My name is Greta Jambard, I decided to pursue an education in healthcare to be in charge of my own health, to help my community, and to help those close to me. I am currently EMT-certified in Connecticut and currently working on obtaining my Massachusetts certification so I can work in the same state I will be attending college. Since I will be attending Springfield College in the fall. Soon, I will be starting volunteer work for the East Granby/Granby Volunteer Ambulance Association. I will continue to work in the healthcare field during my undergraduate studies and, hopefully, become a paramedic with help from my ambulance association. I am an active member of my community; I am a part of the National Honor Society (36 Hours) and have completed volunteer work for my dance academy as an Assistant Instructor (150+ Hours). During my EMT classes, I volunteered 24 hours, helping patients in the back of an ambulance. I will commit the next months before college to volunteering for my community as an EMT. Eventually, starting a paid service to help pay for college. For my undergraduate degree, I will be pursuing a Bachelor of Science in biology and will pursue the Pre-Physician's Assistant Program at Springfield College. Later, I will apply for the Physician's Assistant program for my graduate degree at Springfield. I would like to specialize in Anesthesia so I could work in women's health and potentially give women access to Anesthetics in procedures like IUDs and implants. I want the future to be brighter for the generations of women after me, and provide a service that is rarely seen in the industry. Every day, I see videos on Instagram or TikTok of women being hurt by the stigma of the healthcare industry. I want to be part of the change. I want to be more than a voice in the crowd and earn knowledge of women's studies with my education to help embody change in the industry. Hopefully, later in my life, I can go back to school and get my MD or PHD when I can afford it. I believe I am capable of achieving my goals for education and my career pathway. But I need financial support apart from my college's financial aid to pursue this. As women, we deserve more from the healthcare community and the world. Only in 1974 did women gain a protective act that let them open bank accounts all over the US. Today, the Prince of Saudi Arabia announced that in 2025, women would finally be able to wear what they want without male approval. The world has been slow to respond to the needs and human rights of women, so I want to be part of that change. Help me fight against the stigma in the healthcare field and help the next generations of women!

Extreme Hyper String Mississippi Addresses Umbrella Mail Auto Grenade Micro Despacito Shock Unit Success Cardio Circles Answer Key: "G-" Things - Mail, String, Unit, Shock Triple Letter - Extreme, Addresses, Mississippi, Success Single-word hit songs - Umbrella, Grenade, Circles, Despacito Medical prefixes - Cardio, auto, hyper, micro Firstly, I wanted a grouping that was specific to me. I am an EMT, and I use medical jargon all the time in my job. My reasoning behind these specific prefixes was that they were their word as well as being a way to explain medical lingo most readily. For instance, hyper refers to something being above or excessive, like hyperglycemia, where there is too high blood glucose. Another one would be auto, meaning self, so an autoimmune disease is a disease naturally occurring in your body; it was created in your body by itself. Next, I wanted to hit on pop culture. I decided that music was the best option, so I took hit songs that were hard to connect to one another, as single words, and used those. Only making it slightly easier by including Despacito, one of the most widely known and recognizable songs. Specifically, the songs I picked were "Umbrella" by Rihanna, "Circles" by Mac Miller, "Grenade" by Bruno Mars, and "Despacito" by Justin Bieber. "Triple letter" was inspired by a Quizlet my English teacher had run during class that had a Connections-like theme to it. When specifically deciding which triple-letter words to include, I decided to use words that were not alike whatsoever, so you had to look for an ulterior motive to connect them. Lastly, I chose "'G' Things" because I directly wanted to reference the Connections game. Recently, on one of their puzzles was an "E words" category, directly citing Connections.

My name is Greta Jambard, if I was selected, I would use my scholarship funds to pay off my federal loans for my college education. I currently have upwards of $5,000 in subsidized and unsubsidized federal loans that I had to take out to attend Springfield College this fall. I am currently balancing my current job and finding an Ambulance job so I can make the absolute most out of my Emergency Medical Technician Certification. Thus, I have a certain amount I have to earn for the fall myself, before I can even start to pay off my loans, which I what the most of my savings is going to. Therefore, I need extra help to be able to come out of my bachelor's degree without crippling debt. Especially because I will go on to a physician's assistant graduate program which will again in debt me to my school. I have a long road of bills and deadlines in front of me and my housing costs will only increase each year. I only hope that I will not have to surrender living on campus so I can continue my education at Springfield, go pride!

