From the time I was five years old, I had the responsibility of managing type one diabetes. Everyday since then I had an immense amount of responsibility with having to monitor my Blood Sugars and Insulin dosage. Dealing with diabetes has been a struggle. I remember the Nurse’s Office in everyone of my classrooms growing up was always the farthest away. Walking there with a sugar of fifty and dropping fast wasn’t ideal. I could feel my body shutting down from the lack of energy. My hands would start shaking and my head would pound. Alone, I struggled to the basement to find the nurse to ask for any type of sugar or carb to make me feel the slightest bit stronger. At that time I wished I had someone to guide and teach me how to manage. That is the reason why I want to become a nurse. Helping others like me who needed guidance during the time of diagnosis and throughout treatment is my life’s passion. I always knew modern medicine was the future. That is why when I heard of a High School program that would allow me to obtain a Practical Nursing License by the time I graduate, I leaped at that opportunity. As a high school nursing student, living in an underserved community attending clinicals, I met many people affected by the same condition as me, but hadn’t had the same approach as I had to treatment. In my life, Health is extremely important; However in the patients I’ve met, health was not a priority because it wasn’t affordable. Seeing patient’s struggle in my community with the same health issues as myself because of finances was unsettling. Diabetes related Hypertension, Kidney Failure and even amputations could have been prevented if only insulin was made available. I saw that insulin access was the problem many faced in my community, and wished that I could help solve it. This sparked my desire to positively impact underserved communities like my own throughout my future education and career. When I continued my clinicals I had a new approach to help as many patients learn about all the opportunities available to them. I spoke about different support programs like the Lilly Diabetes Solution Center and Novo Nordisk NovoCare that would help pay for both insulin and diabetes related medicine. Helping my community is extremely rewarding by knowing that I can make a difference in the lives of people going through the same difficulties as myself. From these experiences I believe that an education in Nursing can help me to continue to impact underserved communities throughout the country. I aim to facilitate access to free insulin for dependent diabetics who lack the financial resources or time to manage their condition. This scholarship will help me achieve this goal and more by enabling me to pursue a nursing education that would otherwise be difficult to attain due to finances. I would be able to go to my dream school that has many opportunities including research programs and internships at their associated hospitals. Receiving this scholarship will allow me to have the fullest experience a college student can have and will assist in preparing me to get a license in the nursing field. Additionally, the opportunity of obtaining a job immediately after receiving my degree is exciting, as it would allow me to serve my community as soon as possible.