I was never in her class, but one day, she changed my life. There was a teacher who came into my class, someone I had seen around school but didn’t really know. She was a student favorite who I somehow never really met, but the things she said cut right through me. She talked about trust, fear, and how we sometimes project our pain from one person onto someone else, even God. She said, “When people hurt us, we don’t heal on our own. We need to work to not carry that pain into our other relationships.” By the end of her talk, I was crying. I had never heard someone explain what I was feeling in such a clear, real way. I had been bottling up everything for so long stress from school, stuff with my family, all of it. I didn’t talk to anyone about it. It just built up inside of me, making me feel alone and overwhelmed. After class, she came over and talked to me one-on-one. She was kind, patient, and didn’t judge me or my story. She helped me understand that just because someone hurt me, doesn’t mean that the next person will. Just because my dad ignored me or broke his promises, that doesn’t mean God will. And just because a friend left me doesn’t mean my new friends will do the same. That conversation changed how I think. I’ve started trying to separate the past from the present. I ask myself if I’m really being let down, or if I’m expecting hurt because of what’s happened before. I still struggle with opening up, but now I’m trying. I’ve told friends about my dad going to AA, about my grandma’s dementia, and my aunt’s cancer. I used to keep all of that buried, while its not everything and I was vague it meant a lot for me to share. What that teacher taught me was more than just emotional it was spiritual. It helped me trust again, not just people, but also God. I still have a long way to go, but I’m finally moving forward instead of staying stuck. She didn’t just teach a class that day she opened a door I didn’t even know was there. I think about her words often, almost everyday. They help me stay grounded and remind me to give people a chance. Her influence has shaped how I approach friendships, faith, and even myself. I am incredibly grateful that she took her time to help me and many others who were affected by her talk like me. she changed how I view people and helped me learn how to regrow my trust.

When I was in second grade, I found out I had dyslexia. All I knew at the time was that it explained why school and talking was so hard. Has I got older I understood it more and learned what people thought of dyslexia. From age 4 to 13, I was pulled out of class for speech therapy and english classes for the grade bellow me. It was humiliating. I’d have to leave class every day, which made me feel different and made me fall behind. this just kept me behind for years. In middle school, they took away my electives and put me in two English classes instead. I loved reading, but it was incredibly hard and I was alway being told to just give up by teachers and friends. I wanted so badly to be able to keep up, but nothing came easy. What really changed for me was when I switched to a new school. The teachers there helped me catch up, and the students were kind. For the first time, I didn’t feel like I had to hide who I was. I started telling people I had dyslexia. I stopped pretending I wasn’t struggling. And when I did that, people stopped making fun of me for stuttering or mispronouncing words. I began to see that being different didn’t mean being less. It has now been 3 years since someone asked me if I had an accent! That doesn’t mean everything’s perfect. There are still people even other people with dyslexia who don’t understand, they believe that I am either lying or just stupid. There are different types of dyslexia about 30, and I have five of them. My experience doesn’t always match someone else’s. I’ve had people tell me I must be lying because their dyslexia isn’t like mine. I know my experience is real, and I’ve learned to speak up for myself. Now, I use tools like special fonts, tracing guides, and support from friends to help me learn. More than that, I’ve become a creative problem solver because I had to be. It’s helped me in school and in life. I’ve kept my GPA above a 3.9, even while taking five high school classes and three college classes every quarter through Running Start. I want to become a veterinarian and study genetic diseases in animals. At first, I just loved animals, but as I learned more about science especially genetics I saw how I could make a difference. I’ve even started my own project breeding cherry shrimp to explore how long it takes to express a recessive trait. Science has taught me patience, resilience, and that failure is part of learning. I want to use my education to help animals live healthier lives, and I also want to show other students with learning differences that their goals are possible. I know how hard it can be to feel like you’re always behind, like your brain just works differently from everyone else’s. But I also know that with support, determination, and the right tools, you can do more than people expect. You can do more than you expect.

