Empowering Women Through Education Scholarship

Learning has always been my passion. It seems odd, but when I was a kid, I loved going to school! My parents worked long days, and they were gone a lot, so to keep my mind busy, my parents told me that, like they have jobs, my job was to go to school. To me as a kid, that made education important. I was just like Mom and Dad, I had a responsibility. Education was a key part of my upbringing because my parents believed that I was college bound from the time I was tiny. My passion said everything they needed to know. Nobody made me love schooling, nobody forced me to love math and science. I was born with a desire to learn. Education is important to me because, without it, I wouldn't have anything to be passionate about. Education is the path that my foundation was built upon and as I continue following this path, it is leading me to new horizons. I am going to begin a career soon, I am going to find that the world is the greatest teacher, but until then, I still have more work to do within my education. Education is important because learning gives my life purpose. As stated before, my parents knew that I had a gift and they did not want me to lose the opportunities I had before me. Growing up, college was a nightly discussion at the dinner table. How to afford it, how to apply for it, which colleges were the best options for me, what I wanted to major in. I got to design my path because my parents listened to me and they wanted to support me. My parents were unable to attend college. They didn't have the means to pursue higher education. They are comfortable and happy with the lives they have led, but they wanted more for me. They did not want me to face the same struggles they did in life. They didn't choose to work seventy hours a week while their daughter was tended by a nanny, but they did what they had to, to give me the opportunities I have today. Education is important to me because some day I am going to have a family that I want to support while still being involved in their lives. My parents didn't want to go to college back then, but they regret not giving themselves the chance to. I know that I am fortunate to have the desire to challenge myself academically because with it, I can do what it takes to afford college and give myself the opportunity. I work three jobs and I apply for as many scholarships as I can to be able to overcome the financial barriers. I have too much potential to let money stand in my way. I began saving for college when I was six years old and I have done everything I can to stay above the rising costs of tuition. Education is important to me, and I work hard for the things that I want in this life. Nothing comes to fruition without hard work. Education has always been a part of my life. It was my foundation. My natural desire to be curious and to absorb information led me down a path to success in my eyes. Like everyone else, I have a job to do and right now, going to college is my responsibility. I have to work hard for it, but the opportunities it will give me in this life are worth every bit of it.