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April Fleming

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Bio

I always wanted to be a veterinarian. Since a little girl. I’m so close to reaching my dreams. I just graduated a few days ago. While facing what I been going through being homeless , losing multiple people close to me, and dealing with moving states. I just want to attend Christian Brother University.

Education

Kirby High School

High School
2023 - 2024

Miscellaneous

  • Desired degree level:

    Associate's degree program

  • Majors of interest:

    • Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
    • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Not planning to go to medical school
  • Career

    • Dream career field:

      Veterinary

    • Dream career goals:

      Pet Pals Pack Compassion Award
      Why I have decided to purse a career in the veterinary field is because I always loved animals. I used to bring home cats , dogs , birds , whatever I found while walking home. I used to nurse the animals back to health. I used to save butterflies, mousses, and other things people were scared to touch. I’ve been wanting to become a veterinarian since I was in 5th grade. I’ve always wanted to get a bachelors degree in veterinary and a minor degree in business. I used to use my money I saved to buy the animals food , clothing, and other things they’ll need. I view animals just like I do humans . We deserve the best they deserve the best.Animals breathe , eat just like we do. So they deserve someone with passion and dedication. I’ve faced many problems. My dad hasn’t been in the picture since I was six. I seen him one more time when I was eleven. He gave me some school supplies, he “brought” for us. But his girlfriend told us somebody at church gave it to him for us . Since we were leaving Memphis and at the time my Godparents had us. I’ve been home to home since the age of 1. Me and my mom don’t have a good relationship. I stayed with her from the ages 5-11. Through the years , I dealt with mental , physical and emotional abuse. That’s why we left Memphis. But it was the same way when we moved. (We … me and my older sister.) I’ve had to adapt to my new environments. Whether I’m in Mississippi, south Memphis , north Memphis, or east Memphis. I left Mississippi last year. Ive been on my own since. Of course I had help but nobody had enough room , or can’t afford to have another kid in their house. In the past year alone , I lost a lot of love ones . My friends (Tae, Herbert, and Jaylon) , my grandmother ( Barbara Benson), and my aunts (Buffee and Joyce brown) .This year 23-24 has been really hard. God has took me through some things , but he always brought me out. I just want to thank you for reading this. And I hope you choose me as a candidate for this scholarship. I need everything I can get , I got accepted to Christian Brother University. I just need more funding.
      Black Leaders Scholarship
      Someone who inspired me is Maya Angelou & Oprah Winfrey. I feel like I can relate to these women. They both went through it physical, mental, emotional abuse. These women didn’t experience a childhood neither did I. These women didn’t allow their past to determined their future. The both survive being sexual assaulted, and they story help me to tell mines. Nobody can’t ever make me understand why , why did that happen to me. Since we were leaving Memphis and at the time my Godparents had us. I’ve been home to home since the age of 1. Me and my mom don’t have a good relationship. I stayed with her from the ages 5-11. Through the years , I dealt with mental , physical and emotional abuse. That’s why we left Memphis. But it was the same way when we moved. (We … me and my older sister.) I’ve had to adapt to my new environments. Whether I’m in Mississippi, south Memphis , north Memphis, or east Memphis. I left Mississippi last year. Ive been on my own since. My dad hasn’t been in the picture since I was six. I seen him one more time when I was eleven. He gave me some school supplies, he “brought” for us. But his girlfriend told us somebody at church gave it to him for us . Both women believe in God. While I was dealing with all those things , I just remembered how God made an impact in there life . As well as mines. ”And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love.“ ‭‭Romans‬ ‭8‬:‭38‬ ‭NLT‬‬. I don’t let these obstacles stop me. I know I am better than that. I just want my dream to come true. I’ve been wanting to become a veterinarian ever since I was a little girl. And I’m just close to coming true. I just need a little more help to reach my dreams. So please consider me as an option for the scholarship. I know there’s people who is worse off than me. Thank you for reading this and considering me as an option for scholarship. You know my story. But my story doesn’t in here keeps going.