Ever since the sixth grade, I’ve told people ‘I want to be a fashion designer when I grow up,’.I’ve wanted to show people the true love of Christ through my designs. I’ve wanted to bring people together through my designs. I’ve wanted to bring people their happiest memories through my designs. I have simply always had the dream of bringing people joy and working in the fashion industry. For me fashion has always been a form of self expression. In a world of people and opinions, fashion has been the only place where I have always been ok with stepping out of their comfort zone. I tend to be a people pleaser, because I’ve always been wired in a way where I just enjoy making as many people around me as I can happy. Because of this, I often tend to muffle my own voice and opinions. This is a big part of why fashion is such a big deal to me. It gives me a chance to use my voice, to express my opinions and style. It gives me the chance to ‘fit out’ in a sense instead of fitting in, the chance to fulfill the American dream. Many people move to America so that they can have a voice for themselves and for what they want to do and pursue in their own lives. Without a voice for oneself, people tend to struggle and fall. I learned at a young age that my American dream, my voice that I have been born with as an American citizen, is fashion. From designing clothing to piecing together my outfits every day for school. Fashion has become my voice, my expression, my way to show the world that I’m not just somebody to be walked over, but someone who deserves to be loved and cherished. I want to spread this love that I’ve learned through fashion with others by furthering my education in fashion at Savannah College of Art and Design. At Savannah College of Art and Design, or SCAD, I plan on majoring in Fashion design and double minoring in Bridal wear and Fashion Management and Marketing. I appreciate and love so much the simplistic side of fashion, but I have a much deeper love and appreciation for elegant and beautifully designed gowns. That’s why I’ve decided that post graduating from college, I want to go into the bridal industry to design and make dresses. The only issue I’ve run into is the fact that for my college education is roughly $65,000 dollars a year. This is one of the cheapest fashion schools Incan go to that still has good instruction. Without scholarships, I won’t be able to achieve my dream. So I ask that you please consider me and my dream of being able to change the world through fashion for your scholarship. Thank you for your consideration.

Ever since the sixth grade, I’ve told people ‘I want to be a fashion designer when I grow up,’.I’ve wanted to show people the true love of Christ through my designs. I’ve wanted to bring people together through my designs. I’ve wanted to bring people their happiest memories through my designs. I have simply always had the dream of bringing people joy and working in the fashion industry. For me fashion has always been a form of self expression. In a world of people and opinions, fashion has been the only place where I have always been ok with stepping out of their comfort zone. I tend to be a people pleaser, because I’ve always been wired in a way where I just enjoy making as many people around me as I can happy. Because of this, I often tend to muffle my own voice and opinions. This is a big part of why fashion is such a big deal to me. It gives me a chance to use my voice, to express my opinions and style. It gives me the chance to ‘fit out’ in a sense instead of fitting in, the chance to fulfill the American dream. Many people move to America so that they can have a voice for themselves and for what they want to do and pursue in their own lives. Without a voice for oneself, people tend to struggle and fall. I learned at a young age that my American dream, my voice that I have been born with as an American citizen, is fashion. From designing clothing to piecing together my outfits every day for school. Fashion has become my voice, my expression, my way to show the world that I’m not just somebody to be walked over, but someone who deserves to be loved and cherished. I want to spread this love that I’ve learned through fashion with others by furthering my education in fashion at Savannah College of Art and Design. At Savannah College of Art and Design, or SCAD, I plan on majoring in Fashion design and double minoring in Bridal wear and Fashion Management and Marketing. I appreciate and love so much the simplistic side of fashion, but I have a much deeper love and appreciation for elegant and beautifully designed gowns. That’s why I’ve decided that post graduating from college, I want to go into the bridal industry to design and make dresses. The only issue I’ve run into is the fact that for my college education is roughly $65,000 dollars a year. This is one of the cheapest fashion schools Incan go to that still has good instruction. Without scholarships, I won’t be able to achieve my dream. So I ask that you please consider me and my dream of being able to change the world through fashion for your scholarship. Thank you for your consideration.