I have been multiple athletes, I have been a teammate, a solo act, a multi-sport athlete, a regional-level athlete, and a national level athlete. I previously was an Open Champion Irish Dancer for nine years. I was a part of my tennis team throughout high school, and I am currently captain. But my most cherished sport is powerlifting. As an Irish Dancer, the women dominated. Competition sizes for worlds were over 150 girls, and around 50 of their male counterparts. The men in the sport were constantly favored, constantly winning their competitions because of the small sizes. While the women fought to the nail for their spot. I was always a level-headed competitor, I always put 110% into every practice, but by the end of my dance career I started to realize that I would never be at the level of the world champs due to body size and years of competition. The top 50 at worlds were all under 6'5" and seemed to float around the stage, as well, had been competing since they were 5 or 6, I had started at 12. Another discrepancy, my brother started dancing when he was 14 and won regionals, after three years of dance, with a group size of three. When I retired, I started my new path of powerlifting. One day I just thought, "Hey, I'm kind of good at lifting," after that I started powerlifting specific training. Loving that I could teach myself the sport. I eventually signed up for a meet for January of 2024. I was the only person in my age and weight group, but I made friends because how accepting all the women were. I finally found a sport that did not give me the sickening feeling in my gut before I went out to perform. I quickly increased in strength, and after my first meet I qualified for USAPL High School Nationals and competed at states in the same year. I won the state championship and placed 15 at nationals. Then I prepared myself for nationals the next year and placed eighth in 2025. The key aspect of powerlifting that made me fall in love with it was the empowerment I felt as a woman. I made many friends in the gym due to strength, and I noticed that the stronger you are, the less random men will critique your form. One interaction I remember was while I was deadlifting, a guy came up to me at the gym. He asked me what my personal record was, so I said it 325 lbs. He said his was 330. I had not PRed in a while on deadlift, so I decided that day I wanted to push myself. I loaded on 330 and it went up! I went up to him after to tell him we were even, and he dropped a hint that his PR had been with the trap bar. Not the straight bar, which is much harder. I realized that I had little to prove to him since he was not a powerlifter, nor on the same level as me. It was just the typical male assertion of self, even on someone who has a predisposed physical disadvantage (being female). But I appreciate the powerlifting world's standards on sex because men have a physical advantage of strength over women, and our rights as women in the sport have been protected thus far. I thank the tennis associations, powerlifting standards, and Irish dance world for recognizing the biological differences between men and women and promoting the inclusivity of women in the sports.

The Dead Poets' Society is a hard-hitting film about an all-boys private preparatory school, where a new English professor uses non-conformist methods to teach his students to be individualistic, high-achieving, and to seize the day! I first saw this film when I was 15, I have not watched it since, to save myself from the hurt that this film instills upon you. Thus, I do not want to cry again. Neil Perry, the main character, dies by suicide at the end of the film. Due to depression caused by the suffocation of his father's expectations and the stronghold of his son's career path. During the movie, Neil embraced his new English professor's teachings, learning to be individualistic, bringing back the "Dead Poets' Society" club, and breaking free of familial expectations. But his professor's teachings and support were insufficient for him to live. Neil taught me that how your life ends is nowhere near as important as what you did with your life, and how you helped people during your life. After watching this film, I started giving back to my community, I started picking up trash on my roads, I make it a point for everyone I am with not to litter, I became a National Honors Society Officer and sent letters to the elderly around the holidays, volunteered for my food pantry, and sponsored fundraisers for my class as the Vice President. And most importantly, and life-changing, I became an Emergency Medical Technician. Having the opportunity to give back to my community in such a hands-on way is both empowering and poignant. Neil and Professor Keating taught me that you do not need to create change for the entire world if your world only consists of a few meaningful people. Keating's meaningful people were his students, Neil's were his parents, and mine are my friends and school community. By changing a group or a person's mind on a topic, they will pass the knowledge on to more people, and a ripple of change and new ideas will take effect. In the film, Professor Keating strives for his students to find their voice, explaining, "You must strive to find your own voice because the longer you wait to begin, the less likely you are going to find it all." (Dead Poets' Society). This statement was impactful even though it was said by a subtle voice. The students began to idolize their professor with each passing lesson because he was wise and taught them how to be successful at being themselves. Reflecting the lesson, if you have the honest effort to help people, they will appreciate you and respect you as a leader and a friend. I strive to be like both teacher and student, I want to be able to help the people in my life while also defying people's expectations of me. I have not always been the most special student, but I am working to better myself every day. I have little downtime during the week as I pack my schedule tight with school, work, tennis practices, powerlifting practices, and other events. Heck, I'm even writing this scholarship at work! But, I want to continue my education and bring some of my hobbies with me during college. I am currently committed to Springfield College for the fall of 2025 to obtain a Bachelor of Science in Biology, and in the future, I will study at their Physician's Assistant school and earn my master's. I will also be on their Iron Sports team and club tennis team. I can't wait to make my life extraordinary and seize every day!

Firstly, I decided to pursue an education in healthcare to be in charge of my own health, to help my community, and to help those close to me. I am currently EMT-certified in Connecticut and currently working on obtaining my Massachusetts certification so I can work in the same state I will be attending college. Since I will be attending Springfield College in the fall. Soon, I will be starting volunteer work for the East Granby/Granby Volunteer Ambulance Association. I will continue to work in the healthcare field during my undergraduate studies and, hopefully, become a paramedic with help from my ambulance association. I am an active member of my community; I am a part of the National Honor Society (36 Hours) and have completed volunteer work for my dance academy as an Assistant Instructor (150+ Hours). During my EMT classes, I volunteered 24 hours, helping patients in the back of an ambulance. I will commit the next months before college to volunteering for my community as an EMT. Eventually starting a paid service to help pay for college. For my undergraduate degree, I will be pursuing a Bachelor of Science in biology and starting the Pre-Physician's Assistant Program at Springfield College. Later, I will apply for the Physician's Assistant program for my graduate degree at Springfield. I would like to specialize in Anesthesia so I could work in women's health and potentially give women access to Anesthetics in procedures like IUDs and implants. I want the future to be brighter for the generations of women after me and provide a service that is rarely seen in the industry. Every day, I see videos on Instagram or TikTok of women being hurt by the stigma of the healthcare industry. I want to be part of the change. I want to be more than a voice in the crowd and earn knowledge of women's studies with my education to help embody change in the industry. Hopefully, later in my life, I can go back to school and get my MD or PHD when I can afford it. I believe I am capable of achieving my goals for education and my career pathway. But I need financial support apart from my college's financial aid to pursue this. As women, we deserve more from the healthcare community and the world. Only in 1974 did women gain a protective act that let them open bank accounts all over the US. And today, the Prince of Saudi Arabia announced that in 2025, women would finally be able to wear what they want without male approval. The world has been slow to respond to the needs and human rights of women, so I want to be part of that change, help me fight against the stigma in the healthcare field and help the next generations of women!

