In the future, I plan to build a career that blends corporate finance, law, and community empowerment. I want to begin my career in corporate finance, gain experience at the highest levels of business, and later pursue a Juris Doctor to practice corporate law. My long-term goal is to build a finance and investment firm that expands access to capital for Black entrepreneurs and supports the economic development of communities like the one that raised me. I want to create models that make funding more accessible, provide advisory guidance, and open the door for underrepresented founders to scale and grow. My career vision is rooted in service. I want to use finance and law to create pathways that lead to economic mobility, generational wealth, and stronger communities. Being Black means belonging to a lineage of strength, creativity, survival, and brilliance. It is a reminder of the people who came before me, and the responsibility I carry to move the story forward. I grew up in a Ghanaian immigrant community where everyone believed in the power of lifting one another up. That is what being Black means to me. I chose to attend Howard University because it is the place where I knew I could grow into the person I aspire to be. I wrote to the admissions committee that I wanted to attend Howard today to change the world tomorrow, and I stand by that. Howard gives me the foundation to lead, to serve, and to build for my community.