Ever since the sixth grade, I’ve told people ‘I want to be a fashion designer when I grow up,’.I’ve wanted to show people the true love of Christ through my designs. I’ve wanted to bring people together through my designs. I’ve wanted to bring people their happiest memories through my designs. I have simply always had the dream of bringing people joy and working in the fashion industry. For me fashion has always been a form of self expression. In a world of people and opinions, fashion has been the only place where I have always been ok with stepping out of their comfort zone. I tend to be a people pleaser, because I’ve always been wired in a way where I just enjoy making as many people around me as I can happy. Because of this, I often tend to muffle my own voice and opinions. This is a big part of why fashion is such a big deal to me. It gives me a chance to use my voice, to express my opinions and style. It gives me the chance to ‘fit out’ in a sense instead of fitting in, the chance to fulfill the American dream. Many people move to America so that they can have a voice for themselves and for what they want to do and pursue in their own lives. Without a voice for oneself, people tend to struggle and fall. I learned at a young age that my American dream, my voice that I have been born with as an American citizen, is fashion. From designing clothing to piecing together my outfits every day for school. Fashion has become my voice, my expression, my way to show the world that I’m not just somebody to be walked over, but someone who deserves to be loved and cherished. I want to spread this love that I’ve learned through fashion with others by furthering my education in fashion at Savannah College of Art and Design. At Savannah College of Art and Design, or SCAD, I plan on majoring in Fashion design and double minoring in Bridal wear and Fashion Management and Marketing. I appreciate and love so much the simplistic side of fashion, but I have a much deeper love and appreciation for elegant and beautifully designed gowns. That’s why I’ve decided that post graduating from college, I want to go into the bridal industry to design and make dresses. The only issue I’ve run into is the fact that for my college education is roughly $65,000 dollars a year. This is one of the cheapest fashion schools Incan go to that still has good instruction. Without scholarships, I won’t be able to achieve my dream. So I ask that you please consider me and my dream of being able to change the world through fashion for your scholarship. Thank you for your consideration.

Ever since the sixth grade, I’ve told people ‘I want to be a fashion designer when I grow up,’.I’ve wanted to show people the true love of Christ through my designs. I’ve wanted to bring people together through my designs. I’ve wanted to bring people their happiest memories through my designs. I have simply always had the dream of bringing people joy and working in the fashion industry. For me fashion has always been a form of self expression. In a world of people and opinions, fashion has been the only place where I have always been ok with stepping out of their comfort zone. I tend to be a people pleaser, because I’ve always been wired in a way where I just enjoy making as many people around me as I can happy. Because of this, I often tend to muffle my own voice and opinions. This is a big part of why fashion is such a big deal to me. It gives me a chance to use my voice, to express my opinions and style. It gives me the chance to ‘fit out’ in a sense instead of fitting in, the chance to fulfill the American dream. Many people move to America so that they can have a voice for themselves and for what they want to do and pursue in their own lives. Without a voice for oneself, people tend to struggle and fall. I learned at a young age that my American dream, my voice that I have been born with as an American citizen, is fashion. From designing clothing to piecing together my outfits every day for school. Fashion has become my voice, my expression, my way to show the world that I’m not just somebody to be walked over, but someone who deserves to be loved and cherished. I want to spread this love that I’ve learned through fashion with others by furthering my education in fashion at Savannah College of Art and Design. At Savannah College of Art and Design, or SCAD, I plan on majoring in Fashion design and double minoring in Bridal wear and Fashion Management and Marketing. I appreciate and love so much the simplistic side of fashion, but I have a much deeper love and appreciation for elegant and beautifully designed gowns. That’s why I’ve decided that post graduating from college, I want to go into the bridal industry to design and make dresses. The only issue I’ve run into is the fact that for my college education is roughly $65,000 dollars a year. This is one of the cheapest fashion schools Incan go to that still has good instruction. Without scholarships, I won’t be able to achieve my dream. So I ask that you please consider me and my dream of being able to change the world through fashion for your scholarship. Thank you for your consideration.