My name is Greta Jambard, and empowerment to me means being able to take risks, having the option to choose, and feeling accepted in my body. Being empowered means a broad range of things in my life: developmentally, socially, and fundamentally. Empowerment, to me, means having access to all aspects of women's healthcare, having access to gender affirming care, and having access to education. Empowerment, to me, means being accepted in my community, being a member of the national honors society, and being the vice president of my class. Empowerment means being taught all schools of thought, whether it be religious or historical. Empowerment is a choice. I have been given so many choices in my life: to play sports, be an active member of my community, have a range of friends from all different backgrounds, and to have an education. I have been told that I have everything planned out: I know what I want to do with my life, I play sports, I have spent over 200 hours volunteering for various parts of my community, and I have taken every opportunity to better myself. But, I have only been able to be empowered because I earned trust, friendship, and I was shown love. I have always been competitive and self-driven. By 5, I was dressing myself, and god forbid anyone who told me what kind of socks to put on. Motivation for improvement was instilled on me from an early age, and I thank my parents for that. I recognize that the people around me who I see struggling to be independent are this way because of how they were raised. However, I believe empowerment is a choice because of my experience with bullying. When I was in elementary school, I was always a little different. Kids like to take you down a notch when you feel empowered, to make you feel as unhappy as them. This is a pattern I recognize in adulthood. While some of that bullying carried on as I grew up, I realized that I was done taking disrespect. I would start fighting back without violence and never let an underdeveloped frontal lobe get under my skin. I truly started to feel empowered when I started going to the gym during my freshman year of high school: I had goals, my mental health improved, and my eating disorder disappeared. I started to feel empowered when I became physically strong, I realized that I was capable of so much more than I had previously thought. Later in life, I started to live for myself: I found a partner, I found a hobby, I locked in on school, and the guys in my class started to be afraid of me. I chose empowerment, self-improvement, and my own peace. I am committed to Springfield College with a major in biology, I plan to help other women feel empowered and in control of their healthcare. I want to give women the option of Anesthetic for IUDs and implants as there are too many accounts of suffering for a treatment that should be painless in the way that a vasectomy is. Before I go off and talk about all the ways that I want to help women in the future, I have a word limit, so I'll end by saying, I believe that setting goals was the first ever step to discovering empowerment for myself, but subconsciously, it was my parents instilling devotion inside me to get after goals and put myself out there for ridicule. I chose empowerment, and I want to help other women choose it too!

My name is Greta Jambard, I am the CT state bench record holder, placed eighth at the 2025 USAPL High School Powerlifting Nationals, and I am currently ranked fifth in the nation for my age and weight classes. I am the captain of my tennis team run through East Granby High School, and I play doubles one with a rotation of partners (as our season is just beginning). I am a retired Open Champion Irish Dancer with two perpetual cups. I volunteered as a teacher’s assistant at my dance academy for two years before I switched to powerlifting. I have been recreationally lifting weights for four years, and I began powerlifting a year and a half ago. I am also the Senior Vice President of The Class of 2025 at East Granby High School, a part of The National Honors Society, and I am on the honor roll with a 3.7 GPA. I have awards in computer-aided design with Adobe programs, and I have a passion for expanding my knowledge and trying new avenues of study. In the fall, I will be attending Springfield College, pursuing an undergraduate degree in Biology. I have always loved competitive sports and feeling like I am bettering myself with every practice, workout, or class. This is why I want to go into healthcare so I can start to understand on a deeper level my biology, and how I can become a better athlete. As a woman in sports, I feel my monthly cycle affects my work ethic and strength in the gym. But, as women are often pushed aside in the healthcare field due to stigma, it made me realize that I want to be part of the change and help future generations of women. I want everyone to feel heard, feel taken care of, and have access to the healthcare they need. My road to helping people starts with my education and my goals. One of my recent goals was to become an EMT to start gaining clinical hours for PA school. I have completed my state certification and am currently working with East Granby/Granby Ambulance Association as a volunteer, and later, I will start a paid contract. It is rewarding to work in the healthcare field before starting college because I feel as if I am already making a difference in my field, being an unbiased care professional. I want to continue to help people, learn more about my field, and continue to powerlift on the iron sports team at Springfield. But I need help financially. I am currently set to walk out of my undergraduate degree with over $75,000 worth of subsidized and unsubsidized federal loans. After my graduate degree, I will be paying over $100,000 as my field is one of the most expensive. Please help me help future generations of women and set myself ahead of the long road of payments ahead of me!

