Throughout my childhood I regularly attended church. Every Sunday I saw how others served the church, whether that meant they were singing, working in the bookstore, or helping in the nursery, which increased my desire to do so myself. Thus, I began ushering every first Sunday during my freshman year of high school. While at first, I served just so that I could feel fulfilled, one Sunday my attitude shifted when one of the church mothers pulled me aside and said with a big smile on her face, "I appreciate having you help me to my seat every Sunday". This made me realize how an act as simple as helping someone find their seat can affect their attitude. I then began recruiting my friends and other young men my age to become ushers. Before I knew it there were over 20 of us and we had created our community of youth ushers. During my junior year of high school, I was lucky enough to be elected president of the Youth Ushering Ministry. My responsibilities included training any recruits, planning meetings for us to discuss any announcements or concerns, and attending church board meetings with the other ministries to share how we could assist others. communities within the church. Even though I can no longer usher since I am away at school for the majority of the year, I still have a strong passion for service, which is why I desire to pursue a career in the medical field. I have always had a love for science. It has always come so naturally to me, which only deepened my passion for science. This made it pretty easy to choose a career in the medical field for me because the medical field requires a thorough knowledge of the sciences like biology, chemistry, anatomy, etc..., but the medical field always requires a passion to help others and serve those who may not be as fortunate. In America only 5% of active physicians are black, and only 3% are men. This may not. seem important to someone who is not black or African American, but I understand how much representation matters. When I was 16 years old, I was fortunate enough to switch from a white male doctor to a black female doctor. While my care was more or less the same, I felt more comfortable with my new doctor as she understood my struggles in a predominately white high school as a black man and was more vocal when supporting my personal dreams of becoming a doctor. Seeing her was living proof that I could do it, which is why it is so important to me to become a pediatrician so that hopefully one day I can be that inspiration for a young black child in a country where there is a high percent chance that they would not receive treatment from a doctor that looks like them. I also desire to open my own doctor's offices where I can hire black and brown health care professionals, so that they can feel safe at work, receive fair and equal pay, and work in a place free of discrimination.

Siblings are annoying. Whether they're younger or older, they always find a way to be the biggest inconvenience to you at all times. The graphic novel "Sisters" by Raina Telgemeier perfectly explores the journey between two sisters. Growing up with not one but two sisters made it so easy to relate to this story. Fighting over toys, never having enough space, judging each others style, it was a never ending battle, but while "Sisters" not only enlightened me that I was not the only one struggling to get along with my siblings but "Sisters" also made me realize how much I loved my sisters and how much we had in common like listening to Summer Walker together, going on drives to get Starbucks, and watching trashy reality t.v., and going to college only made me appreciate them even more.

1. I definitely deserve this scholarship because I am so lazy. I hate simply even thinking about work, that's why I cheated on all of my assignments in high school. Cheating is so much better than actually working. You can claim someone else's work as your own and get good grades for doing nothing. If you ask me that's taking advantage of my resources. I'm an entrepreneur. 2. My academic goals are to barely get by. C's get degrees, so my goal is to just get a C in every class because if I just do the bare minimum in every class that means I'll have more time to do the things I actually want to do like play Poptropica and eat gummy worms. My career goals are honestly up in the air. Hopefully I can get involved in a pyramid scheme or instagram scammer so I can just make some quick and easy money. 3. One time I overcame an obstacle when I was driving on the freeway and the car in front of me was going so slow and I was late to pick up my PS4, so I ran into the back of their car to get them out of the way. I made it on time!

My favorite artist is Solange. She is so unique in her art, including both her fashion and music and it's very inspiring to see someone being unapologetically themselves especially when we live in a society that is increasingly judgmental of those who don't fit the social norm.

As I look into my future one thing that gives me hope is being able to work as a physicians assistant. Working as a physician assistant gives me hope because helping others is my passion. Growing up I remember hearing my friends at school saying how they hated going to the doctor, and I was always confused because I loved going to the doctor. From watching movies in the colorful waiting room with animals painted on the walls, to the nice ladies at the front desk that always offered me candy and a sticker in their scrubs with fun prints, but the most fun part was always going to the back with the doctor. He was so funny, always cracking jokes and making sure I was as comfortable as possible. I especially remember when he would check my reflexes he would always tell me I had the fastest reflexes he had ever seen, and thinking that I was as fast as The Flash. My Grandma, who is a nurse, would also tell me stories about her patients and how they would get her gifts once they left for treating them so well during their visit in the hospital. Having such positive memories from the doctor and hearing from my Grandma how good it felt to help her patients makes me excited and gives me hope for my future because I cannot wait until I can pursue a career where I get to help others every day.