Receiving this scholarship will help me greatly. I come from a single parent household. My mom has three children that she has to take care of and herself. Truthfully, my mom just doesn’t have the money to get me through college. My mom doesn’t have a job. My mom gets us by, by selling things like baskets for holidays. I have to apply to as many scholarships as I can to go to college and pursue my dreams. Receiving this scholarship will help get me through the college doors. It’s hard coming from a low income family and wanting more for yourself. My mother wants me to do well in life and go far but she doesn’t have the money to really get me there. In order to get to where I want to be in life I need to go to college. To go to college, I need to pay for it. Receiving this scholarship will help me get my degree. When I get my degree I’ll be able to build a better life for myself. Just receiving this scholarship could be my college enrollment deposit. If this scholarship pays for my deposit then I wouldn’t have to trouble my mother with trying to find a way to pay for it. Receiving this scholarship could possibly put me through my first year of college or even give me a full ride. My future is in my hands but I came into this world not having enough money to set that future up. I would be grateful to receive this scholarship and I need the funds to get me to and through college. My dream is to study business, become a marketer and have stability in life. In order to get to where I want to be in life I need to go to college. To go to college, I need to pay for it. Receiving this scholarship will help me get my degree. Receiving this scholarship will help me greatly. I come from a single parent household. My mom has three children that she has to take care of and herself. Truthfully, my mom just doesn’t have the money to get me through college. My mom doesn’t have a job. My mom gets us by, by selling things like baskets for holidays. I have to apply to as many scholarships as I can to go to college and pursue my dreams. When I get my degree I’ll be able to build a better life for myself. Receiving this scholarship will help get me through the college doors. Just receiving this scholarship could be my college enrollment deposit. If this scholarship pays for my deposit then I wouldn’t have to trouble my mother with trying to find a way to pay for it. My dreams are close and within reach, but without having the income for my dreams then I won't be able to make my dream reality.

My mom never had a stable job, and I never lived with my father. The way my mom got us was by selling things. My mom made and sold birthday baskets, father’s day baskets, mother’s day baskets, etc. My mom also was a hairstylist for a time. The jobs my mom had weren’t secure, steady paying jobs. My mom made enough for us to get by. My whole life we’ve had financial challenges. When I was a toddler, I lived in an apartment with my mom, my older sister, and my older brother. Since my mom didn’t have a steady income, she wasn’t able to pay the rent so we had to move. My mom, my sister and I went to live at my grandfather's house while my brother went to live with his aunt. Since then we never saw our brother again. After living at my grandfather's house for a while, we went to live with our great grandmother. At this time, I was starting kindergarten. Then, after living with my great grandmother for a while, we went to live with a family friend. After being there for a while, we went to live with our cousin in Lancaster, California. When I started first grade my sister and I went to live with our grandfather again. At the end of third grade I went to live with my mom in Las Vegas, Nevada with my sister. We lived there for a while but my mom and her boyfriend, who also lived there, didn’t have steady-paying jobs so they lost that apartment. As a result of that, my sister and I had to live with our grandfather again. I can still go on about the amount of times I moved around because I left off when I was just in fourth grade. The reason I’ve moved around a lot was because it took my mom a long time to get on her feet. We always struggled financially. As I mentioned in the last paragraph, some people tried to help and let us stay with them but that was only for a short period of time. Struggling financially leads to other struggles. Some people may not realize that when adults have money struggles, it affects the children. It affected my siblings and I because we got separated from our brother. Knowing of financial problems even as a child drains you because you know that your family is struggling, but you can’t help and it’s a sad environment. I say it’s a sad environment because I would hear arguments about the money problems, my mom crying because she didn’t have the money for things and that you just have to live. However, we always tried to make the best of our situations.I learned that I didn't want to struggle all of my life. I plan on going to college so I can create a better life for myself.