Ever since the sixth grade, I’ve told people ‘I want to be a fashion designer when I grow up,’.I’ve wanted to show people the true love of Christ through my designs. I’ve wanted to bring people together through my designs. I’ve wanted to bring people their happiest memories through my designs. I have simply always had the dream of bringing people joy and working in the fashion industry. For me fashion has always been a form of self expression. In a world of people and opinions, fashion has been the only place where I have always been ok with stepping out of their comfort zone. I tend to be a people pleaser, because I’ve always been wired in a way where I just enjoy making as many people around me as I can happy. Because of this, I often tend to muffle my own voice and opinions. This is a big part of why fashion is such a big deal to me. It gives me a chance to use my voice, to express my opinions and style. It gives me the chance to ‘fit out’ in a sense instead of fitting in, the chance to fulfill the American dream. Many people move to America so that they can have a voice for themselves and for what they want to do and pursue in their own lives. Without a voice for oneself, people tend to struggle and fall. I learned at a young age that my American dream, my voice that I have been born with as an American citizen, is fashion. From designing clothing to piecing together my outfits every day for school. Fashion has become my voice, my expression, my way to show the world that I’m not just somebody to be walked over, but someone who deserves to be loved and cherished. I want to spread this love that I’ve learned through fashion with others by furthering my education in fashion at Savannah College of Art and Design. At Savannah College of Art and Design, or SCAD, I plan on majoring in Fashion design and double minoring in Bridal wear and Fashion Management and Marketing. I appreciate and love so much the simplistic side of fashion, but I have a much deeper love and appreciation for elegant and beautifully designed gowns. That’s why I’ve decided that post graduating from college, I want to go into the bridal industry to design and make dresses. The only issue I’ve run into is the fact that for my college education is roughly $65,000 dollars a year. This is one of the cheapest fashion schools Incan go to that still has good instruction. Without scholarships, I won’t be able to achieve my dream. So I ask that you please consider me and my dream of being able to change the world through fashion for your scholarship. Thank you for your consideration.

Ever since the sixth grade, I’ve told people ‘I want to be a fashion designer when I grow up,’.I’ve wanted to show people the true love of Christ through my designs. I’ve wanted to bring people together through my designs. I’ve wanted to bring people their happiest memories through my designs. I have simply always had the dream of bringing people joy and working in the fashion industry. For me fashion has always been a form of self expression. In a world of people and opinions, fashion has been the only place where I have always been ok with stepping out of their comfort zone. I tend to be a people pleaser, because I’ve always been wired in a way where I just enjoy making as many people around me as I can happy. Because of this, I often tend to muffle my own voice and opinions. This is a big part of why fashion is such a big deal to me. It gives me a chance to use my voice, to express my opinions and style. It gives me the chance to ‘fit out’ in a sense instead of fitting in, the chance to fulfill the American dream. Many people move to America so that they can have a voice for themselves and for what they want to do and pursue in their own lives. Without a voice for oneself, people tend to struggle and fall. I learned at a young age that my American dream, my voice that I have been born with as an American citizen, is fashion. From designing clothing to piecing together my outfits every day for school. Fashion has become my voice, my expression, my way to show the world that I’m not just somebody to be walked over, but someone who deserves to be loved and cherished. I want to spread this love that I’ve learned through fashion with others by furthering my education in fashion at Savannah College of Art and Design. At Savannah College of Art and Design, or SCAD, I plan on majoring in Fashion design and double minoring in Bridal wear and Fashion Management and Marketing. I appreciate and love so much the simplistic side of fashion, but I have a much deeper love and appreciation for elegant and beautifully designed gowns. That’s why I’ve decided that post graduating from college, I want to go into the bridal industry to design and make dresses. The only issue I’ve run into is the fact that for my college education is roughly $65,000 dollars a year. This is one of the cheapest fashion schools Incan go to that still has good instruction. Without scholarships, I won’t be able to achieve my dream. So I ask that you please consider me and my dream of being able to change the world through fashion for your scholarship. Thank you for your consideration.