Life has thrown some tough challenges my way, but I’ve always believed that hard work, curiosity, and persistence can turn those challenges into something meaningful. One of the biggest things I’ve had to overcome is dyslexia. Reading, writing, and even speaking at times have never come easy. I have multiple types of dyslexia, which affect everything from letter flipping to speaking. But instead of letting that stop me, I figured out how to work around it. I used special fonts, tracing tools, and leaned on friends when I needed help. Because of this, I’ve become a creative problem solver—and that’s helped me way beyond the classroom. One of the most meaningful failures I’ve had was in my sophomore biology class. I loved science, but I still fell behind and ended the year with a B-. Even though I was trying my best I was upset with my self for not going great. But there was one part of the class that stuck with me, genetics. I loved it. That summer, I took a college biology course, and it completely changed how I saw science. I dug deeper into genetics on my own and even started a personal project with cherry shrimp. I’ve been trying to figure out how many generations it takes to breed for the blue recessive trait. I’m now on generation three, and still waiting to see if the blue comes through. It’s taught me a lot—like how science takes time, patience, and a lot of trial and error. During my junior and senior years, I joined Running Start and took five high school classes, three college classes every quarter and a few sports. It was a lot to handle, but I learned how to manage my time, stay motivated, and get stuff done even when it was hard. I’ll graduate with 95 college credits and I’m proud of that and what I have learned. I’ve always wanted to be a veterinarian. At first, it was just because I loved animals, but now it’s because I want to make a difference in animal health through genetics. I want to study genetic diseases and work on ways to help animals live better, healthier lives. Like Jore Lund, I believe in working hard, helping others, and pushing through setbacks. I’ve failed, learned, and grown and I’m still going. I know I’ll face more challenges ahead, but I also know I have what it takes to keep going and make a difference. The photo that I added is me in my work environment. I have to work on my bed a lot or the cats follow me ad 'help' me with my homework.

I want to become a veterinarian to study genetics, I have wanted to become a vet since I was little. I have been surrounded by animals my whole life and have cared for seven types of animals growing up. When I was younger, I wanted to be a veterinarian because I loved animals and wanted to work with them. As I got older, I learned that it is more than hanging out with kittens and puppies. However, I found that I love science, even though parts school have been struggle for me. I have dyslexia, and because of this, I have learned to become creative and a strong problem solver. These two skills alone helped me to overcome my dyslexia and other challenges. I had to become a good student and a fast learner. I wanted to be a vet so that I could solve problems, learn new things, and work with animals. I knew that it would take a lot of time, work, and school but, it will be worth it. What I want to do in the vet field is genetics. My sophomore year biology class was not easy. I ended up falling behind getting a b-, The only part of the class that I loved was the genetics unit, because of this I took a summer college biology course my junior year. This class was amazing, it sent me deeper into genetics. I wanted to study genes on my own, I got cherry shrimp. Though research I learned that their genetics are mostly random, I wanted to test this. I want to see how many generations it will take to get blue shrimp, blue is recessive. I am at the third generation with orange mothers and blue fathers, this group should be blue, but I’ll wait and see. Biology was not the only college class I have taken; I am on track to have 95 college credits when I graduate high school. In my junior year I enrolled in Running Start, jumping at the opportunity. This challenged me to balance five high school classes as well as three five-credit college classes each quarter for two years. It took a lot of time and patience, but I learned a lot of new skills. I learned more academically, better time management, and self-motivation. Most importantly I have learned how to take college classes, I’m not worried about college or vet school because I know I can handle it. I am confident that I will become a veterinarian one day with a lot of work, my love of animals, my understanding of science, my problem-solving skills, and my dedication to learning. I believe all these things will help me achieve my goals. I want to become a vet to study genetic diseases in animals, I believe that I can make a change in veterinary science.

