My name is Andrea Carey. I have been described by other people as a caring, witty, and hard-working individual. In addition to those descriptive words, I am also a passionate person who enjoys advocating for others. Based on my interests and strengths, I have decided to major in Political Science, as my long-term goals include attending law school and obtaining my Juris Doctor Degree to eventually become an attorney. Fulfilling my career goal of becoming a lawyer will allow me to initiate progress in my community and utilize my passion to advocate for people whose voices are not being heard. Part of the reason I should be awarded this scholarship is that I have a strong desire to advocate for others and to excel in life. I believe these attributes set me apart from other applicants and reinforces why I would like to become an attorney. Most people define attorneys as a person who practices law, but the meaning of becoming a lawyer means more than that. I define lawyers as someone people can contact and reach out to when they are in a time a need. A good lawyer is empathetic, possesses critical thinking and analytical skills, and provides aid and sound advice to others. Every challenge they are faced with, they tackle them head-on, using problem-solving strategies and knowledge, which is something I admire greatly. I look forward to helping people in need and using unconventional methodologies to resolve problems, exercise my passion and advocacy skills. Another reason I aspire to become an attorney is to address the social issue and influence progress in the space of juvenile rehabilitation. According to the American Civil Liberties Union, “Many of the children placed in the school-to-prison-pipeline have learning disabilities or histories of poverty, abuse, or neglect, and would benefit from additional educational and counseling services.” My career path will allow me to focus on a more positive, proactive course of action that I think will resuscitate troubled youths into achievement versus aligning them in the school-to-prison-pipelines. I would like to focus my work around rehabilitation, versus punishment. Rehabilitation is key as it relates and aligns with not focusing on prior mistakes; but moving toward honorable achievement, even for those who have may have a blemish or two on their record. Making the decision to study to become a lawyer is an aspiration that will take a lot of time- and money- to achieve. This scholarship will help me receive the higher-level college education needed to obtain a Political Science degree and will greatly ease the financial strain sometimes created by taking out student loans. The scholarship investment will not only help me, but once I obtain this degree, graduate from law school, and pass the necessary examinations, the return on investment, will help the overall community in my lending my services and talents back to people who helped to shape me into the person I have become. My decision to become an attorney is a way to further connect with members of my community and continue to be invested even more as a stakeholder of the community in which I live. I deserve this scholarship because it will allow me the opportunity to give back to my community and help people in need every time, I step foot into the courtroom.

My name is Andrea Carey. I have been described by others as a caring, witty, passionate, and hard-working individual. I describe myself as a person who enjoys helping others and giving back to my community. In addition to those descriptive words, I am a passionate person who enjoys advocating for others. Based on my interests and strengths, I have decided to major in Political Science. My short-term educational goal is to attend the Harriet L. Wilkes Honor College of Florida Atlantic University. My long-term educational and career goals include obtaining my undergraduate degree in Political Science, attending law school and eventually obtaining my Juris Doctor Degree. Fulfilling my long-term, career goal of becoming a lawyer will allow me to achieve my dreams, work to better my community and utilize my passion to advocate for people whose voices are not being heard. Part of the reason I should be awarded this scholarship is because I have a strong desire to advocate others and to excel in life. I believe these attributes set me apart from other applicants and reinforces why I would like to become an attorney. Most people define attorneys as a person who practices law, but the meaning of becoming a lawyer means more than that to me. I define lawyers as someone people can contact and reach out to when they are in a time a need. A good lawyer is empathetic, possesses critical thinking and analytical skills, and provides aid and sound advice to others. Every challenge they are faced with, they tackle them head-on, using problem solving strategies and knowledge, which is something I admire greatly. I look forward to helping people in need and using unconventional methodologies to resolve problems, exercise my passion and advocacy skills. There is another reason why I feel I should be awarded this scholarship. When I chose the educational and career goals already outlined above, I knew my goals would require a lot of time and money to achieve. This scholarship will provide me with much needed financial assistance to help me achieve my short-term and long-term educational and career goals. In addition, it will also greatly ease the financial and emotional strain sometimes created by taking out student loans. The scholarship investment will not only help me, but once I obtain this degree, graduate from law school, and pass the necessary examinations, the return on investment, will help me to provide a service to the public and my community. My ultimate goal is to lend my services and talents back to people who helped to shape me into the person I have become. I view my decision to become an attorney is a way to further connect with members of my community and continue to be invested even more as a stakeholder in my community, every time I step foot into the courtroom. I strongly believe I deserve this scholarship for my participation in extracurricular activities and involvement in community service to better the community around me. As a high school student, I not only excelled in academics. I fully participated in extracurricular activities. I was a member of two honor societies (National Honor Society and Rho Kappa Honor Society) and the audition only, honor choir. In addition to participating in those activities, I participated in multiple community service activities. To date, I have served food to the less fortunate