I am the mother of a bright and beautiful two-year-old daughter. She is the love of my life, and I want to the very best life for her. I want to be the best mother, role model, and person I can possibly be for her. I want to ensure that I am able to support her and help her reach all and any dreams she has for herself. I want to show her that she is able and capable of moving mountains, and in doing so I had to follow my own dreams. I have been an EMT for the last ten years. This has been hard work, mental, phsyically, and emotionally, and I want more for myself and my family. I have worked 12-16 hour shifts to support my family and have missed out on so much of her little life. This has been the drive and push I needed to do more and be more. I love helping people and my community but I was time for me to help myself and my own family. I wanted to further my education and to make sure our family had more financial stability for her future. So, after almost being out of school and neglecting my dreams of earning my degree for over 10 years, I have decided to go back to school. To avoid large amounts of debt, I have been mostly a nontraditional student and taken alternative credit programs, however this year I had to enroll at the University and transfer my credits. This is the first year I am forced to feel the financial burden of obtaining my college degree, so I am reaching out to apply for any scholarship necessary to help me help my family. I am chasing a degree of industrial and organization psychology with a minor in business administration. My degree with allow me to work "normal hours" with better pay, while not only helping my family and my baby girl, but also helping future employees of any company I work for. My dream and passion is for people and with my degree I will be able to help business and employees train, maintain, and grow the very best relationships.