Ever since the sixth grade, I’ve told people ‘I want to be a fashion designer when I grow up,’.I’ve wanted to show people the true love of Christ through my designs. I’ve wanted to bring people together through my designs. I’ve wanted to bring people their happiest memories through my designs. I have simply always had the dream of bringing people joy and working in the fashion industry. For me fashion has always been a form of self expression. In a world of people and opinions, fashion has been the only place where I have always been ok with stepping out of their comfort zone. I tend to be a people pleaser, because I’ve always been wired in a way where I just enjoy making as many people around me as I can happy. Because of this, I often tend to muffle my own voice and opinions. This is a big part of why fashion is such a big deal to me. It gives me a chance to use my voice, to express my opinions and style. It gives me the chance to ‘fit out’ in a sense instead of fitting in, the chance to fulfill the American dream. Many people move to America so that they can have a voice for themselves and for what they want to do and pursue in their own lives. Without a voice for oneself, people tend to struggle and fall. I learned at a young age that my American dream, my voice that I have been born with as an American citizen, is fashion. From designing clothing to piecing together my outfits every day for school. Fashion has become my voice, my expression, my way to show the world that I’m not just somebody to be walked over, but someone who deserves to be loved and cherished. I want to spread this love that I’ve learned through fashion with others by furthering my education in fashion at Savannah College of Art and Design. At Savannah College of Art and Design, or SCAD, I plan on majoring in Fashion design and double minoring in Bridal wear and Fashion Management and Marketing. I appreciate and love so much the simplistic side of fashion, but I have a much deeper love and appreciation for elegant and beautifully designed gowns. That’s why I’ve decided that post graduating from college, I want to go into the bridal industry to design and make dresses. The only issue I’ve run into is the fact that for my college education is roughly $65,000 dollars a year. This is one of the cheapest fashion schools Incan go to that still has good instruction. Without scholarships, I won’t be able to achieve my dream. So I ask that you please consider me and my dream of being able to change the world through fashion for your scholarship. Thank you for your consideration.

Ever since the sixth grade, I’ve told people ‘I want to be a fashion designer when I grow up,’.I’ve wanted to show people the true love of Christ through my designs. I’ve wanted to bring people together through my designs. I’ve wanted to bring people their happiest memories through my designs. I have simply always had the dream of bringing people joy and working in the fashion industry. For me fashion has always been a form of self expression. In a world of people and opinions, fashion has been the only place where I have always been ok with stepping out of their comfort zone. I tend to be a people pleaser, because I’ve always been wired in a way where I just enjoy making as many people around me as I can happy. Because of this, I often tend to muffle my own voice and opinions. This is a big part of why fashion is such a big deal to me. It gives me a chance to use my voice, to express my opinions and style. It gives me the chance to ‘fit out’ in a sense instead of fitting in, the chance to fulfill the American dream. Many people move to America so that they can have a voice for themselves and for what they want to do and pursue in their own lives. Without a voice for oneself, people tend to struggle and fall. I learned at a young age that my American dream, my voice that I have been born with as an American citizen, is fashion. From designing clothing to piecing together my outfits every day for school. Fashion has become my voice, my expression, my way to show the world that I’m not just somebody to be walked over, but someone who deserves to be loved and cherished. I want to spread this love that I’ve learned through fashion with others by furthering my education in fashion at Savannah College of Art and Design. At Savannah College of Art and Design, or SCAD, I plan on majoring in Fashion design and double minoring in Bridal wear and Fashion Management and Marketing. I appreciate and love so much the simplistic side of fashion, but I have a much deeper love and appreciation for elegant and beautifully designed gowns. That’s why I’ve decided that post graduating from college, I want to go into the bridal industry to design and make dresses. The only issue I’ve run into is the fact that for my college education is roughly $65,000 dollars a year. This is one of the cheapest fashion schools Incan go to that still has good instruction. Without scholarships, I won’t be able to achieve my dream. So I ask that you please consider me and my dream of being able to change the world through fashion for your scholarship. Thank you for your consideration.

Ever since the sixth grade, I’ve told people ‘I want to be a fashion designer when I grow up,’.I’ve wanted to show people the true love of Christ through my designs. I’ve wanted to bring people together through my designs. I’ve wanted to bring people their happiest memories through my designs. I have simply always had the dream of bringing people joy and working in the fashion industry. For me fashion has always been a form of self expression. In a world of people and opinions, fashion has been the only place where I have always been ok with stepping out of their comfort zone. I tend to be a people pleaser, because I’ve always been wired in a way where I just enjoy making as many people around me as I can happy. Because of this, I often tend to muffle my own voice and opinions. This is a big part of why fashion is such a big deal to me. It gives me a chance to use my voice, to express my opinions and style. It gives me the chance to ‘fit out’ in a sense instead of fitting in, the chance to fulfill the American dream. Many people move to America so that they can have a voice for themselves and for what they want to do and pursue in their own lives. Without a voice for oneself, people tend to struggle and fall. I learned at a young age that my American dream, my voice that I have been born with as an American citizen, is fashion. From designing clothing to piecing together my outfits every day for school. Fashion has become my voice, my expression, my way to show the world that I’m not just somebody to be walked over, but someone who deserves to be loved and cherished. I want to spread this love that I’ve learned through fashion with others by furthering my education in fashion at Savannah College of Art and Design. At Savannah College of Art and Design, or SCAD, I plan on majoring in Fashion design and double minoring in Bridal wear and Fashion Management and Marketing. I appreciate and love so much the simplistic side of fashion, but I have a much deeper love and appreciation for elegant and beautifully designed gowns. That’s why I’ve decided that post graduating from college, I want to go into the bridal industry to design and make dresses. The only issue I’ve run into is the fact that for my college education is roughly $65,000 dollars a year. This is one of the cheapest fashion schools Incan go to that still has good instruction. Without scholarships, I won’t be able to achieve my dream. So I ask that you please consider me and my dream of being able to change the world through fashion for your scholarship. Thank you for your consideration.