at Boca Helping Hands, prepared boxes filled with food for the less fortunate during the winter holiday seasons at Olympic Heights High School and provided musical therapy to the elderly using my talent. If I had to communicate my favorite community service project, music therapy would be ranked high. Music therapy is a type of treatment that improves healing and decreases the effects of anxiety and depression. As I would sing to the patients, I noticed there was a calmness that came over the people in the room. Some patients chose to sing along, while others listened and silently swayed back and forth to the music. I usually spent about one hour entertaining the patients each week. After the weekly performance, I had the opportunity to meet and talk to several patients. Many of patients expressed that our musical performance was the highlight of their day. As time went on, the number of attendees grew. This experience was special to me because I was able to be a part of an activity that lifted peoples' spirits and provided therapy to people who are often forgotten about by their families. Through this experience not only did help the elderly, it allowed me to gain wisdom from the patients and better understand my calling for public service and to be a voice for the voiceless. Their stories included important life lessons. I still reflect on my time at the nursing home and seeing the smiles on their faces when I walked into the room. When the patients smiled, I knew deep inside I was making a difference in someone's life, bettering my community, honoring my elders, and discovering my passion. Lastly, being awarded this scholarship would allow me to achieve my goals, while fulfilling my passion. This scholarship would allow me to further the public good and positively impact societal changes. There is a certain joy that comes with feeding the less fortunate and providing music therapy to elderly patients. These opportunities have reinforced my strong work ethic and my undying passion for achieving my educational and career goals. As Mahatma Ghandi once said, “Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” A career in law would allow me to experience the joy of helping others I felt during my community service endeavors and begin a new goal to be that change we need in the world today.

Challenges are a natural part of a human’s life. Everyone goes through them, and trust me, my life has been full of them. One of my most notable challenges occurred during my seventh-grade year in middle school. Seventh grade is hard enough on its own. You have to get used to not being babied and sheltered by your parents and teachers, but you are also at the age where you are not grown-up enough for seemingly normal “teenagerisms”. In seventh grade, you have to find a middle path between being a kid and a teenager. Another challenge that existed for me outside of middle school life was my mother being diagnosed with breast cancer. The diagnosis changed life, as I knew it. I witnessed my mother’s fast-paced physical decline. All of a sudden, I found myself wanting to rewind time and go back to be a kid in elementary school, with no worries. I had a hard decision to make, challenges to overcome! It was time for me, the oldest, to step up with chores and tasks, all while minimizing the negative thoughts that popped into my head. Thoughts, which included, if my mother would ever get better, and what would happen to me if I lost my mom. On top of the cancer, my mother had accepted a new job in Florida. That meant my family had to relocate to Florida. My biological father wanted to ensure he would have visitation with me when we moved, so h filed paperwork causing a custody battle in court. Although I wanted to be able to see my dad, I felt caught in the middle of a nightmare. A guardian-ad-litem was appointed to “look out for my best interest.” The guardian-ad-litem would interrogate me and often skip visits. She barely knew anything about me, despite her purpose being to provide a solution to the case that was within the “best interests of the child”. The stress of the cancer, the case, and just being a pre-teen got to me, and I often felt isolated which caused me to become moody and unpredictable. It was hard trying to balance all of my emotions. Day by day, I became more discouraged with the challenges I had to face. I began to tackle the challenges; I knew the first step was slowly replace negative thoughts with positive ones. The power of positive thinking truly changed my life! As Ghandi once said “A man is a product of his thoughts, what he thinks he becomes.” I started looking on the bright sides of life, and cherished time spent with my friends and family. I embraced the excitement of moving to another state. After all, I was born in the Sunshine state, a true Floridian! I celebrated every time my mother went to the doctors and had a good report, rather than focusing on “what ifs?” This helped me greatly, and I believe it is the true start to how I began to overcome my challenges. Although this is a time I would not like to revisit in my life. It has taught me very important life lessons, that I will continue to use moving forward. First off, do not let your emotions change who you are. During this time in my life, I felt very strong emotions of defeat, anger, isolation, and sadness. This caused me to become short tempered, which just hurt me in the long run. Rather than letting these emotions out of control and get the best of me, I choose to calm down and redirect my energy in a more positive manner. Listening to music, talking to friends or family, or even just settling down with a good book often gets me out of a bad mood. My challenges also allowed me to become more comfortable with change. When I first found out I was moving to Florida, I was scared to leave my friends and family. Upon moving, I can say I have kept in touch with my past friends and family from Virginia, but I made new friends. I love my life here in my home state! My mother is now a breast cancer survivor! She won the battle with cancer! My Dad and I still talk and see each other whenever possible. In conclusion, while this situation was not ideal, it taught me that life is filled with challenges. It also taught me the true power of positive thinking; a lesson I make sure to incorporate whenever I face life’s challenges. My story had a great next chapter and I became stronger, a more determined person in the process. As Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “The ultimate measure of a person is not where he stands in the moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversary.”

