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Caleb Turner

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Bio

My name is Caleb Turner. My goals for high school are to get As and Bs. I play soccer at Inter Atlanta. I also make music. I plan on majoring in computer science. I would like to go to a small HBCU that can help me succeed. I want to become a music producer then.

Education

Charles R Drew Charter School

High School
2017 - 2022

Miscellaneous

  • Desired degree level:

    Bachelor's degree program

  • Majors of interest:

    • Computer Science
  • Not planning to go to medical school
  • Career

    • Dream career field:

      Music

    • Dream career goals:

      Music Producer

    • Referee

      Inter Atlanta Fc
      2021 – Present3 years

    Sports

    Soccer

    Club
    2008 – Present16 years

    Awards

    • I have 4 silver medals from tournaments

    Public services

    • Volunteering

      Drew — Volunteer
      2021 – 2021

    Future Interests

    Advocacy

    Politics

    Volunteering

    Entrepreneurship

    Graduate Debt-Free Scholarship
    I plan to avoid college debt by working, ensuring I am not in college for too long, and actively applying for more scholarships. College can be expensive, and that is no understatement. I fully understand because my mom has been to college a few times and is working on her master's degree. She has been doing this to try and increase her income as a teacher and has been pushing me to apply for scholarships as she now owes two hundred thousand dollars in student loan debt. That is enough of a reminder that I need to make sure that I am not in student loan debt. I have also been trying to increase my GPA of three-point three to help me get scholarships such as the hope scholarship. Student loans are something I worry about, and I also would like to make some money while I am at college. This is why I am interested in getting a job. When you get a job, you are put into a valuable role to build your resume, gain new skills and make money. I so far have been a soccer referee. It was fun, but overall, the parents can be annoying. I since then have applied for a job at a library. I think I will get one as I have an interview tomorrow. Getting a job in college can also help my experience because I can then get a car. I know that, at times, college can be hard to mix with your real life. I learned that as a dual enrollment student. I realized that yes, it is hard, but it is also possible. You must go to class, stay on top of your mental health and work to graduate. Yes, it would be best to get your work done, but I also know that humans need breaks. Time management is critical, and that is something I will have an opportunity to work on before college. I have even taken the time to read up on how to study at college to be prepared. I have actively been looking for scholarships to apply to. My school sends out a monthly email with scholarship deadlines that I like to fill out. I think that eventually, I could earn myself a scholarship somewhere or for something. I have taken many ap classes, such as ap calculus, which is challenging but possible. I got a one hundred and ten in my ap computer science class. I have used websites such as bold.org to apply to reach my goal. So in all, I want to avoid student debt as much as possible. It is essential to pay attention to as you eventually have to pay it off. I want to have as little as possible as I want to be a billionaire. I think by working, making sure I'm not in college for too long, and by actively applying, I will earn a scholarship. It just takes effort.
    Social Change Fund United Scholarship
    My utopian vision for optimal mental health for the black community is to set up more programs with funding directly connected to these communities. When a program is too big or has too much responsibility, people are often missed and overlooked, and this is a problem. We need at least a program per community to make sure that everyone is being helped. I believe by doing this; we can help many people and save lives. In every community, we can fund a program composed of people from that community dedicated to mental health. We will find a way to make it a safe place to calm down or talk about how your day is going. It can also be a place where qualified individuals can help solve and settle arguments before things are taken to dangerous levels. This program can change minds, heal people and hopefully save lives. We need programs like this to help us better ourselves and make sure that we are spending time managing and taking care of our mental health. Our mental health is often ignored, or we get to the point where we think it can not get better, so we say I'm straight and keep it moving. Mental health advocacy and care can help us achieve social justice for these communities by working and standing together. There will be a bond built that helps people ensure that everyone in the community is protected and watched out for. This will lower the chances of bad things happening or at least lessen the outcome. When we are together, it has been proven through history that we can accomplish and achieve anything even when it isn't given to us. We need to come together and show what we can do, what we are capable of, and how we can benefit society. Once this is shown even more as it already has, we can truly take off as people. We need to realize that each other isn't the enemy and that we should work together to accomplish our goals as everything becomes much easier with a team. The inventions we have known are only a tiny sample of what we can do slightly apart while some work together and others don't. When everyone does get a chance to be noticed and involved, what we can do is endless. We just need to take the time and realize that.
    Bold Financial Freedom Scholarship
