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Briefly describe your family's economic background.
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your financial challenges. (0/2500 characters)
I am part of a 7 member household which is comprised of my parents and my four

younger siblings. Both of my parents are working full time jobs and yet we still have a lot
of financial difficulties at the end of every month. My mother’s entire monthly paycheck
and some of my father’s goes to paying child care costs for my one year old twin
siblings and my school age sisters that go to after school daycare. We are renting a
modest lifestyle two bedroom and one bath house for our whole family. Another
challenge that we are experiencing is that we do not have any family members that can
help us. It is just my parents. There are no grandparents, no aunts and uncles, and no
extended family, that can assist us in any way. My family is stretched very thin with our
resources and even time, because of the lack of familial support. Some months my
family is living off credit cards to sustain the needs of everyone. I know that if I do not
actively search and apply for any financial resources, my families will not be able to
support my education. For the reasons listed above, I am reaching out for additional
financial resources to succeed in my college education. I have already began working
after school for five days a week, three hours a day. The money that I have earned so
far has been used towards school activities, college applications and many of the extra
costs senior year brings. I have also been contributing to my family expenses by going
to the grocery store after work and contributing in the small ways that I can.
Why would you like to attend college? Discuss your career and personal goals.
Are there any particular circumstances, school experiences, or persons that
influenced your preparation or motivation to attend college (e.g., cultural/financial
background, family, teachers, schools you attended)? Please explain. (0/2500
characters)
I grew up in a family structure that values helping others and expanding our knowledge.
Attending college will be an essential path for me to improve the world around me and
be in control of my life through the knowledge that I gain. I always try to follow the
golden rule: “you should treat the world and others how you want the world to treat you”.
This is always in my mind whenever I do anything or any decisions I make. I had my
post-highschool plans figured out before I even got to high school because I was so
excited about even the thought of going to college. My dream is to get a PhD in nursing
practice and work mainly in the emergency room department. I was intrigued by nursing
due to the fact that my family has had to make many hospital trips. Seeing the friendly
nurses make a tough situation better or just trying their best to do whatever they can to
help inspired me. During this time I knew that’s what I wanted to be. Nursing combines
my passion for helping others and biological science. I also know that I want to be the
best educated nurse I can be. The only way I can accomplish this is by going to college.
Going to college will be my only chance to be able to get my dream job and also
accomplish my life goals. I will do whatever I can to reach those goals and be the most
passionate, caring, kind and dedicated student I can be.
Briefly discuss your academic background. Did you utilize any additional support
at your high school, such as tutoring? Do your grades in high school and/or
college reflect your academic ability or potential? (0/2500 characters)
I am the oldest of five children, so I have the responsibility to help around the house
every day after school. This has affected how I spend my time after school and most
importantly me doing homework. It took me from 9th grade to 10th grade to learn what I
personally needed to do to be able to succeed academically. I also had to learn how to
place my priorities where it would be beneficial to me. I had to organize myself in a way
that I could balance school, friends and family. This was a tough idea for me to grasp in
the beginning. Once I figured out what I needed and how important school was I began
to dive head first into my academics. 11th grade was going to be my time to prove to my
teachers, family and myself that I could be a great student while also balancing more
responsibilities. The first semester I was able to get good grades, two internships and a
social life. I even was able to get my grades high enough to be accepted into the
English honors class. I was getting rewards in school for my student performance and
getting a higher position at my museum internship. I thought everything was finally
falling in place and that I finally figured out how to be successful.
Towards the end of junior year I was diagnosed with idiopathic intracranial
hypertension, a disorder which creates high pressure surrounding my brain. This
condition has caused me to have chronic migraines and become partially blind. I was
going to school in pain just trying to get through the day and pushing myself to continue
to do my best. Even during multiple hospital visits, procedures and appointments I was
able to continue getting good grades and participating in out of school activities. To my
surprise I got a lot of pushback from my school to have me continue to stay in school
and finish out the last six weeks of the school year. I had to speak up for myself and
express my feelings that I needed to continue going to school like normal to succeed.
The staff still wanted me to do home schooling. I knew what the best option was going
to be for me, because I had learned from previous years what it takes for me to get
good grades. Eventually I was able to continue the rest of the year with the support of a
504 plan and many teacher meetings. I was able to prove to others and myself that I
can learn from my past mistakes, but also be resilient towards unexpected challenges. I
will continue to use my past to guide me in the future.

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