In this picture, I was just a little girl. However, I knew the importance of political activism. This year I turn eighteen. The year where I finally get a day in who my country elects for president. This year, I have made a clear informed decision on who to vote for. I know my vote matters, just like every other American. This is the most crucial time and election year to vote and make our voices heard.

Hardships are a natural part of a human’s life. Everyone goes through them, and trust me, my life has been full of them. One of my most notable challenges occurred during my seventh-grade year in middle school. Seventh grade is hard enough on its own. You have to get used to not being babied and sheltered by your parents and teachers, but you are also at the age where you are not grown-up enough for seemingly normal “teenagerisms”. In seventh grade, you have to find a middle path between being a kid and a teenager. Another challenge that existed for me outside of middle school life was my mother being diagnosed with breast cancer. The diagnosis changed life, as I knew it. I witnessed my mother’s fast-paced physical decline. All of a sudden, I found myself wanting to rewind time and go back to being a kid in elementary school, with no worries. I had a hard decision to make, challenges to overcome! It was time for me, the oldest, to step up with chores and tasks, all while minimizing the negative thoughts that popped into my head. Thoughts, which included, if my mother would ever get better, and what would happen to me if I lost my mom. On top of the cancer, my mother had accepted a new job in Florida. That meant my family had to relocate to Florida. My biological father wanted to ensure he would have visitation with me when we moved, so h filed paperwork causing a custody battle in court. Although I wanted to be able to see my dad, I felt caught in the middle of a nightmare. A guardian-ad-litem was appointed to “look out for my best interest.” The guardian-ad-litem would interrogate me and often skip visits. She barely knew anything about me, despite her purpose being to provide a solution to the case that was within the “best interests of the child”. The stress of the cancer, the case, and just being a pre-teen got to me, and I often felt isolated which caused me to become moody and unpredictable. It was hard trying to balance all of my emotions. Day by day, I became more discouraged with the hardships I had to face. I began to tackle the challenges; I knew the first step was slowly replace negative thoughts with positive ones. As Ghandi once said “A man is a product of his thoughts, what he thinks he becomes.” I started looking on the bright sides of life, and cherished time spent with my friends and family. I embraced the excitement of moving to another state. After all, I was born in the Sunshine state, a true Floridian! I celebrated every time my mother went to the doctors and had a good report, rather than focusing on “what ifs?” This helped me greatly, and I believe it is the true start to how I began to overcome my challenges. Although this is a time I would not like to revisit in my life. It has taught me very important life lessons, that I will continue to use moving forward. First off, do not let your emotions change who you are. During this time in my life, I felt very strong emotions of defeat, anger, isolation, and sadness. This caused me to become short tempered, which just hurt me in the long run. Rather than letting these emotions out of control and get the best of me, I choose to calm down and redirect my energy in a more positive manner. Listening to music, talking to friends or family, or even just settling down with a good book often gets me out of a bad mood. My challenges also allowed me to become more comfortable with change. When I first found out I was moving to Florida, I was scared to leave my friends and family. Upon moving, I can say I have kept in touch with my past friends and family from Virginia, but I made new friends. I love my life here in my home state! My mother is now a breast cancer survivor! She won the battle with cancer! My Dad and I still talk and see each other whenever possible. All in all, in my future, the lessons I have learned during this hard time has helped me become a stronger person, ready to face adversity and achieve my goals. In conclusion, while this situation was not ideal, it taught me that like is filled with challenges. My story had a great next chapter and I became stronger, a more determined person in the process. As Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “The ultimate measure of a person is where he stands in the moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversary.”