I want to become a veterinarian to study genetics, I have wanted to become a vet since I was little. I have been surrounded by animals my whole life and have cared for seven types of animals growing up. When I was younger, I wanted to be a veterinarian because I loved animals and wanted to work with them. As I got older, I learned that it is more than hanging out with kittens and puppies. However, I found that I love science, even though parts school have been struggle for me. I have dyslexia, and because of this, I have learned to become creative and a strong problem solver. These two skills alone helped me to overcome my dyslexia and other challenges. I had to become a good student and a fast learner. I wanted to be a vet so that I could solve problems, learn new things, and work with animals. I knew that it would take a lot of time, work, and school but, it will be worth it. What I want to do in the vet field is genetics. My sophomore year biology class was not easy. I ended up falling behind getting a b-, The only part of the class that I loved was the genetics unit, because of this I took a summer college biology course my junior year. This class was amazing, it sent me deeper into genetics. I wanted to study genes on my own, I got cherry shrimp. Though research I learned that their genetics are mostly random, I wanted to test this. I want to see how many generations it will take to get blue shrimp, blue is recessive. I am at the third generation with orange mothers and blue fathers, this group should be blue, but I’ll wait and see. Biology was not the only college class I have taken; I am on track to have 95 college credits when I graduate high school. In my junior year I enrolled in Running Start, jumping at the opportunity. This challenged me to balance five high school classes as well as three five-credit college classes each quarter for two years. It took a lot of time and patience, but I learned a lot of new skills. I learned more academically, better time management, and self-motivation. Most importantly I have learned how to take college classes, I’m not worried about college or vet school because I know I can handle it. I am confident that I will become a veterinarian one day with a lot of work, my love of animals, my understanding of science, my problem-solving skills, and my dedication to learning. I believe all these things will help me achieve my goals. I want to become a vet to study genetic diseases in animals, I believe that I can make a change in veterinary science.

I want to become a veterinarian to study genetics, I have wanted to become a vet since I was little. I have been surrounded by animals my whole life and have cared for seven types of animals growing up. When I was younger, I wanted to be a veterinarian because I loved animals and wanted to work with them. As I got older, I learned that it is more than hanging out with kittens and puppies. However, I found that I love science, even though parts school have been struggle for me. I have dyslexia, and because of this, I have learned to become creative and a strong problem solver. These two skills alone helped me to overcome my dyslexia and other challenges. I had to become a good student and a fast learner. I wanted to be a vet so that I could solve problems, learn new things, and work with animals. I knew that it would take a lot of time, work, and school but, it will be worth it. What I want to do in the vet field is genetics. My sophomore year biology class was not easy. I ended up falling behind getting a b-, The only part of the class that I loved was the genetics unit, because of this I took a summer college biology course my junior year. This class was amazing, it sent me deeper into genetics. I wanted to study genes on my own, I got cherry shrimp. Though research I learned that their genetics are mostly random, I wanted to test this. I want to see how many generations it will take to get blue shrimp, blue is recessive. I am at the third generation with orange mothers and blue fathers, this group should be blue, but I’ll wait and see. Biology was not the only college class I have taken; I am on track to have 95 college credits when I graduate high school. In my junior year I enrolled in Running Start, jumping at the opportunity. This challenged me to balance five high school classes as well as three five-credit college classes each quarter for two years. It took a lot of time and patience, but I learned a lot of new skills. I learned more academically, better time management, and self-motivation. Most importantly I have learned how to take college classes, I’m not worried about college or vet school because I know I can handle it. I am confident that I will become a veterinarian one day with a lot of work, my love of animals, my understanding of science, my problem-solving skills, and my dedication to learning. I believe all these things will help me achieve my goals. I want to become a vet to study genetic diseases in animals, I believe that I can make a change in veterinary science.

I want to become a veterinarian to study genetics, I have wanted to become a vet since I was little. I have been surrounded by animals my whole life and have cared for seven types of animals growing up. When I was younger, I wanted to be a veterinarian because I loved animals and wanted to work with them. As I got older, I learned that it is more than hanging out with kittens and puppies. However, I found that I love science, even though parts school have been struggle for me. I have dyslexia, and because of this, I have learned to become creative and a strong problem solver. These two skills alone helped me to overcome my dyslexia and other challenges. I had to become a good student and a fast learner. I wanted to be a vet so that I could solve problems, learn new things, and work with animals. I knew that it would take a lot of time, work, and school but, it will be worth it. What I want to do in the vet field is genetics. My sophomore year biology class was not easy. I ended up falling behind getting a b-, The only part of the class that I loved was the genetics unit, because of this I took a summer college biology course my junior year. This class was amazing, it sent me deeper into genetics. I wanted to study genes on my own, I got cherry shrimp. Though research I learned that their genetics are mostly random, I wanted to test this. I want to see how many generations it will take to get blue shrimp, blue is recessive. I am at the third generation with orange mothers and blue fathers, this group should be blue, but I’ll wait and see. Biology was not the only college class I have taken; I am on track to have 95 college credits when I graduate high school. In my junior year I enrolled in Running Start, jumping at the opportunity. This challenged me to balance five high school classes as well as three five-credit college classes each quarter for two years. It took a lot of time and patience, but I learned a lot of new skills. I learned more academically, better time management, and self-motivation. Most importantly I have learned how to take college classes, I’m not worried about college or vet school because I know I can handle it. I am confident that I will become a veterinarian one day with a lot of work, my love of animals, my understanding of science, my problem-solving skills, and my dedication to learning. I believe all these things will help me achieve my goals. I want to become a vet to study genetic diseases in animals, I believe that I can make a change in veterinary science.