    The most helpful piece of finical advice I have ever received is to invest my money. Saving your money is good and smart but if there is no other way that you are making money there is a good chance you will not get to where you want to be whether that is being stable or taking the next steps in your career. There are many different ways to invest and it is smart to build your portfolio in many areas and to be ready to adapt so that you can succeed in where ever you want to be. The first type of investing I took part in is stock bonds. You pay five dollars per bond for a company that you think will go up and that is how the money is determined. This is more of a good long-term way to make money with less risk. I didn't necessarily like this as much as it was a custodial account and not all of the decisions made were as quick as I wanted them to be or mine so I found another way. I tried to invest in NFTs through a website called NBA top shot and I am glad I did. The website has individual things you can purchase and it has individual packs. I bought a pack and ended up with one NFT worth 900 dollars. I sold it and ended up not liking how the site worked so I went to actual sports cards. This was also a great idea as I like watching NBA games so I am able to make good decisions on what players and draft classes will be good. This has paid off as I was able to get some rookie cards of superstars.
    Endeavor Scholarship
    My name is Caleb Turner, and I would like to pursue a degree in computer science. This will be a great and efficient way to start my career as I have many big plans and ideas that I would like to accomplish. The first is being a music producer. This path can be risky if you are not prepared, so I have researched many ways, and getting a degree in computer science seems to be a good start. I plan on getting a job in audio engineering to make sure that this is a smooth transition and I have something to help me if I fall. Once I have learned enough through audio engineering and can start making money as my music producer, I plan to do this for several years and create a gaming company. I will hire many great individuals as we make games to take over the market. I plan to make many open-world games to make even more money because my next goal will require decades of work. Once this company is stable, I will start saving and preparing for my next destination. My next goal is to own an NBA team. I want to make essential team decisions and to lead my team to many championships. This will not be an easy goal to accomplish by any measure as I would need to have a billion dollars, and I know that number will grow as I get older. This is why I have so many ways I plan to create money on the side as this plan goes along. I am investing in stocks and sports cards, so there will be even more things that can help me along the way. Through many hours of research, I have also taught myself how to do these things as I feel they will be essential in the future. With this plan and many ways to get through each step, I know that it will not be accessible. I know that I will have to overcome many obstacles and from the mistakes of those before me, but I do learn that I will get to where I want to be in life. I will put in the hours every day so that I can do so. I know I can get there as long as I keep working hard and spending time on what I want to do. I want to do all of this.
    Breanden Beneschott Ambitious Entrepreneurs Scholarship
    A problem that Mechanism should explore is police brutality. It is an issue that has been going on for many years, and innocent people are being killed. Many police are doing this in ways that can not be seen by covering up any cameras in the area and moving bystanders away. If an invention was funded for this problem, many lives in the future could be saved, and people who commit this crime will no longer get away with it because of lack of evidence or whatever changes the situation. This problem needs funding because it has been going on for too long, people are losing their lives because of it, and we need to heal in our future. Cameras seem to be the best way to protect yourself from this crime because once the police are being recorded, the situation can tend to change. They often rethink what they are doing and try to make no mistakes as it could cost them their job and their way of life. These cameras are usually thrown away or destroyed, and once they are reached for, police try to say they thought they were pulling out a gun. If the camera that is hard to eliminate is hidden in the front of every vehicle, many lives would be saved, but this type of invention would cost a lot of money. People should not be losing their lives based on lousy judgment or racism by police. They are supposed to protect and serve but know fear is associated with blue lights because many black people have lost their lives. After all, a cop took it. They are often mistreated, and as soon as they get into the courtroom, the story changes and people often get away with doing these crimes. When there is good evidence to back it up, the judge's opinion changes and is starting to get locked up more often. To have the best future, we need to heal. We can not do that if the people supposed to protect our community are taking away its members. These people could be critical of what they could add to the world in many ways, yet now they will not have the chance because a decision was made off the color of their skin. We need to change this as it is slowing down what we can do as a society which is a lot. We could change many things if we could just realize that we are all on the same side and have been and always will be people. We need to change this, or we will never reach our potential as a great species as many of us are constantly dying. So in all, we need to fund an invention to fix this problem so that the world can be changed. Many people are dying, and we need to stop this. We need to create some hidden camera that prevents this. It will not end it entirely, but at least it can get better. We need to take these steps if we plan on getting anywhere as a society.