Moving around constantly between California and Nevada because of financial problems has made me resilient. Each year I was at a new school. Because of COVID, my freshman year wasn't great academically. My sophomore year I enrolled late, and I didn't receive credit for my first semester. I was able to overcome that by taking Apex Learning online. It was challenging to stay on track because of the different districts' graduation requirements. Since I moved so often, I tried to take courses I knew I would need if I moved back to California. During my junior year, my mother and I moved again. Even though my life was chaotic with moving, I maintained my grades and got my GPA higher each year. No matter what, I always remembered the kind of life I wanted for myself. My family is full of “hustlers,” but I don’t want to be a “hustler.” I want a stable life, and a stable career. The more I moved, the more I was influenced to do well in school. Most people in my family didn't finish high school or never went to college to further their education. Most made just enough money to get by but not LIVE life. I want to live without worrying about where my next meal will come from. With the process of moving throughout the years and having to catch up on assignments, I made sure to have my school computer with me at all times. I worked on assignments in the car, in the back of class, or any place I had the chance to. When I knew we had to move, I would have one tab open with my work and one tab open on apartments.com. When I go to college I will stay there for the full four years because I don’t want too much change anymore. I want to have consistency. I did whatever it took to make sure I got my assignments in. Even when I was in the physical process of moving I was on the road making it happen. When I got to my current school, Alain LeRoy Locke College Preparatory Academy, the teachers and counselors would ask me how I maintained my grade point average with all the moving. They told me that I inspired them because most people didn’t have the mindset I have when it comes to school. One staff member told me that if they were in my shoes they don’t know if they would’ve made it as far as I have in school. The teachers and counselors made me realize that the mindset I have is a skill. It’s hard coming from a low income family and wanting more for yourself. My mother wants me to do well in life and go far but she doesn’t have the money to really get me there. In order to get to where I want to be in life I need to go to college. To go to college, I need to pay for it. Receiving this scholarship will help me get my degree. When I get my degree I’ll be able to build a better life for myself. Just receiving this scholarship could be my college enrollment deposit. If this scholarship pays for my deposit then I wouldn’t have to trouble my mother with trying to find a way to pay for it. Receiving this scholarship could possibly put me through my first year of college or even give me a full ride. My future is in my hands but I came into this world not having enough money to set that future up. I would be grateful to receive this scholarship and I need the funds to get me to and through college.

Moving around constantly between California and Nevada because of financial problems has made me resilient. Each year I was at a new school. Because of COVID, my freshman year wasn't great academically. My sophomore year I enrolled late, and I didn't receive credit for my first semester. I was able to overcome that by taking Apex Learning online. It was challenging to stay on track because of the different districts' graduation requirements. Since I moved so often, I tried to take courses I knew I would need if I moved back to California. During my junior year, my mother and I moved again. Even though my life was chaotic with moving, I maintained my grades and got my GPA higher each year. No matter what, I always remembered the kind of life I wanted for myself. My family is full of “hustlers,” but I don’t want to be a “hustler.” I want a stable life, and a stable career. The more I moved, the more I was influenced to do well in school. Most people in my family didn't finish high school or never went to college to further their education. Most made just enough money to get by but not LIVE life. I want to live without worrying about where my next meal will come from. With the process of moving throughout the years and having to catch up on assignments, I made sure to have my school computer with me at all times. I worked on assignments in the car, in the back of class, or any place I had the chance to. When I knew we had to move, I would have one tab open with my work and one tab open on apartments.com. When I go to college I will stay there for the full four years because I don’t want too much change anymore. I want to have consistency. I did whatever it took to make sure I got my assignments in. Even when I was in the physical process of moving I was on the road making it happen. When I got to my current school, Alain LeRoy Locke College Preparatory Academy, the teachers and counselors would ask me how I maintained my grade point average with all the moving. They told me that I inspired them because most people didn’t have the mindset I have when it comes to school. One staff member told me that if they were in my shoes they don’t know if they would’ve made it as far as I have in school. The teachers and counselors made me realize that the mindset I have is a skill.

