All throughout my life, I always knew that I wanted to become a physician. Enduring my weak immune system and having a skin condition revealed my value in choosing a career in life that serves someone else rather than myself. Watching my doctors constantly do such truly founded my career desires. However, being diagnosed with Crohn’s disease at the young age of 15 really deepened my aspiration of becoming a physician. Being diagnosed with this illness brought about many new revelations in my life. From changing my diet to witnessing the disparities in the medical field, I genuinely began to find my life’s purpose. Out of everything, educating myself on food and nutrition made the biggest impact on me. There were several moments when I could not eat or drink anything without having major stomach pains or nausea. Some days were amazing and others I contemplated my existence. Despite all this, I decided to persevere and attend college to study food science to learn about all the aspects of nutrition and food. Currently, I am going into my junior year at Florida A&M University and still following through with my aspiration of studying food science. FAMU was my dream school due to it being a nearby historically black college that offered what I desired to study. Because my single mother believes in my dreams and wants better for me, she takes on much of the school's cost through parent-plus student loans. Whereas, I try to assist her with supplementing the additional costs through various opportunities. One of my largest focuses during the past year is maintaining my affiliation with the USDA. Through this federal agency, I was awarded their 1890 scholarship. To maintain such, I am required to have a GPA above 3.0 and attend all organization meetings. I honored this devotion by completing my sophomore year with a 3.5 Grade Point Average and being continuously present at all of their events. Such a commitment was demanding, yet very rewarding. Therefore, I choose to expand where I allocated my time. Being a member of the Food Science Club since my freshman year has made a huge impact on me as an undergraduate student. Much of what I have accomplished and spent time doing with them is volunteering. I participated in creating food drive boxes and donating canned goods to the local food pantry. We also made peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the elderly at different nursing homes and even helped plant gardens for them. All of this service resonates with my value of doing work that serves someone else, which is my why for wanting to become a doctor. Receiving the Charles Cheesman’s Student Reduction Scholarship will help assist me in progressing forward with my dreams. The costs of undergrad can be stressful even with my mother’s help and my additional USDA scholarship. I have attempted to avoid as many loans as possible, however, my debt totals up to a little less than $18,000. With the fund from this scholarship, I would be able to give my single-mother financial relief by not taking out a parent-plus loan. I will also be able to buy MCAT preparatory books, afford the costly medical school expenses, and spend the fall doing nutrition science research instead of working a job. Overall, much of the Charles Cheesman’s Student Reduction Scholarship Fund would truly help me progress forward in my path of becoming a doctor.