I have been an athlete snice I was young. I have tried just about every sport though skiing and tennis are the ones that stuck with me. I have been skiing since I was four years old, I love the days I would go with my dad and spend time together. One of my favorite memories form when I was young is sitting in the back seat after making a ‘fort’ out of my dad’s coats. It was raining and I asked him why the rain made noise, then I asked him if he could make it quieter. Of course, he couldn’t but, then we drove under a bridge, and I thought he was doing it just to mess with me. Now I am skiing every Saturday and Sunday in the season. I tend to go on my own because all my friends are afraid of the cold or of getting hurt. I still love skiing with my dad even though I haven’t gotten to spend much time with him these past years because of his surgeries and injuries. One thing I always do is let him win every race to make him feel better and it makes me smile every time. My dad’s side of the family all play tennis together. My aunt wanted me to learn and because we live on different sides of the country and could teach me so, she got me lessons at a local tennis court. This was 6 years ago, and I am very glad she did this for me. In high school most of my friends were on the tennis team. I didn’t think I had enough time to join because of skiing and schoolwork. However, I really wanted to spend time with them so in my junior year skiing, high school, online college classes and helping my family (tutoring, chores, and driving my siblings to sports). I joined and it was amazing. I have met many new people, and I am learning that I can handle a lot of responsibilities. I am going to be a veterinarian; this will take a lot of time and responsibility. I have cared for many kinds of animals. I love science, learning and of course animals. I know that this will be a lot of work, I plan to graduate college with a bachelor's degree in three years. In these three years I need 1500 hours working with animals, including volunteering job shadowing and real jobs. I greatly appreciate the chance to apply for the scholarship and for your time for reading it. It means a lot that you would take your hard-earned money and give it to students to help them achieve their goals.

I want to become a veterinarian to study genetics, I have wanted to become a vet since I was little. I have been around animals my whole life and have cared for seven types of animals growing up. When I was younger, I wanted to be a veterinarian because I loved animals and wanted to work with them. As I got older, I learned that it is more than hanging out with kittens and puppies. However, I found that I love science, even though parts school have been struggle for me. I have dyslexia, and because of this, I have learned to become creative and a strong problem solver. These two skills alone helped me to overcome my dyslexia and other challenges. I had to become a good student and a fast learner. I wanted to be a vet so that I could solve problems, learn new things, and work with animals. I knew that it would take a lot of time, work, and school but, it will be worth it. What I want to do in the vet field is genetics. My sophomore year biology class was not easy. I ended up falling behind getting a b-, The only part of the class that I loved was the genetics unit, because of this I took a summer college biology course my junior year. This class was amazing, it sent me deeper into genetics. I wanted to study genes on my own, I got cherry shrimp. Though research I learned that their genetics are mostly random, I wanted to test this. I want to see how many generations it will take to get blue shrimp, blue is recessive. I am at the third generation with orange mothers and blue fathers, this group should be blue, but I’ll wait and see. Biology was not the only college class I have taken; I am on track to have 95 college credits when I graduate high school. In my junior year I enrolled in Running Start, jumping at the opportunity. This challenged me to balance five high school classes as well as three five-credit college classes each quarter for two years. It took a lot of time and patience, but I learned a lot of new skills. I learned more academically, better time management, and self-motivation. Most importantly I have learned how to take college classes, I’m not worried about college or vet school because I know I can handle it. I am confident that I will become a veterinarian one day with a lot of work, my love of animals, my understanding of science, my problem-solving skills, and my dedication to learning. I believe all these things will help me achieve my goals. I want to become a vet to study genetic diseases in animals, I believe that I can make a change in veterinary science.