My name is Andrea Carey and I am a class of 2020 graduate of Olympic Heights Community High School in Boca Raton, Florida. Olympic Heights is an “A” rated school according to the Florida Department of Education, and it has a lot to offer students academically and in extracurricular activities. At Olympic Heights, I was very involved in taking rigorous courses and extracurricular activities. I am a member of the National Honor Society and Rho Kappa Honor Society and served as a member of the Debate Team. I was the Vice President of the Criminal Justice Club. Because of the club, I had the opportunity to better understand the judicial world and it deepened my interest in defending minorities who are often unfairly punished by the judicial system. The traits I have for helping others, ensuring success in academics, and leading in my community also serve as dual purpose of why I want to have a career in public policy. An attorney is defined as a person appointed to act for another in business or legal matters, but the meaning of becoming a lawyer and working in the legal field means more than that to me. A lawyer is someone people contact and turn to when they are in a time a need. They are very successful beings that possess leadership skills, such as critical thinking and analytical skills needed to lead and advise others. Every challenge they are faced with, they tackle them head-on, using problem solving strategies and knowledge, which is something I admire greatly. From there, my long-term educational and career goals include graduating with an undergraduate degree in Political Science, attending law school, obtaining my Juris Doctor Degree and eventually, passing the Bar examination in the state of my choice. In ten years, I can envision myself opening up my own successful law firm one day that focuses on influencing progress in the space of juvenile rehabilitation. According to the American Civil Liberties Union, “Many of the children placed in the school-to-prison-pipeline have learning disabilities or histories of poverty, abuse, or neglect, and would benefit from additional educational and counseling services.” My career in public policy will allow me to focus on a more positive, proactive course of action that I think will resuscitate troubled youths into achievement versus aligning them in the school-to-prison-pipelines. I would like to focus my work around rehabilitation, versus punishment. Rehabilitation is key as it relates and aligns with not focusing on prior mistakes; but moving toward honorable achievement, even for those who have may have a blemish or two on their record. My studies during my academic career will not only help me in my journey to success, but once I obtain this degree, graduate from law school, and pass the necessary examinations, the return on investment, will help the overall community by me lending my leadership skills and talents back to people who helped to shape me into the person I have become. American author and activist Coretta Scott King said it best, “The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.” I want to work in the legal field so that I can further connect with members of my community and exercise compassion to people in need. I look forward to helping people in need and using unconventional methodologies to resolve problems, exercise my passion and advocacy skills. Working in the legal field will not only allow me to fulfill my longtime passion for helping others, but I will be invested even more as a stakeholder of the community which I live.

My name is Andrea Carey and I am a seventeen-year-old high school senior that attends Olympic Heights Community High School in Boca Raton, Florida. Olympic Heights is an “A” rated school according to the Florida Department of Education, and it has a lot to offer students academically and in extracurricular activities. At Olympic Heights, I am very involved in taking rigorous courses and extracurricular activities. I am a member of the National Honor Society and Rho Kappa Honor Society and served as a member of the Debate Team. I am the Vice President of the Criminal Justice Club. My chosen major is Political Science. The club has given me the opportunity to better understand the judicial world and deepened my interest in defending minorities who are often unfairly punished by the judicial system. My special talent is singing. I am a member of the Soundsation Honor Choir and have been an active member of the chorus since middle school. As a part of my community service, I provided musical therapy to elderly patients at a local nursing home facility. This experience was special to me because I was able to be a part of an activity that lifted peoples' spirits and provided therapy to people who are often forgotten about by their families. Through this experience not only did help the elderly, it allowed me to gain wisdom from the patients. When they smiled, I knew deep inside I was making a difference in someone's life, bettering my community, and honoring my elders. Upon graduating high school, I have decided to major in Political Science. My short-term educational goal is to attend the Harriet L. Wilkes Honor College of Florida Atlantic University. One of the main reasons I selected the Harriet L. Wilkes Honor College is the small ratio of faculty-student ratio of 1:10. In addition, the college requires I complete an internship or study abroad as a prerequisite for graduation. This opportunity will give me the chance to actually work in my selected field and establish relationships with Political Scientist and experts in the field. Upon receiving my undergraduate degree, my long-term educational goals include attending law school and obtaining my Juris Doctor Degree. My education will help me achieve my career goal of becoming an attorney. Becoming a lawyer will allow me to work to better my community and utilize my passion to advocate for people whose voices are not being heard. Ever since I was little, I have had a strong desire to advocate others and to excel in life. I believe these attributes set me apart