My parents’ divorce when I was 6 years old took a toll on my overall mental health. As my mom and I moved away from my hometown, it seemed in some way that my dad’s heart moved from mine. We didn’t talk unless it was his weekend, and sometimes we even wouldn’t talk then. It felt like an unrequited love in a sense, being between a little girl and her father. From 1st-3rd grade, I cried every night in my mother’s arms. She felt like the only parent left. My mental health as a child was already on the rocks, so I was sat with a therapist at a young age. With her I found ways to work through my emotions. It seemed that I was doing better by 6th grade so my mother stopped taking me. I may not have gotten the paternal love I so dearly craved, but was learning to deal with it. 7th grade year though the issues got worse. My dad moved 5 hours away from my home. Every two weeks turned into every two months, and I realized I was becoming depressed. It was a dark inescapable feeling that consumed me whole. It devoured my being until I was a shell of myself. I felt like nobody loved me anymore. I didn’t even love my self to be honest. That’s when the suicidal thoughts started. At first it was just “What if that car hit ours and only killed me,” because at that point I had convinced myself that I was the vain of my parents existence and hated my own self with every fiber of my being. I didn’t know that my parents really did actually love me and often lashed out because of my the lack of love my dad showed. When I would lash out, I would make my mom sad, which would in turn sadden me and make me want to kill myself all over again. It was an endless cycle of self hate and self destruction. My 8th grade year was 2020 when COVID started. Along with my parent’s divorce, my mental health was always heavily affected by my lack of friends. I’m an African American female with Afro hair that doesn’t listen to rap and ‘talks white’ according to all her peers. Ever since my mother and I moved I’d been ‘too black’ for white kids and ‘too white’ for black kids. Until high school, I truly didn’t start making relationships for myself. The first year of COVID is when I decided to pick up a bible for myself and dive deeper into fashion as a way of self expression. I’ve now been accepted to Savannah College of Art and Design. This is a place where I can be my true self with no creative restriction and like minded individuals. I can express my emotions through creative outlets and make plenty of friends. This past summer, I got to experience SCAD’s summer 5 week program to get a real feel for the college and adored it. I adored how driven and friendly my peers were, and how we all knew we were there for a reason and had a purpose to fulfill. This is the type of environment that I feel that I need to be in to achieve my dreams of becoming a fashion designer and being able to make a change in people’s lives all over the world. Though I still struggle with seasonal depression today, the thought of being able to help others helps make my days a little brighter.

Ever since the sixth grade, I’ve told people ‘I want to be a fashion designer when I grow up,’.I’ve wanted to show people the true love of Christ through my designs. I’ve wanted to bring people together through my designs. I’ve wanted to bring people their happiest memories through my designs. I have simply always had the dream of bringing people joy and working in the fashion industry. For me fashion has always been a form of self expression. In a world of people and opinions, fashion has been the only place where I have always been ok with stepping out of their comfort zone. I tend to be a people pleaser, because I’ve always been wired in a way where I just enjoy making as many people around me as I can happy. Because of this, I often tend to muffle my own voice and opinions. This is a big part of why fashion is such a big deal to me. It gives me a chance to use my voice, to express my opinions and style. It gives me the chance to ‘fit out’ in a sense instead of fitting in, the chance to fulfill the American dream. Many people move to America so that they can have a voice for themselves and for what they want to do and pursue in their own lives. Without a voice for oneself, people tend to struggle and fall. I learned at a young age that my American dream, my voice that I have been born with as an American citizen, is fashion. From designing clothing to piecing together my outfits every day for school. Fashion has become my voice, my expression, my way to show the world that I’m not just somebody to be walked over, but someone who deserves to be loved and cherished. I want to spread this love that I’ve learned through fashion with others by furthering my education in fashion at Savannah College of Art and Design. At Savannah College of Art and Design, or SCAD, I plan on majoring in Fashion design and double minoring in Bridal wear and Fashion Management and Marketing. I appreciate and love so much the simplistic side of fashion, but I have a much deeper love and appreciation for elegant and beautifully designed gowns. That’s why I’ve decided that post graduating from college, I want to go into the bridal industry to design and make dresses. The only issue I’ve run into is the fact that for my college education is roughly $65,000 dollars a year. This is one of the cheapest fashion schools Incan go to that still has good instruction. Without scholarships, I won’t be able to achieve my dream. So I ask that you please consider me and my dream of being able to change the world through fashion for your scholarship. Thank you for your consideration.