Moving around constantly between California and Nevada because of financial problems has made me resilient. Each year I was at a new school. Because of COVID, my freshman year wasn't great academically. My sophomore year I enrolled late, and I didn't receive credit for my first semester. I was able to overcome that by taking Apex Learning online. It was challenging to stay on track because of the different districts' graduation requirements. Since I moved so often, I tried to take courses I knew I would need if I moved back to California. During my junior year, my mother and I moved again. Even though my life was chaotic with moving, I maintained my grades and got my GPA higher each year. No matter what, I always remembered the kind of life I wanted for myself. My family is full of “hustlers,” but I don’t want to be a “hustler.” I want a stable life, and a stable career. The more I moved, the more I was influenced to do well in school. Most people in my family didn't finish high school or never went to college to further their education. Most made just enough money to get by but not LIVE life. I want to live without worrying about where my next meal will come from. With the process of moving throughout the years and having to catch up on assignments, I made sure to have my school computer with me at all times. I worked on assignments in the car, in the back of class, or any place I had the chance to. When I knew we had to move, I would have one tab open with my work and one tab open on apartments.com. When I go to college I will stay there for the full four years because I don’t want too much change anymore. I want to have consistency. I did whatever it took to make sure I got my assignments in. Even when I was in the physical process of moving I was on the road making it happen. When I got to my current school, Alain LeRoy Locke College Preparatory Academy, the teachers and counselors would ask me how I maintained my grade point average with all the moving. They told me that I inspired them because most people didn’t have the mindset I have when it comes to school. One staff member told me that if they were in my shoes they don’t know if they would’ve made it as far as I have in school. The teachers and counselors made me realize that the mindset I have is a skill.

Moving around constantly between California and Nevada because of financial problems has made me resilient. Each year I was at a new school. Because of COVID, my freshman year wasn't great academically. My sophomore year I enrolled late, and I didn't receive credit for my first semester. I was able to overcome that by taking Apex Learning online. It was challenging to stay on track because of the different districts' graduation requirements. Since I moved so often, I tried to take courses I knew I would need if I moved back to California. During my junior year, my mother and I moved again. Even though my life was chaotic with moving, I maintained my grades and got my GPA higher each year. No matter what, I always remembered the kind of life I wanted for myself. My family is full of “hustlers,” but I don’t want to be a “hustler.” I want a stable life, and a stable career. The more I moved, the more I was influenced to do well in school. Most people in my family didn't finish high school or never went to college to further their education. Most made just enough money to get by but not LIVE life. I want to live without worrying about where my next meal will come from. With the process of moving throughout the years and having to catch up on assignments, I made sure to have my school computer with me at all times. I worked on assignments in the car, in the back of class, or any place I had the chance to. When I knew we had to move, I would have one tab open with my work and one tab open on apartments.com. When I go to college I will stay there for the full four years because I don’t want too much change anymore. I want to have consistency. I did whatever it took to make sure I got my assignments in. Even when I was in the physical process of moving I was on the road making it happen. When I got to my current school, Alain LeRoy Locke College Preparatory Academy, the teachers and counselors would ask me how I maintained my grade point average with all the moving. They told me that I inspired them because most people didn’t have the mindset I have when it comes to school. One staff member told me that if they were in my shoes they don’t know if they would’ve made it as far as I have in school. The teachers and counselors made me realize that the mindset I have is a skill.