Firstly, I decided to pursue an education in healthcare to be in charge of my own health, to help my community, and to help those close to me. I am currently EMT-certified in Connecticut and currently working on obtaining my Massachusetts certification so I can work in the same state I will be attending college. Since I will be attending Springfield College in the fall. Soon, I will be starting volunteer work for the East Granby/Granby Volunteer Ambulance Association. I will continue to work in the healthcare field during my undergraduate studies and, hopefully, become a paramedic with help from my ambulance association. I am an active member of my community; I am a part of the National Honor Society (36 Hours) and have completed volunteer work for my dance academy as an Assistant Instructor (150+ Hours). During my EMT classes, I volunteered 24 hours, helping patients in the back of an ambulance. I will commit the next months before college to volunteering for my community as an EMT. Eventually starting a paid service to help pay for college. For my undergraduate degree, I will be pursuing a bachelor of science in biology and start the Pre-Physician's Assistant Program at Springfield College. Later, I will apply for the Physician's Assistant program for my graduate degree at Springfield. I would like to specialize in Anesthesia so I could work in women's health and potentially give women access to Anesthetics in procedures like IUDs and implants. I want the future to be brighter for the generations of women after me and provide a service that is rarely seen in the industry. Every day, I see videos on Instagram or TikTok of women being hurt by the stigma of the healthcare industry. I want to be part of the change. I want to be more than a voice in the crowd and earn knowledge of women's studies with my education to help embody change in the industry. Hopefully, later in my life, I can go back to school and get my MD or PHD when I can afford it. I believe I am capable of achieving my goals for education and my career pathway. But I need financial support apart from my college's financial aid to pursue this. As women, we deserve more from the healthcare community and the world. Only in 1974 did women gain a protective act that let them open bank accounts all over the US. Today, the Prince of Saudi Arabia announced that in 2025, women would finally be able to wear what they want without male approval. The world has been slow to respond to the needs and human rights of women, so I want to be part of that change. Help me fight against the stigma in the healthcare field and help the next generations of women!

Firstly, I decided to pursue an education in healthcare to be in charge of my own health, to help my community, and to help those close to me. I am currently EMT-certified in Connecticut and currently working on obtaining my Massachusetts certification so I can work in the same state I will be attending college. Since I will be attending Springfield College in the fall. Soon, I will be starting volunteer work for the East Granby/Granby Volunteer Ambulance Association. I will continue to work in the healthcare field during my undergraduate studies and, hopefully, become a paramedic with help from my ambulance association. I am an active member of my community; I am a part of the National Honor Society (36 Hours) and have completed volunteer work for my dance academy as an Assistant Instructor (150+ Hours). During my EMT classes, I volunteered 24 hours, helping patients in the back of an ambulance. I will commit the next months before college to volunteering for my community as an EMT. Eventually starting a paid service to help pay for college. For my undergraduate degree, I will be pursuing a bachelor of science in biology and start the Pre-Physician's Assistant Program at Springfield College. Later, I will apply for the Physician's Assistant program for my graduate degree at Springfield. I would like to specialize in Anesthesia so I could work in women's health and potentially give women access to Anesthetics in procedures like IUDs and implants. I want the future to be brighter for the generations of women after me and provide a service that is rarely seen in the industry. Every day, I see videos on Instagram or TikTok of women being hurt by the stigma of the healthcare industry. I want to be part of the change. I want to be more than a voice in the crowd and earn knowledge of women's studies with my education to help embody change in the industry. Hopefully, later in my life, I can go back to school and get my MD or PHD when I can afford it. I believe I am capable of achieving my goals for education and my career pathway. But I need financial support apart from my college's financial aid to pursue this. As women, we deserve more from the healthcare community and the world. Only in 1974 did women gain a protective act that let them open bank accounts all over the US. And today, the Prince of Saudi Arabia announced that in 2025, women would finally be able to wear what they want without male approval. The world has been slow to respond to the needs and human rights of women, so I want to be part of that change, help me fight against the stigma in the healthcare field and help the next generations of women!

My name is Greta Jambard, I am a doubles tennis player and currently captain of my team at East Granby High School in Connecticut. I have experienced two major challenges on the court that I would like to share. First, during my junior season, there was a pattern of cheating from a specific team in my conference. I had played this specific doubles pairing my sophomore year and going into my junior season. In practice, we are always told to question a judgment if we feel the call was mistaken or wrong. Now, I remember contesting multiple calls from my sophomore year, and I wasn't going to be taken advantage of by this team again. So, with my doubles partner, we agreed to keep on the lookout for any calls that seemed off. As the game went on, we were neck and neck, and then we went on to a third set. This is where it went downhill; the adrenaline was high, and calls started going haywire. Getting tempered, I looked to my partner for help. We took a minute after a side-switch and told each other that the best way to go about this was to keep focused on the game and not the girls on the opposite team. I learned that if you detach emotions and fear from the game, it becomes easier to play. I hit ball after ball, being aggressive up front, while hitting lobs in the back, whatever it took for the other team to slip up, all I had to do was play the waiting game. We secured a victory and rejoiced at the last point. I want to address that I do typically play my games with emotion; if I didn't care about the sport, I would not go anywhere. But, when it comes to players that are actively trying to get under your skin, it is best to play like a machine; what they say and do can not get to you, or else you start to fumble. The second challenge I faced on the court was due to an absence of players on my team. Attending the smallest public high school in CT does have its perks(satire). I had to play as singles two and four during two of my matches last season. I am not a singles player; I like a teammate and love hitting alley shots. During the match, I played as singles two, I was paired with a girl with a wicked serve. It was unlike anyone I'd ever played with. For the first time, I had to stand behind the baseline to receive her serve, I had to run like no other, and I couldn't rely on another person to make the net shots. My overall experience playing singles in both matches made me a better player than I could have imagined. I realized I had to be like the Energizer Bunny, never stopping, leaving my all on the court. Even though I did not win either match, I started to learn how to play against difficult teams and be able to play defense and offense on the court. To end, I would love to play club tennis at Springfield College and maybe even play on their Varsity team if I ever get the opportunity. Tennis is a rewarding sport for both the mind and body, it fills you with seratonin every time you meet the court. I love my team, and I couldn't imagine where I'd be without the guidance I was given the past four years and the opportunities I've had to for leadership.