Ever since the sixth grade, I’ve told people ‘I want to be a fashion designer when I grow up,’.I’ve wanted to show people the true love of Christ through my designs. I’ve wanted to bring people together through my designs. I’ve wanted to bring people their happiest memories through my designs. I have simply always had the dream of bringing people joy and working in the fashion industry. For me fashion has always been a form of self expression. In a world of people and opinions, fashion has been the only place where I have always been ok with stepping out of their comfort zone. I tend to be a people pleaser, because I’ve always been wired in a way where I just enjoy making as many people around me as I can happy. Because of this, I often tend to muffle my own voice and opinions. This is a big part of why fashion is such a big deal to me. It gives me a chance to use my voice, to express my opinions and style. It gives me the chance to ‘fit out’ in a sense instead of fitting in, the chance to fulfill the American dream. Many people move to America so that they can have a voice for themselves and for what they want to do and pursue in their own lives. Without a voice for oneself, people tend to struggle and fall. I learned at a young age that my American dream, my voice that I have been born with as an American citizen, is fashion. From designing clothing to piecing together my outfits every day for school. Fashion has become my voice, my expression, my way to show the world that I’m not just somebody to be walked over, but someone who deserves to be loved and cherished. I want to spread this love that I’ve learned through fashion with others by furthering my education in fashion at Savannah College of Art and Design. At Savannah College of Art and Design, or SCAD, I plan on majoring in Fashion design and double minoring in Bridal wear and Fashion Management and Marketing. I appreciate and love so much the simplistic side of fashion, but I have a much deeper love and appreciation for elegant and beautifully designed gowns. That’s why I’ve decided that post graduating from college, I want to go into the bridal industry to design and make dresses. The only issue I’ve run into is the fact that for my college education is roughly $65,000 dollars a year. This is one of the cheapest fashion schools Incan go to that still has good instruction. Without scholarships, I won’t be able to achieve my dream. So I ask that you please consider me and my dream of being able to change the world through fashion for your scholarship. Thank you for your consideration.

Ever since the sixth grade, I’ve told people ‘I want to be a fashion designer when I grow up,’.I’ve wanted to show people the true love of Christ through my designs. I’ve wanted to bring people together through my designs. I’ve wanted to bring people their happiest memories through my designs. I have simply always had the dream of bringing people joy and working in the fashion industry. For me fashion has always been a form of self expression. In a world of people and opinions, fashion has been the only place where I have always been ok with stepping out of their comfort zone. I tend to be a people pleaser, because I’ve always been wired in a way where I just enjoy making as many people around me as I can happy. Because of this, I often tend to muffle my own voice and opinions. This is a big part of why fashion is such a big deal to me. It gives me a chance to use my voice, to express my opinions and style. It gives me the chance to ‘fit out’ in a sense instead of fitting in, the chance to fulfill the American dream. Many people move to America so that they can have a voice for themselves and for what they want to do and pursue in their own lives. Without a voice for oneself, people tend to struggle and fall. I learned at a young age that my American dream, my voice that I have been born with as an American citizen, is fashion. From designing clothing to piecing together my outfits every day for school. Fashion has become my voice, my expression, my way to show the world that I’m not just somebody to be walked over, but someone who deserves to be loved and cherished. I want to spread this love that I’ve learned through fashion with others by furthering my education in fashion at Savannah College of Art and Design. At Savannah College of Art and Design, or SCAD, I plan on majoring in Fashion design and double minoring in Bridal wear and Fashion Management and Marketing. I appreciate and love so much the simplistic side of fashion, but I have a much deeper love and appreciation for elegant and beautifully designed gowns. That’s why I’ve decided that post graduating from college, I want to go into the bridal industry to design and make dresses. The only issue I’ve run into is the fact that for my college education is roughly $65,000 dollars a year. This is one of the cheapest fashion schools Incan go to that still has good instruction. Without scholarships, I won’t be able to achieve my dream. So I ask that you please consider me and my dream of being able to change the world through fashion for your scholarship. Thank you for your consideration.