Moving around constantly between California and Nevada because of financial problems has made me resilient. Each year I was at a new school. Because of COVID, my freshman year wasn't great academically. My sophomore year I enrolled late, and I didn't receive credit for my first semester. I was able to overcome that by taking Apex Learning online. It was challenging to stay on track because of the different districts' graduation requirements. Since I moved so often, I tried to take courses I knew I would need if I moved back to California. During my junior year, my mother and I moved again. Even though my life was chaotic with moving, I maintained my grades and got my GPA higher each year. No matter what, I always remembered the kind of life I wanted for myself. My family is full of “hustlers,” but I don’t want to be a “hustler.” I want a stable life, and a stable career. The more I moved, the more I was influenced to do well in school. Most people in my family didn't finish high school or never went to college to further their education. Most made just enough money to get by but not LIVE life. I want to live without worrying about where my next meal will come from. With the process of moving throughout the years and having to catch up on assignments, I made sure to have my school computer with me at all times. I worked on assignments in the car, in the back of class, or any place I had the chance to. When I knew we had to move, I would have one tab open with my work and one tab open on apartments.com. When I go to college I will stay there for the full four years because I don’t want too much change anymore. I want to have consistency. I did whatever it took to make sure I got my assignments in. Even when I was in the physical process of moving I was on the road making it happen. When I got to my current school, Alain LeRoy Locke College Preparatory Academy, the teachers and counselors would ask me how I maintained my grade point average with all the moving. They told me that I inspired them because most people didn’t have the mindset I have when it comes to school. One staff member told me that if they were in my shoes they don’t know if they would’ve made it as far as I have in school. The teachers and counselors made me realize that the mindset I have is a skill.

My experiences with mental health have affected my relationships with others because I take the time to understand people. I realized that no one is perfect and probably everybody has some sort of mental problems because of their life experiences. I believe that mental health is a topic that’s not talked about enough in households and that’s why I believe it’s important to spread awareness. I want to pursue a career in psychology or counseling because I want to help others that are struggling with mental health. I I try to find ways to connect with my peers by checking on them when they seemed down. Whenever I see someone with a gloomy look on their face I ask them if they’re doing okay. The majority of the time they tell me they’re okay and that may not always be the truth but I respect their boundaries since they may not feel comfortable sharing their feelings with me. I still let them know that if they ever need anything, they can tell me and I’ll do whatever I can to help. Even if they say they’re fine and that may not be the truth, I believe that just trying to reach out makes a difference in their life. They may not have told me what they are feeling but at least they know someone noticed and someone cares about how they are feeling. I can remember times where I wasn’t feeling the best mentally and I wanted people to reach out just for me to know that someone cared enough to ask me how I was doing. I remember watching the Netflix series, “13 Reasons Why”, and within the show teenagers were struggling personally, mentally, and financially. I have probably re-watched that show an unhealthy amount of times but each time I watch the series I gain insight. One thing that sticks with me each time I watch the series is, sometimes all a person needs is someone to notice they’re not doing okay. Being there for people mentally is a huge contribution to making a community a better place. Just offering your hand or ear can make someone look at life differently. I believe in this generation, we are more in touch with our mental health and we try to get help. However, our parents' generation doesn’t really understand that just because we’re teenagers, we also have issues. I want to help those that are in home situations as such. I specifically want to work with teenagers that are going through mental health issues. When the teenagers become adults they’ll know how to continue their life because they’ve received my help or probably is still receiving help. I want to bring more awareness to mental health and I want to work with those that want to improve. I believe it’s important that we continue having counselors, psychiatrists, and psychologists because mental illness will never be over. Mental health is a serious issue that will continue. I just want to be one of the ones that helps.

I believe little things make a difference. Everything we do or say can make an impact on someone's life. I believe I play a small role but an even bigger role in making my community a better place. I never participated in doing volunteer work or joining many club activities because I moved around a lot and didn’t have stability to feel secure. However, I did try to find ways to connect with my peers by checking on them when they seemed down. Whenever I see someone with a gloomy look on their face I ask them if they’re doing okay. The majority of the time they tell me they’re okay and that may not always be the truth but I respect their boundaries since they may not feel comfortable sharing their feelings with me. I still let them know that if they ever need anything, they can tell me and I’ll do whatever I can to help. Even if they say they’re fine and that may not be the truth, I believe that just trying to reach out makes a difference in their life. They may not have told me what they are feeling but at least they know someone noticed and someone cares about how they are feeling. I can remember times where I wasn’t feeling the best mentally and I wanted people to reach out just for me to know that someone cared enough to ask me how I was doing. I remember watching the Netflix series, “13 Reasons Why”, and within the show teenagers were struggling personally, mentally, and financially. I have probably re-watched that show an unhealthy amount of times but each time I watch the series I gain insight. One thing that sticks with me each time I watch the series is, sometimes all a person needs is someone to notice they’re not doing okay. Being there for people mentally is a huge contribution to making a community a better place. Just offering your hand or ear can make someone look at life differently. I want to pursue a career in psychology or counseling because I want to help others that are struggling with mental health. I believe in this generation, we are more in touch with our mental health and we try to get help. However, our parents' generation doesn’t really understand that just because we’re teenagers, we also have issues. I want to help those that are in home situations as such. I specifically want to work with teenagers that are going through mental health issues. When the teenagers become adults they’ll know how to continue their life because they’ve received my help or probably is still receiving help. I want to bring more awareness to mental health and I want to work with those that want to improve. I believe it’s important that we continue having counselors, psychiatrists, and psychologists because mental illness will never be over. Mental health is a serious issue that will continue. I just want to be one of the ones that helps.

