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Cesalyn McDonald

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Winner

Bio

My life goals are to be able to go far in life and make a lot of money to take care of me and my family in the future, I am passionate about robots and many fictional and real life tech designs and I strive to create something new in the world whether it be for science fiction or stuff in real life.

Education

Gardena Senior High

High School
2023 - 2026

Miscellaneous

  • Desired degree level:

    Doctoral degree program (PhD, MD, JD, etc.)

  • Majors of interest:

    • Engineering, General
  • Not planning to go to medical school
  • Career

    • Dream career field:

      Mechanical or Industrial Engineering

    • Dream career goals:

    • Business owner, media control, and advertisement

      It was run on Roblox itself
      2024 – Present2 years

    Sports

    Volleyball

    Intramural
    2018 – 20202 years

    Awards

    • none

    Arts

    • VAPA

      Visual Arts
      none
      2007 – Present
    Julie Adams Memorial Scholarship – Women in STEM
    I am passionate about the degree I am pursuing only because it gives me a chance to further develop my skills within aerospace engineering and I know the higher I go within my education it will open a lot of doors for me giving me great opportunities to do things I never thought I would be able to. For instance I thought I never would make it this far in my education only because of the stress I was put under with what was going on in my home at the time. But now looking at myself I get to figure out myself more and truly get a better grasp on what I am passionate about. which is to learn how things work like one massive puzzle because I have always favored puzzles ever since I was little and I have always loved the process my brain goes through with thinking up many different solutions to how I can solve it so the more thought that went into it the better fun I had even if sometimes they did stress me out they were still very entertaining. Another thing to add is my strong love towards Sci-Fi technology that people come up with although a lot of it is illogical I always strive to think that in some way there will be a possibility of some sort of technology somewhat similar to that in the movies it would be able to save many peoples lives! especially if there was a way to help people in need of cheap healthcare or a way to better fix the problem with dirty drinking water in specific cities. Because if there is no way to change that other than those people moving to somewhere that might not be affordable that would be very unjust. I just want to be able to help people and the world simultaneously without harm coming to either or even tough I do care for the planet more because it is what houses and takes care of us by giving us the resources needed in order to continue the human evolution. But back to what makes me passionate is just the thought of being someone's living inspiration, to help someone, and to heal people along with the earth. There are a few thoughts running in my head but they are so big at the same time that I can't possibly forget them. There were teachers I once had for both science and engineering that moved me like no other to the point I cried from enjoyment because of the lessons that they have taught me along with getting to know what has brought them into their field of study. I have also been passionate with engineering because I love to learn coding and the many methods of putting a machine together in order for it to work properly there are many times I have enjoyed what has come out of my own mind with little crafts I have made and can't wait to see what comes out of it further.
    Ruthie Brown Scholarship
    I want to address my future student loan debt by not having any what so ever. I want to be on top of all of my payments for my education to the point I won't even need to take out any loans I will be looking for many opportunities like work, work study, and maybe grants when the time comes for me to look at more of those. I will make sure I plan ahead before anything comes my way for student loans since I don't want to feel like I am drowning in the debt that will be created for the classes I want to take a long with the materials needed to participate in those classes. For student loan debt I have learned how hard it can be to pay them off which is why I am scared of receiving them in the first place because there are some people I know in the world who cannot do anything productive towards their careers and with their life because they have student loan debt that is trailing directly behind them. Although there are many different ways for me to choose from how to pay off student loan debt I fear with everything I put into paying it all off it will continue to get bigger and bigger I am worried that with my small experience in searching for jobs while getting rejected from others it almost feels impossible to dream about going to college with constant nonreassuring job finding. There are also jobs that are being snatched up by AI along with those who are getting hired being incapable to work and this all takes away from those who need the jobs to help pay off the student loan debt that will be accumulated there will be the time for me to focus on paying off my student loan debt that is if I ever plan in the future to take out a student loan I want to be reassured that I can fully pay of that debt and be debt free in the end so I can actually enjoy my career and life without any worry of working myself to death in order to pay for these future endeavors. I will be student loan debt free and if not I will do my best in order to work my way through my debt so I can pay it all off.
    Code Breakers & Changemakers Scholarship
    Winner
    I have always had a strong passion for STEM because of the many cool things that are able to come out of it with black excellence included. My passion for STEM strongly comes from my love for science fiction and the will to help others and make sure things are as accessible as possible for them. Some things that I can think of through science fiction that have sparked this interest has to be through Star Trek, Star Wars, Transformers, Interstellar, Martian, Back to the future and so on with all of their high tech and futuristic medicine plans that were all thought of to help those who were severely hurt get back up again and live a normal life as with no backlash on heavy payment. And something that encourages me with wanting to go into STEM are the amazing characters in movies and those who are black in real life who have gone through many efforts to be recognized for the new things they have brought into the world to help improve technology into something beneficial for the world as a whole. I envision my STEM career to be something with robotic technology that people can reach out to no matter how far they are to get immediate diagnoses and equipment to help them when needed. I have read George Orwell's book 1984 which has given me a look on how technology can be used for bad within the wrong hands and makes people suffer which is why with my technology it will give people hope for better health that is cheaper and easy access for those with health insurance that won't help them strive as they should as a human being with the rights to get healthcare when needed. How this scholarship will help me bridge further into my future is by giving me the chance to strengthen my knowledge on technology to see how far I can push the limits on certain bounds until I make a new limit for how tech can be used in healthcare and in the workplace in general and maybe to bring better tech into industries never thought of like movies or art. This scholarship will equip me with the money needed to fuel that goal since it will make it easier on me and my family to afford my education since I am going out of state it will also be able help me afford the hands on tools I will need in order to progress in my class as I have always planned I won't have to cut myself short like a lot of my family members had to do in the past I will continue the legacy my mother has built for me to shine bright and be something new for the world to be astonished by.
    Matthew E. Minor Memorial Scholarship
    I need financial support that'll help me through college since I am a twin and one of two children starting their freshmen year in college. I am involved in my community through volunteering my time to help clean up the Vietnam mobile memorial back in 2024. And lastly I keep the youth safe online is trying to lead them into something they should do instead of mixing with a bad crowd of people and hope for their best in the future I am an advocate for those who cannot speak up for themselves being their voice when they are to scared to speak up. I want people in the world to understand that there are people there for them anywhere they decide to interact with people. there are those on many platforms who suffer from being embarrassed and ridicule for wanting to be who they are and I support those who want to be weird and different from the expected norm because it makes them happy. I have been on the internet long enough to understand what many people can go through and the extent of what they can go through and I always try my best to help them out by helping them find a space to mingle with people who are just like them! I think it is also a big part of life for teens and kids online to have a space where they can interact with each other safely instead of being pushed off of every platform ever that was made for them by the older audience invading their space and claiming it as theirs. There are those who I have watched who suffered from things online that affected them greatly and I have done everything I could to make things better for them. I want people to stand up and advocate for themselves even if they feel like they are unable to I want to be there in order to help those who feel stuck and or drained. I want people to feel like they have a community that they can reside within that makes them feel welcomes and helps them feel like they can truly be themselves in games and or on social media platforms with cosplaying, showing off their skills, and the indie animators and game creators I don't want anyone to feel discourage just because they have different interest that aren't as mainstream as others are.