My name is Greta Jambard, I am the CT state bench record holder, placed eighth at the 2025 USAPL High School Powerlifting Nationals, and I am currently ranked fifth in the nation for my age and weight classes. I am the captain of my tennis team run through East Granby High School, and I play doubles one with a rotation of partners (as our season is just beginning). I am a retired Open Champion Irish Dancer with two perpetual cups. And I volunteered as a teacher’s assistant at my dance academy for two years before I switched to powerlifting. I have been recreationally lifting weights for four years (when my love for heavy metal began), and I began powerlifting a year and a half ago. As well, I am the Senior Vice President of The Class of 2025 at East Granby High School, a part of The National Honors Society, and I am on the honor roll with a 3.7 GPA. I have awards in Computer Aided Design with Adobe programs, and I have a passion for expanding my knowledge and trying new avenues of study. In the fall, I will be attending Springfield College pursuing an undergraduate degree in Biology. I aspire to be a Physician’s Assistant with a specialty in Anesthesia. Maybe one day, I can help women get the anesthetic they need in birth control procedures. To work towards my academic goals, I spent the past seven months obtaining my CT State EMT Certification to be able to gain clinical hours for my master’s program. With my certification, I can start working at ambulance organizations and certain roles in the hospital setting. Recently, I applied for a volunteer role at my local ambulance association (East Granby/Granby/Hartland Ambulance Association) as a way to give back to my community. Essentially, I need this scholarship because I am currently set to walk out of my undergraduate degree with over $70,000 worth of subsidized and unsubsidized federal loans. I need this scholarship award because I want to be able to go into my master’s degree with much less debt. Especially because my field of study will put me in over $100,000 worth of debt in the next six years. Currently, I am planning to pay for my education with a joint effort from my parents. I am in charge of paying for all loans, housing, and books/fees. My parents are paying $10,000 a year. My tuition is $61,000, and with all forms of financial aid + loans, my parents and I are expected to pay $20,000 a year. Then, after the first four years I will start to pay off my loans. I am hoping to use my new career as an EMT to start saving money, but it will not cover every expense, due to the fact that much of my time in college will be filled with extracurriculars and only working on the weekends. Thank you for your consideration and have a smooth decision process! P.S. I'm sorry that my video below is just under four minutes, I just have so much to say about metal!

Firstly, I decided to pursue an education in healthcare to be in charge of my own healthcare and help my community and the people around me. I am currently a week away from getting my EMT certification, and I will be starting volunteer work for the East Granby/Granby Volunteer Ambulance Association. I will continue to work in the healthcare field during my undergraduate studies and hopefully become a paramedic with help from the ambulance association I'll work for. I am an active member of my community. I am a part of the National Honor Society (36 Hours) and have completed volunteer work for my dance academy as an Assistant Instructor (150+ Hours). During my EMT classes, I volunteered 24 hours, helping patients in the back of an ambulance. Next, I will commit the next months to volunteer for my community and eventually start a paid service with a different company to help pay for college. For my undergraduate degree, I will be pursuing a bachelor of science in biology and start the Pre-Physician's Assistant Program at Springfield College. Later, I will apply for the Physician's Assistant program for my graduate degree at Springfield. I would like to specialize in Anesthesia so I could work in women's health and potentially give women access to Anesthetics in procedures like IUDs and implants. I want the future to be brighter for the generations of women after me and provide a service that is rarely seen in the industry. Hopefully, later in my life, I can go back to school and get my MD or PHD when I can afford it. I believe I am capable and certainly committed to my education and career pathway. But, I will need financial help in the future. I can not wait to start my advanced education and start living for myself and the people I love. I can not wait to be independent and start to give back to those who helped raise me. I have always wanted to go into the STEM field, and most of all, I wanted to feel accomplished. I remember that one of my earliest ambitions was to be an Olympic gold medalist in a track event. I trained every day at recess. Later, my views changed. I became an Irish dancer, leveled up every year, won two perpetual cups, and competed at the nationals in 2022 and 2023. I have always been competitive, which is why I want to go into a competitive program and field. From an early age, I wanted to work for NASA, then be a lawyer, then be a traveling nurse, and now I have landed on Physician's Assistant. I will approach my higher learning and research how I have approached every other aspect of my life, competitively and intelligently. I will be a strategic student and set goals for myself like I have done in the past. I can not wait to begin college and the rest of my life.