Receiving this scholarship would help me greatly. I come from a single parent household. My mom has three children that she has to take care of and herself. Truthfully, my mom just doesn’t have the money to get me through college. My mom doesn’t have a job. My mom gets us by, by selling things like baskets for holidays. I have to apply to as many scholarships as I can to go to college and pursue my dreams. Receiving this scholarship will help get me through the college doors. It’s hard coming from a low income family and wanting more for yourself. My mother wants me to do well in life and go far but she doesn’t have the money to really get me there. In order to get to where I want to be in life I need to go to college. To go to college, I need to pay for it. Receiving this scholarship will help me get my degree. When I get my degree I’ll be able to build a better life for myself. Just receiving this scholarship could be my college enrollment deposit. If I get awarded this scholarship, I could pay my enrollment deposit and I wouldn’t have to trouble my mother with trying to find a way to pay for it. Receiving this scholarship could also be used to pay for textbooks for when I get to college. My future is in my hands but I came into this world not having enough money to set that future up. I would be grateful to receive this scholarship and I need the funds to get me to and through college. Some adversity I’ve experienced and overcame is moving around constantly between California and Nevada because of financial problems. , I maintained my grades and got my GPA higher each year. No matter what, I always remembered the kind of life I wanted for myself. My family is full of “hustlers,” but I don’t want to be a “hustler.” I want a stable life, and a stable career. The more I moved, the more I was influenced to do well in school. Most people in my family didn't finish high school or never went to college to further their education. Most made just enough money to get by but not LIVE life. I want to live without worrying about where my next meal will come from. With the process of moving throughout the years and having to catch up on assignments, I made sure to have my school computer with me at all times. I worked on assignments in the car, in the back of class, or any place I had the chance to. When I knew we had to move, I would have one tab open with my work and one tab open on apartments.com. When I go to college I will stay there for the full four years because I don’t want too much change anymore. I want to have consistency. I did whatever it took to make sure I got my assignments in. Even when I was in the physical process of moving I was on the road making it happen.

Moving around constantly between California and Nevada because of financial problems has made me resilient. Each year I was at a new school. Because of COVID, my freshman year wasn't great academically. My sophomore year I enrolled late, and I didn't receive credit for my first semester. I was able to overcome that by taking Apex Learning online. It was challenging to stay on track because of the different districts' graduation requirements. Since I moved so often, I tried to take courses I knew I would need if I moved back to California. During my junior year, my mother and I moved again. Even though my life was chaotic with moving, I maintained my grades and got my GPA higher each year. No matter what, I always remembered the kind of life I wanted for myself. My family is full of “hustlers,” but I don’t want to be a “hustler.” I want a stable life, and a stable career. The more I moved, the more I was influenced to do well in school. Most people in my family didn't finish high school or never went to college to further their education. Most made just enough money to get by but not LIVE life. I want to live without worrying about where my next meal will come from. With the process of moving throughout the years and having to catch up on assignments, I made sure to have my school computer with me at all times. I worked on assignments in the car, in the back of class, or any place I had the chance to. When I knew we had to move, I would have one tab open with my work and one tab open on apartments.com. When I go to college I will stay there for the full four years because I don’t want too much change anymore. I want to have consistency. I did whatever it took to make sure I got my assignments in. Even when I was in the physical process of moving I was on the road making it happen. When I got to my current school, Alain LeRoy Locke College Preparatory Academy, the teachers and counselors would ask me how I maintained my grade point average with all the moving. They told me that I inspired them because most people didn’t have the mindset I have when it comes to school. One staff member told me that if they were in my shoes they don’t know if they would’ve made it as far as I have in school. The teachers and counselors made me realize that the mindset I have is a skill.