Ever since the sixth grade, I’ve told people ‘I want to be a fashion designer when I grow up,’.I’ve wanted to show people the true love of Christ through my designs. I’ve wanted to bring people together through my designs. I’ve wanted to bring people their happiest memories through my designs. I have simply always had the dream of bringing people joy and working in the fashion industry. For me fashion has always been a form of self expression. In a world of people and opinions, fashion has been the only place where I have always been ok with stepping out of their comfort zone. I tend to be a people pleaser, because I’ve always been wired in a way where I just enjoy making as many people around me as I can happy. Because of this, I often tend to muffle my own voice and opinions. This is a big part of why fashion is such a big deal to me. It gives me a chance to use my voice, to express my opinions and style. It gives me the chance to ‘fit out’ in a sense instead of fitting in, the chance to fulfill the American dream. Many people move to America so that they can have a voice for themselves and for what they want to do and pursue in their own lives. Without a voice for oneself, people tend to struggle and fall. I learned at a young age that my American dream, my voice that I have been born with as an American citizen, is fashion. From designing clothing to piecing together my outfits every day for school. Fashion has become my voice, my expression, my way to show the world that I’m not just somebody to be walked over, but someone who deserves to be loved and cherished. I want to spread this love that I’ve learned through fashion with others by furthering my education in fashion at Savannah College of Art and Design. At Savannah College of Art and Design, or SCAD, I plan on majoring in Fashion design and double minoring in Bridal wear and Fashion Management and Marketing. I appreciate and love so much the simplistic side of fashion, but I have a much deeper love and appreciation for elegant and beautifully designed gowns. That’s why I’ve decided that post graduating from college, I want to go into the bridal industry to design and make dresses. The only issue I’ve run into is the fact that for my college education is roughly $65,000 dollars a year. This is one of the cheapest fashion schools Incan go to that still has good instruction. Without scholarships, I won’t be able to achieve my dream. So I ask that you please consider me and my dream of being able to change the world through fashion for your scholarship. Thank you for your consideration.