Firstly, I decided to pursue an education in healthcare to be in charge of my own healthcare and help my community and the people around me. I am currently a week away from getting my EMT certification, and I will be starting volunteer work for the East Granby/Granby Volunteer Ambulance Association. I will continue to work in the healthcare field during my undergraduate studies and hopefully become a paramedic with help from the ambulance association I'll work for. I am an active member of my community. I am a part of the National Honor Society (36 Hours) and have completed volunteer work for my dance academy as an Assistant Instructor (150+ Hours). During my EMT classes, I volunteered 24 hours, helping patients in the back of an ambulance. Next, I will commit the next months to volunteer for my community and eventually start a paid service with a different company to help pay for college. For my undergraduate degree, I will be pursuing a bachelor of science in biology and start the Pre-Physician's Assistant Program at Springfield College. Later, I will apply for the Physician's Assistant program for my graduate degree at Springfield. I would like to specialize in Anesthesia so I could work in women's health and potentially give women access to Anesthetics in procedures like IUDs and implants. I want the future to be brighter for the generations of women after me and provide a service that is rarely seen in the industry. Hopefully, later in my life, I can go back to school and get my MD or PHD when I can afford it. I believe I am capable and certainly committed to my education and career pathway. But, I will need financial help in the future. I can not wait to start my advanced education and start living for myself and the people I love. I can not wait to be independent and start to give back to those who helped raise me. I have always wanted to go into the STEM field, and most of all, I wanted to feel accomplished. I remember that one of my earliest ambitions was to be an Olympic gold medalist in a track event. I trained every day at recess. Later, my views changed. I became an Irish dancer, leveled up every year, won two perpetual cups, and competed at the nationals in 2022 and 2023. I have always been competitive, which is why I want to go into a competitive program and field. From an early age, I wanted to work for NASA, then be a lawyer, then be a traveling nurse, and now I have landed on Physician's Assistant. I will approach my higher learning and research how I have approached every other aspect of my life, competitively and intelligently. I will be a strategic student and set goals for myself like I have done in the past. I can not wait to begin college and the rest of my life.

My name is Greta Jambard, I am passionate about starting my advanced academic learning. Especially, to pursue a biology and biomedical sciences degree to headstart my journey to becoming a PA. As of January 2025, I will be a fully licensed and practicing EMT. I am currently in a 170-hour state-approved EMT course. Also, I have supplemented my knowledge of the sciences by taking an Asnuntuck Community College Biology course. This is just Biology 101, but it will give me a great jumping-off point for starting college in the fall of 2025. As well, as giving me lots of time to feel comfortable in the LAB environment. Understandably, this major is not easy, and most aren't, but I am committed to pursuing knowledge and expanding my intellectual capacity. The better equipped I am to make the right, researched decisions, the better the PA I will become. Soon enough I will be helping people with medical and trauma emergencies, and making a difference in someone's day or even life. The knowledge I take from this class I will digest like my impending college classes, competently and seriously. The more researched and scholarly I am in my field, the more favorable I will be to future employers and the more productive I will be on the job. I can not wait to start my advanced education and live for myself and the people I love. I can only do so if I receive the funding I need. As inflation rises, the costs of schooling rise too. Most of the colleges I have applied to are $30,000 a year, just for tuition. The least expensive college I applied to was UConn because I am in the state, and $15,000 before room and board. My parents can only do so much to fund my education, but I find myself realizing that I will be paying most myself, for the next six years of education. This scholarship would not only help me start paying for my tuition from the start but also give me the assistance I need so that I can focus on my education without worrying about money. I have put so much effort into building my resume and taking classes that boost my intellectual capacity, so I could get into the colleges of my dreams. I only hope that my decision for a college won't be swayed by a lack of funds. To conclude, I hope, as I said before, to start living for myself and the people I love, instead of depending on my loved ones for support.

My name is Greta Jambard, I am passionate about starting my advanced academic learning. Especially, to pursue a degree in biology and biomedical sciences to headstart in my journey to becoming a PA. As of January 2025, I will be a fully licensed and practicing EMT. I am currently in a 170-hour state-approved EMT course. Also, I have supplemented my knowledge of the sciences by taking an Asnuntuck Community College Biology course. This is just Biology 101, but it will give me a great jumping-off point for starting college in the fall of 2025. As well, as giving me lots of time to feel comfortable in the LAB environment. Understandably, this major is not easy, and most aren't, but I am committed to pursuing knowledge and expanding my intellectual capacity. The better equipped I am to make the right, researched decisions, the better the PA I will become. Soon enough I will be helping people with medical and trauma emergencies, and making a difference in someone's day or even life. The knowledge I take from this class I will digest like my impending college classes, competently and seriously. The more researched and scholarly I am in my field, the more favorable I will be to future employers and the more productive I will be on the job. I can not wait to start my advanced education and start living for myself and the people I love. I can not wait to only be dependent on myself and start to give back to those who helped raise me. I have always wanted to go into the STEM field, most of all I wanted to feel accomplished. I remember one of my earliest ambitions was to be an Olympic gold medalist in a track event. I trained every day at recess. Later my views changed I became an Irish dancer, I leveled up every year, won two perpetual cups, and competed at the nationals in 2022 and 2023. I have always been competitive which is why I want to go into a competitive program and field. From an early age I wanted to work for NASA, then be a lawyer, then be a traveling nurse, and now I have landed on Physician's Assistant. I have always needed learning and understanding. I will approach my higher learning and research how I have approached every other aspect of my life, competitively and intelligently. I will be a strategic student and set goals for myself like I have done in the past. I can not wait to begin college and the rest of my life.

