe one day earn my MBA. I have not made a decision but it very well is in the deck of cards. My family comes from a background of immigrants who moved here from Chile. My grandfather and grandmother moved my father and their two other children to Oklahoma in pursuit of better opportunities. I can safely confirm that it was the best decision that they ever could have made. My father, aunt, and uncle are all successful in their own respect. I want to continue to make my grandparents proud by following my dreams and being more successful than they ever could have imagined.