Coming from a Hispanic household, my parents sacrificed everything for me to obtain an education, an aspect in their lives they lacked due to insufficient resources available at their disposal. From working tireless hours to making meets end daily, their persistent sacrifices enabled me to soar past all obstacles and allowed me to receive the education they wished to obtain, allowing me to enter college as a first-generation Hispanic scholar. The idea of making my parents and Hispanic community proud motivated me to pursue college as a first-generation student. Within my community, it is arduously difficult for a Hispanic individual to graduate and become successful in life outside of school. Opportunities for Hispanics became limited within school, especially when one tried to obtain advance classes. In order to become successful, one had to worked three times harder than the normal student to obtain these classes. In high school, I was able to start my freshman year with honors and AP classes, and all was carried from the persistent work I did in middle school. As the days turned into years in high school, I worked tirelessly to turn my honor classes to AP classes, causing me to average less than five hours daily to make that dream a reality. During my senior year, I wanted nothing more than to value my parents' sacrifices by getting accepted to my dream school and becoming Valedictorian of my graduating class. The road to accomplish my goals was difficult from the start. With all AP classes each semester, I was averaging three hours daily, causing me to further work harder than my fellow class peers into becoming someone who values my parents' sacrifices and become an inspiration for my fellow classmates and the underclassmen who wish to make their parents proud of everything they have done for them. The path was difficult, but rewarding in the end when I became Valedictorian of my graduating class and made my parents proud. It made me feel accomplished as a scholar and as their child as I valued all their sacrifices and was able to graduate as Valedictorian. As I soared through my senior year, I was unsure about what I wished to study when I attended college. I would jump from profession to profession, trying to figure out what I wished to attend. As a little kid, I loved the field of mathematics. As a young person, I would learn advance math because I loved the difficulty of math and would have a curiosity of learning how to solve abstract mathematics more complex than what I learned in school. With AP Calculus BC, my love for the subject increased. Additionally, I love the aspect of space and always wondered how I could contribute to aerospace. Therefore, I wish to pursue my major in the STEM field: aerospace engineering. This major within the STEM field is everything I could ask for as a person who loves math and enjoys the abstract of space. Within the STEM field, I wish to greatly contribute my findings into best helping the world and my community as a whole by reducing the carbon footprint in our atmosphere and mentoring aspiring individuals in the STEM field. The road will be arduous, but, with God's help, I will be able to achieve this and more within the ever-growing STEM field.

Living in a Hispanic household brought numerous challenges in my life. My parents worked arduously to earn enough for family sustainability. Their persistent sacrifices allowed me to obtain an education, an aspect they could not receive. Thanks to their sacrifices, I graduated as Valedictorian of my graduating class, allowing me to attend Georgia Tech, and major in Aerospace Engineering, a major I wish to use to make a greater impact within my Hispanic community. When I started to attend school, my family was in a dire situation, like everyone in my community. Resources for survival were finite, causing people to take dire measures. Hoping to make a positive impact within my community, I went to the pastor of my elementary school church and asked if there was a way to help the community out of its current predicament. The pastor started a food drive for underprivileged individuals, and I helped ever since, allowing the community to bond and further increase the aid for all. The creation of the food drive allowed me to become a beacon of hope for aspiring young Hispanic scholars. It encouraged me to become a tutor to individuals who volunteered at the food drive. It allowed me to become a greater leader for those in the community, both volunteers and Hispanic scholars. Thanks to this everlasting experience, I can get a higher form of education to achieve my overall goal of helping everyone in Georgia in any way I can. My biggest dream is to obtain my Aerospace Engineering degree from Georgia Tech to decrease the carbon footprint in the atmosphere, expand the food drive to the entire state, and create STEM workshops to mentor aspiring individuals in STEM-related fields, especially in the ever-growing umbrella of Aerospace Engineering. The road to creating a positive impact on the world starts with an individual. Numerous people dream of creating an impact, but few dare to create it. I wish to become among the few and make the world a better place, a place where everyone can achieve their goals and dreams. As a first-generation Latin-American student, my dreams shifted because I initially thought that I would not obtain an education. Numerous obstacles were in my path in school, making it difficult for a Hispanic student to become successful. When I helped create the food drive in my community, I felt accomplished because a person from an underrepresented group, like me, was able to accomplish such a feat and become a beacon of hope. My post-high school goals significantly shifted to further help those in need and train the next generation of aspiring scholars. My identity is something that I am proud of because, with my identity, I soared past my challenges, allowing me to obtain the highest SAT and ACT scores and become the Valedictorian of my graduating class. For one to become Valedictorian in a massive school, representing an underrepresented group is something never seen before. Thanks to God, I did the impossible and achieved my goals and dreams. With that experience, I wish to further expand on my goals and create a greater positive impact, and this scholarship serves as a step closer to allowing me to further advance in my academic journey to achieve this dream.