from other scholarship applicants and reinforces why I would like to become an attorney. Most people define attorneys as a person who practices law, but the meaning of becoming a lawyer means more than that to me. I define lawyers as someone people can contact and reach out to when they are in a time a need. A good lawyer is empathetic, possesses critical thinking and analytical skills, and provides aid and sound advice to others. Every challenge they are faced with, they tackle them head-on, using problem solving strategies and knowledge, which is something I admire greatly. I look forward to helping people in need and using unconventional methodologies to resolve problems and change the world. Another reason my education will help me change the world, is to influence progress in the space of juvenile rehabilitation. According to the American Civil Liberties Union, “Many of the children placed in the school-to-prison-pipeline have learning disabilities or histories of poverty, abuse, or neglect, and would benefit from additional educational and counseling services.” My career path will allow me to focus on a more positive, proactive course of action that I think will resuscitate troubled youths into achievement versus aligning them in the school-to-prison-pipelines. I would like to focus my work around rehabilitation, versus punishment. Rehabilitation is key as it relates and aligns with not focusing on prior mistakes; but moving toward honorable achievement, even for those who have may have a blemish or two on their record. The scholarship investment will not only help me, but once I obtain this degree, graduate from law school, and pass the necessary examinations, the return on investment, will help the overall community in my lending my services and talents back to people who helped to shape me into the person I have become. My decision to become an attorney is a way to further connect with members of my community and continue to be invested even more as a stakeholder of the community which I live. I deserve this scholarship because it will allow me the opportunity to change the world and help people in need every time, I step foot into the courtroom.

My name is Andrea Carey and I am a seventeen-year-old high school senior that attends Olympic Heights Community High School in Boca Raton, Florida. Olympic Heights is an “A” rated school according to the Florida Department of Education, and it has a lot to offer students academically and in extracurricular activities. At Olympic Heights, I am very involved in taking rigorous courses and extracurricular activities. I am a member of the National Honor Society and Rho Kappa Honor Society and served as a member of the Debate Team. I am the Vice President of the Criminal Justice Club. My chosen major is Political Science. The club has given me the opportunity to better understand the judicial world and deepened my interest in defending minorities who are often unfairly punished by the judicial system. My special talent is singing. I am a member of the Soundsation Honor Choir and have been an active member of the chorus since middle school. As a part of my community service, I provided musical therapy to elderly patients at a local nursing home facility. This experience was special to me because I was able to be a part of an activity that lifted peoples' spirits and provided therapy to people who are often forgotten about by their families. Through this experience not only did help the elderly, it allowed me to gain wisdom from the patients. When they smiled, I knew deep inside I was making a difference in someone's life, bettering my community, and honoring my elders. Upon graduating high school, I have decided to major in Political Science. My short-term educational goal is to attend the Harriet L. Wilkes Honor College of Florida Atlantic University. One of the main reasons I selected the Harriet L. Wilkes Honor College is the small ratio of faculty-student ratio of 1:10. In addition, the college requires I complete an internship or study abroad as a prerequisite for graduation. This opportunity will give me the chance to actually work in my selected field and establish relationships with Political Scientist and experts in the field. Upon receiving my undergraduate degree, my long-term educational goals include attending law school and obtaining my Juris Doctor Degree. In the future I hope to achieve my career goal of becoming an attorney. Becoming a lawyer will allow me to work to better my community and utilize my passion to advocate for people whose voices are not being heard. Ever since I was little, I have had a strong desire to advocate others and to excel in life. I believe these attributes set me apart from other scholarship applicants and reinforces why I would like to become an attorney. Most people define attorneys as a person who practices law, but the meaning of becoming a lawyer means more than that to me. I define lawyers as someone people can contact and reach out to when they are in a time a need. A good lawyer is empathetic, possesses critical thinking and analytical skills, and provides aid and sound advice to others. Every challenge they are faced with, they tackle them head-on, using problem solving strategies and knowledge, which is something I admire greatly. I look forward to helping people in need and using unconventional methodologies to resolve problems, exercise my passion and advocacy skills. The scholarship investment will not only help me, but once I obtain this degree, graduate from law school, and pass the necessary examinations, the return on investment, will help the overall community in my lending my services and talents back to people who helped to shape me into the person I have become. My decision to become an attorney is a way to further connect with members of my community and continue to be invested even more as a stakeholder of the community which I live. I deserve this scholarship because it will allow me the opportunity to give back to my community and help people in need every time, I step foot into the courtroom.