My name is Greta Jambard, I'm the Vice President of my senior class, an officer of the National Honors Society, a tennis player of four years, a powerlifter of three years(Connecticut State Champion), and an Open Champion Irish Dance Veteran. I want to go into the medical field because security is my main priority, which is why I have put so many hours into determining what I should do with my future. Depending on where I am accepted, I plan to major in biology or biomedical sciences. If the opportunity presents itself, then I will dual major and minor to further pursue my learning and make myself a better competitor for future programs I wish to apply. The main program I wish to apply to is a Physician's Assistant program. This program will give me avenues to many different fields, from general practice to cardiology. I am so passionate about my future because I want everything to work out, and everything to fall into place. Only then will I feel stable, have a steady income, a livable wage, and a chance to make a change in people's lives. I will also be able to learn about as many fields as I can, further expand my knowledge of biological systems, and become a well-rounded student. I only imagine that my future self will be someone successful, someone, for other little girls to look up to, and someone who makes a difference. In my family, the only person who has gone down the long education route to an advanced degree is my aunt, a practicing veterinarian. I want to see myself being as successful in my career as she is. I can only hope that one day I will have as happy a home, life, and career as she does. I am so passionate about the degree I am pursuing that I have already made a headstart in my journey to becoming a PA. As of January 2025, I will be a fully licensed and practicing EMT. I am currently in a 170-hour state-approved EMT course. The knowledge I take from this class I will digest like my impending college classes, competently and seriously. The more researched and scholarly I am in my field, the more favorable I will be to future employers and the more productive I will be on the job. I can not wait to start my advanced education and start living for myself and the people I love. I can not wait to only be dependent on myself and start to give back to those who helped raise me. And most of all I can not wait to live a happy and fulfilling life.

My most memorable outdoor experience was bittersweet. When an act of service turned into an act of self-preservation: this past summer of 2024 I was picking up trash on the side of the road. My road is busy, there are no sidewalks, but it is a beautifully tree-lined, small-town road. I needed community service hours for the National Honors Society, a school-run program. In my PPE vest, gardening gloves, and carrying my garbage bag, I pursued my task. About thirty minutes in my bag was halfway full and I was halfway down one side of my road. My back was hurting, but I felt a sense of calm and relief that I was helping my community and accomplishing my service hours. After an hour went by I was at the end of my road, in a bend that led up to an intersection at the main road. Then, a dark green sedan rolled up slowly next to me and stopped. He rolled down his window and yelled over to me, "Do you work for the state or the government?" "No, just doing some community service," I replied, I tried to seem calm and content, but inside I was far from it. "So you've been to prison? What'd you go for, don't worry you can tell me I've been to prison." He supplemented. At this point I was borderline terrified, I thought back to crime podcasts I had listened to and any self-dense maneuvers I had been taught. The main thing that was in my head was that male aggressors won't be aggressive to those who are kind to them. "I'm a minor so I've never been to prison," I replied, I wanted him to know that if he came close to me, hurt me, or did anything to me his sentence would be 100 times worse. He thought briefly, told me to have a good day, and then sped off. Some 10 seconds later, he hit a U-turn up the road, and he didn't come back. I quickly stopped picking up trash, called my dad to pick me up, and went home. I was trying to help beautify and clean my community. This experience didn't stop me, the next weekend I went back out with my guard dog(6'4", 19-year-old brother), and I filled another trash bag full. I see my experience here as just a stepping stone in my journey of courage, strength, and hospitality. I plan to utilize what I've learned from this experience and my experiences before, to be the best EMT I can be. I am in a 170-hour EMT class by EMS Training Professionals, which started on 10/14/24. Being an EMT means the difference between saving someone's life and that person ending up dead. This is quite a scary concept for me. But, I feel with my past experiences that this will be different, I will have all the training I need, provide excellent care, and help within my bounds. I can not wait to continue helping my community, helping those who can not help themselves, and becoming the leader I have always wanted to be.

