Growing up my mom has always been very supportive of me. She has had to raise me on her own and has done an amazing job doing so. No matter what, she has always been there for me. When I wanted to do choir in elementary school she woke up early every morning to take me to practice even though her car had been having some issues lately. When I wanted to join soccer there she was to take me to every game and practice and gave me the encouragement I needed. Lastly, she paid for me to take dual credit classes in high school even though they were going to cost her quite a bit of money. My mom was 23 when she had me. She couldn't afford to go to college after high school and worked a ton of different jobs to earn money. When I was in first grade she would work two jobs and I would barely see her. As a little 7 year old I would get sad because I couldn't see my mom. My grandma had to take care of me a lot because my mom had to work. I have always admired my mom for this. She sacrificed a lot so that I could have a good life and have all the things that she never could have. I know this wasn't easy for her and she knew what she was doing was for my benefit. Now that I am 18 I want to start to repay her for all the things she has done for me. I want to go to college and start a good career so that I can make her proud of me. I want her to see that all the sacrifices she has made me for me have been worth it. For all the times she took me to school stuff even though her car wasn't in good shape. For all the times bought me everything I wanted. Lastly for all the times she sacrificed our time together so that she would have enough money for me. One day I would love to be able to buy her a good car, buy her a nice house like we never had, and just overall make her proud of the daughter she raised on her own. Even though we have had our rocky times, she has and will always be my number one supporter, my best friend, and the best mom a girl could ever wish for.

I deserve this scholarship because I have motivation to succeed. My uncle graduated in 2015 at the top of his class but sadly in the end wasn’t able to attend a university because of the cost. He was accepted into many schools and deserved to go but he could not afford it. I would like to break this family curse of not being able to get an education because of our financial problems. My career goals are to attain my bachelors of science in nursing, and to become a nurse. Sophomore year my mom told me about her co-worker who worked at my school and she mentioned a pharmacy technician program at my school. I was never into the medical field but I really wanted a pharmacy certification so I had to take some medical related classes at school and realized I want to be a nurse. Senior year I took the pharmacy technician certification exam and passed. My teacher had no faith in me and put me in the fail pile of students. After hearing all this I knew I had to prove my teacher wrong and pass the test and I had the most amazing support system of family and friends who were always rooting for me.