Zamora Borose Goodwill Scholarship

My name is Anaya Johnson. I am a Dominican, Puerto Rican, and African American young lady who is 18 years of age. I will the first person in my family to receive acceptance into a university and go to college. The STEM major that I'll be pursuing in college is Mechanical Engineering. They are both interconnected career paths that are reliable and will always be needed. I streamlined my course path in this academic pursuit of my technical passions. I believe I am ready to take on the work necessary to compete with others with similar qualifications that might cast a shadow over my capabilities as a minority woman in STEM. Mechanical Engineering is like a melting pot of the different branches. It is used and needed for everything to work. Whether it be, vehicles, homes, arenas, or hospitals, it was always necessary and essential. Hence, Mechanical Engineering is the social butterfly of engineering jobs and is a reliable career choice. I could build libraries for the public; I could have a hand in the circuitry of hospitals to make sure that power outages do not affect any treatments taking place, and I could plan out new houses for our 8 billion people to make them their homes. However, I would love to pursue a career at Lockheed Martin. Throughout high school, the difficulties of maintaining my education became ever more frequent. My first year of high school was halted because of COVID-19. Then, through my sophomore year, I had to spend most of my school year online and only come to the physical building to take the AP exams I had scheduled. About halfway through COVID, I had to move away from my hometown of 16 years to start a new life somewhere in Kissimmee. While settling into my new school, I immediately had to deal with the low levels of safety. I never had to deal with this problem before moving. Apart from the constant red lockdowns, declining teacher population, and constantly changing administration, I focused on making good memories with friends of influence and consistently getting high marks. I learned that having the tenacity and belief that your goals will come into fruition goes a long way while dealing with outer conflicts. I graduated in the top 20 percent of my class. And now I have just started my first two weeks of college. This scholarship will give me the opportunity to assist my family financially and save up for my future endeavors. My plans aren't completely set in stone. Even so, my plans to help out in the community, while improving my education with my chosen college major, will remain the same and I hope to make a huge impact for all Latinas and young women everywhere that will come after me.