My name is Andrea Carey. I have been described by other people as a caring, witty, passionate, and hard-working individual. In addition to those descriptive words, I am a passionate person who enjoys advocating for others. Based on my interests and strengths, I have decided to major in Political Science. My short-term educational goal is to attend the Harriet L. Wilkes Honor College of Florida Atlantic University. My long-term educational goals include obtaining my undergraduate degree in Political Science, attending law school and obtaining my Juris Doctor Degree. One of the main reasons I selected the Harriet L. Wilkes Honor College is to be prepared to meet and exceed my aspirations in life. The small faculty-student ratio of 1:10 will allow me to focus on my studies and get extra help as needed. In addition, the college requires I complete an internship or study abroad as a prerequisite for graduation. This opportunity will give me an opportunity to actually work in my selected field and establish relationships with Political Scientist and experts in the field. In life, I hope to achieve my long-term career goal of becoming a lawyer. Becoming a lawyer will allow me to work to better my community and utilize my passion to advocate for people whose voices are not being heard. Part of the reason I should be awarded this scholarship is because I have a strong desire to advocate others and to excel in life. I believe these attributes set me apart from other applicants and reinforces why I would like to become an attorney. Most people define attorneys as a person who practices law, but the meaning of becoming a lawyer means more than that to me. I define lawyers as someone people can contact and reach out to when they are in a time a need. A good lawyer is empathetic, possesses critical thinking and analytical skills, and provides aid and sound advice to others. Every challenge they are faced with, they tackle them head-on, using problem solving strategies and knowledge, which is something I admire greatly. I look forward to helping people in need and using unconventional methodologies to resolve problems, exercise my passion and advocacy skills. I strongly believe my participation in extracurricular activities and involvement in community service have prepared me for my future career as an attorney. As a high school student, I not only excelled in academics, I fully participated in extracurricular activities. I was a member of two honor societies (National Honor Society and Rho Kappa Honor Society) and the audition only, honor choir. In addition to participating in those activities, I participated in multiple community service activities. To date, I have served food to the less fortunate at Boca Helping Hands, prepared boxes filled with food for the less fortunate during the winter holiday seasons at Olympic Heights High School and provided musical therapy to the elderly using my talent. If I had to communicate my favorite community service project, music therapy would be ranked high. Music therapy is a type of treatment that improves healing and decreases the effects of anxiety and depression. As I would sing to the patients, I noticed there was a calmness that came over the people in the room. Some patients chose to sing along, while others listened and silently swayed back and forth to the music. I usually spent about one hour entertaining the patients each week. After the weekly performance, I had the opportunity to meet and talk to several patients. Many of patients expressed that our musical performance was the highlight of their day. As time went on, the number of attendees grew. This experience was special to me because I was able to be a part of an activity that lifted peoples' spirits and provided therapy to people who are often forgotten about by their families. Through this experience not only did help the elderly, it allowed me to gain wisdom from the patients and better understand my calling for public service and to be a voice for the voiceless. I still reflect on my time at the nursing home and seeing the smiles on their faces when I walked into the room. When the patients smiled, I knew deep inside I was making a difference in someone's life, bettering my community, honoring my elders, and discovering my passion for helping others, much like an attorney does daily. Being awarded this scholarship would allow me to achieve my goals, while fulfilling my passion. This scholarship would allow me to further the public good and positively impact societal changes. There is joy that comes with feeding the less fortunate and providing music therapy to elderly patients. These opportunities have reinforced my strong work ethic and my passion for achieving my educational and career goals. As Mahatma Ghandi once said, “Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” A career in public service would allow me to begin to be that change and being awarded this scholarship would make that goal a reality.