During my junior year, I took an accounting and finance course because I saw it as an opportunity to learn how money works. I thought it would be a great experience to apply it to being a bank teller. The class was not what I expected. I thought it was just about working on real world situational problems and finding solutions. Instead, it was about understanding debt, credit, and finance. I learned a lot and that class inspired me to pursue my interest in business. The more I learned, the more I wanted to be a part of every aspect of business. I became interested in business management because I like to strategize and help with how things operate in a business. But this required me to learn accounting. I am currently taking statistics and this class makes me feel confident in learning how to manage a company. It also sparked my interest in marketing. In statistics we look at different types of data and different types of diagrams that explain the data. I enjoy analyzing data and seeing how different the box plot and histograms are. Each graph tells you about a situation and I like to see it to visualize the problem or improvements. I want to combine accounting with marketing to better strategize. I like being the brains of making something operate successfully. I plan to take statistics and the accounting and finance courses I’ve taken with me into life after high school. I plan on coming up with ideas to market and sell products for companies. I’m choosing my major based on these courses I’ve taken because they shined light on an interest I knew I had but didn’t know was marketing and business administration. Taking those courses helped me realize that I like analyzing data and working with numbers. I am also very strategic which is why I would want to combine all of that and pursue business administration while focusing on marketing. What I’ve learned is being in the business world will help me better uplift other businesses. I would like to work with small businesses, become the market manager and take their business to the next level. I realized that with this major I can do good work for people and better their lives. I’ve grown because I like to help people. Helping people was always something I wanted to do and I didn’t know that was possible with this career choice until I realized I could potentially improve people lives by bettering their business.

Receiving this scholarship will help me greatly. I come from a single parent household. My mom has three children that she has to take care of and herself. Truthfully, my mom just doesn’t have the money to get me through college. My mom doesn’t have a job. My mom gets us by, by selling things like baskets for holidays. I have to apply to as many scholarships as I can to go to college and pursue my dreams. Receiving this scholarship will help get me through the college doors. It’s hard coming from a low income family and wanting more for yourself. My mother wants me to do well in life and go far but she doesn’t have the money to really get me there. In order to get to where I want to be in life I need to go to college. To go to college, I need to pay for it. Receiving this scholarship will help me get my degree. When I get my degree I’ll be able to build a better life for myself. Just receiving this scholarship could be my college enrollment deposit. If this scholarship pays for my deposit then I wouldn’t have to trouble my mother with trying to find a way to pay for it. Receiving this scholarship could possibly put me through my first year of college or even give me a full ride. My future is in my hands but I came into this world not having enough money to set that future up. I would be grateful to receive this scholarship and I need the funds to get me to and through college. My dream is to study business, become a marketer and have stability in life. In order to get to where I want to be in life I need to go to college. To go to college, I need to pay for it. Receiving this scholarship will help me get my degree. Receiving this scholarship will help me greatly. I come from a single parent household. My mom has three children that she has to take care of and herself. Truthfully, my mom just doesn’t have the money to get me through college. My mom doesn’t have a job. My mom gets us by, by selling things like baskets for holidays. I have to apply to as many scholarships as I can to go to college and pursue my dreams. When I get my degree I’ll be able to build a better life for myself. Receiving this scholarship will help get me through the college doors. Just receiving this scholarship could be my college enrollment deposit. If this scholarship pays for my deposit then I wouldn’t have to trouble my mother with trying to find a way to pay for it. My dreams are close and within reach, but without having the income for my dreams then I won't be able to make my dream reality.