My parents divorced when I was 6 years old. This took a toll on my overall mental health. As my mom and I moved away from my hometown, it seemed in the same way that my dad’s heart moved from mine. When I was younger, my dad was already distant but putting space between us seemed to increase the distance. Not only though was he physically distant, but emotionally distant. We didn’t talk unless it was his weekend, and sometimes we even wouldn’t talk then. It felt like an unrequited love in a sense, but instead of being between lovers, being between a little girl and her father. From 1st-3rd grade, I cried every night in my mother’s arms. She felt like the only parent left. My mental health as a child was already on the rocks, so I was sat with a therapist at a young age. With her I found ways to work through my emotions that I had no clue existed. It seemed that I was doing better by 6th grade so my mother stopped taking me. In a sense though it wasn’t just that I seemed to do better. I was doing better. I may not have gotten the paternal love I so dearly craved, but was learning to deal with it. Then things started to get worse. 7th grade year the issues got worse. My dad moved 5 hours away from my home. The shift from him being 1 hour away to 5 hours away was hard. Every two weeks turned into every two months. Frequent phone calls turned into empty notification centers. I was becoming depressed. This was something I had never felt before. It was a dark inescapable feeling that consumed me whole. It devoured my being until I was a shell of myself. To make it worse, I would take out my heavy feelings of sadness and anger towards my dad on my mom. Which in turn caused many arguments over small things with my mother. I felt like nobody loved me anymore. I felt like nobody cared for me. I didn’t even love my self to be honest. That’s when the suicidal thoughts started. At first it was just “What if that car hit ours and only killed me,” because at that point I had convinced myself that I was the vain of my parents existence and hated my own self with every fiber of my being. I didn’t know that my parents really did actually love me and often lashed out because of my the lack of love my dad showed. When I would lash out, I would make my mom sad, which would in turn sadden me and make me want to kill myself all over again. It was an endless cycle of self hate and self destruction. My 8th grade year I went back to therapy and using my tools again. That didn’t last long though, because the 2nd half of that school year was 2020 when COVID started. Along with my parent’s divorce, my mental health was always heavily affected by my lack of friends. I’m an African American female with an Afro hair do that doesn’t listen to rap, enjoys poetry and ‘talks white’ according to all her peers. Ever since my mother and I moved I’ve been ‘too black’ for the white children and ‘too white’ for the black children. Until high school, I truly didn’t start making true lasting relationships for myself that I trusted. Covid caused me a year of reflection. It caused me to have to sit down and see where my happiness went. The first year of COVID is also when I decided to pick up a bible for myself and dive deeper into fashion as a way of self expression. I found my true self and found that I was nothing to be ashamed of. Then that winter after I had finally been clear of all my mental issues in my mind, they came back and my mother and I started to have to come to terms with my seasonal depression. Though now without suicidal thoughts or year long depression anymore, I still struggle with seasonal depression as the sun sets, self expression, and friendships.That’s where the reason for me applying for this scholarship comes in. I’ve been accepted to Savannah College of Art and Design. This is a place where I can be my true self with no creative restriction and like minded individuals. I can express my emotions through creative outlets and make friends with people who aren’t worried about my skin color or that I don’t act ‘black enough’ but worried about if I have the skill to make it in the fashion industry. This past summer, I got to experience SCAD’s summer 5 week program to get a real feel for the college and adored it. I adored how driven and friendly my peers were, and how we all knew we were there for a reason and had a purpose to fulfill. This is the type of environment that I feel that I need to be in to achieve my dreams of not only becoming a fashion designer and being able to make a change in people’s lives all over the world, but my dream to want to keep going and keep fighting to see another day.

I have always wanted to own a fashion company since a really young age. Recently though, I found a true love and plan for my company. Modesty is a big thing in many people’s lives. Many find it hard to find clothing that is both cute and modest. I plan to start a clothing line that can bring both beauty and modesty to my customer. All my life I’ve been a Christian. I was raised in the church, but modesty never really was something that mattered to me. I started taking an interest recently and have decide that it would be a great and innovative idea for a company. Along with promoting modesty, I want my company to promote craftsmanship and community. Starting with craftsmanship, I plan to hand sew beautiful hems and do many types of glorious beading. When sewing, I've noticed that I really like basic garment construction but love the little details in each piece I make. It makes me feel very connected to the garment and makes each customer have something special for themselves in each different garment. Along with promoting craftsmanship, I’ve also mentioned wanting to promote community. All of us applying for this scholarship, and the viewers as well, have lived through the pandemic and seen the toll that lack of community can take on a person. The depression and anxiety rates have raised and you see more and more people committing suicide everyday. I want more people to feel like they have a community. I plan for my company to have many social events across the U.S and possibly world wide where people wearing one of our items can come and feel a sense of togetherness. To get into these, you would simply just have to show that you are wearing one of our pieces. Along with fashion, I have an interest in hospitality and event planning. This allows me to be able to make beautiful events for the young adults that would be wearing my pieces. I plan for these events to have a flare of class that many who come to these events may not have gotten to experience before. I also love floral arrangements and plan for there to be floral arrangements, pretty plates and dazzling goodie bags. While business plans are important, the garments I plan on selling are just as important. I plan to make casual pants, skirts, shirts and dresses in an old money style. I want to make them very detailed with tens of pleats in the skirts and lovely embroidery on the pants and shirts. Along with making casual clothing, I also plan to make ballgowns, prom dresses and wedding gowns. I’ve already mentioned my love for detail and I love seeing fancy dresses that are beautifully decorated that you can tell people put hours of hard work into. I want people to be able to look at my formal and casual wear in the same way. Lastly, in preparation for my apparel line, I plan to go to Savannah College of Art and Design to further my skill level and get connections in the industry to put out my name. Though I want to go, it’s really expensive and my mother doesn’t know if we can pay for it. I know if I pray and work hard enough though, I can make enough scholarship money to go. Thank you for taking the time out of your day to read this. I appreciate you for your time.