Selfishly, I want to make myself happy, unselfishly, I want to provide a life of happiness for my boyfriend of two years. Security is my main priority, which is why I have put so many hours into determining what I should do with my future. Depending on where I am accepted, I plan to major in biology or biomedical sciences. If the opportunity presents itself, then I will dual major and minor to further pursue my learning and make myself a better competitor for future programs I wish to apply. The main program I wish to apply to is a Physician's Assistant program. This program will give me avenues to many different fields, from general practice to cardiology. I am so passionate about my future because I want everything to work out, and everything to fall into place. Only then will I feel stable, have a steady income, a livable wage, and a chance to make a change in people's lives. I will also be able to learn about as many fields as I can, further expand my knowledge of biological systems, and become a well-rounded student. I only imagine that my future self will be someone successful, someone, for other little girls to look up to, and someone who makes a difference. In my family, the only person who has gone down the long education route to an advanced degree is my aunt, a practicing veterinarian. I want to see myself being as successful in my career as she is. I can only hope that one day I will have as happy a home, life, and career as she does. I am so passionate about the degree I am pursuing that I have already made a headstart in my journey to becoming a PA. As of January 2025, I will be a fully licensed and practicing EMT. I am currently in a 170-hour state-approved EMT course. Also, I have supplemented my knowledge of the sciences by taking an Asnuntuck Community College Biology course. This is just Biology 101, but it will give me a great jumping-off point for starting college in the fall of 2025. As well, as giving me lots of time to feel comfortable in the LAB environment. Understandably, this major is not easy, and most aren't, but I am committed to the pursuit of knowledge and the expansion of my intellectual capacity. The better equipped I am in my field to make the right, researched decisions, the better the PA I will become. Soon enough I will be helping people with medical and trauma emergencies, and making a difference in someone's day or even life. The knowledge I take from this class I will digest like my impending college classes, competently and seriously. The more researched and scholarly I am in my field, the more favorable I will be to future employers and the more productive I will be on the job. I can not wait to start my advanced education and start living for myself and the people I love. I can not wait to only be dependent on myself and start to give back to those who helped raise me. And most of all I can not wait to live a happy and fulfilling life.

When an act of service turned into an act of self-preservation: this past summer of 2024 I was picking up trash on the side of the road. My road is busy, there are no sidewalks, but it is a beautifully tree-lined, small-town road. I needed community service hours for the National Honors Society, a school-run program. In my PPE vest, gardening gloves, and carrying my garbage bag, I pursued my task. About thirty minutes in my bag was halfway full and I was halfway down one side of my road. My back was hurting, but I felt a sense of calm and relief that I was helping my community and accomplishing my service hours. After an hour went by I was at the end of my road, in a bend that led up to an intersection at the main road. Then, a dark green sedan rolled up slowly next to me and stopped. He rolled down his window and yelled over to me, "Do you work for the state or the government?" "No, just doing some community service," I replied, I tried to seem calm and content, but inside I was far from it. "So you've been to prison? What'd you go for, don't worry you can tell me I've been to prison." He supplemented. At this point I was borderline terrified, I thought back to crime podcasts I had listened to and any self-dense maneuvers I had been taught. The main thing that was in my head was that male aggressors won't be aggressive to those who are kind to them. "I'm a minor so I've never been to prison," I replied, I wanted him to know that if he came close to me, hurt me, or did anything to me his sentence would be 100 times worse. He thought briefly, told me to have a good day, and then sped off. Some 10 seconds later, he hit a U-turn up the road, and he didn't come back. I quickly stopped picking up trash, called my dad to pick me up, and went home. I would like to think I showed grit and courage in my service to the community, and my responses to the stranger. Thinking back on other times that I've been put in tough situations, I've always seemed to make it out okay. When I failed a Chemistry test I thought that my time in the class would be cut short. When I stayed an hour plus past close at work to make sure that the kitchen was clean for the morning shift. And when I decided to put my 11-year-old cat down, I still feel that it wasn't even close to his time. I have moved on from the hard times that life has given me because I embodied grit, I knew the sun would shine another day and as long as I kept chugging along, I would get where I need to go. To bring this to a close, I have my fourth-ever powerlifting competition this weekend. I am currently trying to cut weight, calorie deficit, etc. I am weaker than I was last month in my bench and deadlift. And, this might not be my best competition, but I have to face it head-on because it will place me in the right direction, to qualify for nationals, and achieve my dreams of being top 3 in the country. I pledge to embody grit like I have so many times before so that I may push through hardship with ease, and become my best self.

I wrote in a notebook in 3rd grade about how hard it was for me to get up every day. I was bullied, I showed my mom my writing and she dismissed me. I made my writing a place to let my anger subside, where I could put life into perspective. Journaling became much more to me than my escape. It became a hobby and then a tool. I will continue to write in college because it is my passion. I not only enjoy writing but also learn about myself from it. I experience visible progression as a person through the experiences I choose to write about and how my vocabulary and grammar have progressed over time. Recently, I have written about my experiences with competition. Competition has always been a massive part of my life. By writing about how I overcame my own obstacles and reviewing my past patterns in competition, I can easily analyze what worked for me and what caused my training to decline. Writing is only beneficial to my life, to my passions, and to my goals. I will also be tasked with a surplus of writing and taking notes in college when learning. Thus, my writing must continue into college to succeed in my course load. To bring writing back to its creative element, many writers explain that writing is an escape from reality or an outlet to express their creativity. I completely agree that it is an outlet for me to express my creativity, giving my writing a lively and controversial tone. But, I decline the initiative that it is an escape from reality. Journaling is my main form of writing, I attempt to keep myself from living the story and putting myself in a second-person perspective because it leaves too much to the imagination and my ability to analyze the situation becomes absent. When I look at the situation from a third-person perspective I can empathize with the situation from both perspectives. In college, I will continue to journal, and continue to write because it has completely changed my life and I can honestly say that I do not know what I would do without such an outlet. As long as my words continue to flow on the paper, I will continue to progress as a person, and I will never have to return to hurt little girl who cried every single day after school.