I am an honor student at the top of my class with a 4.0 G.P.A. I am a National Honor Society member, Student Council Executive Board member, President of Spanish Honor Society, and a Writing Center consultant. I am a four-year starting varsity softball player and the captain of my team. I will soon be playing at Thomas More University. I am goal oriented and I work hard to achieve goals I set for myself. I did not have a strategy to boost my GPA the last four years. I did set personal and professional goals for myself, and I will share my successes and struggles.
The first goal I set was in kindergarten. While my classmates wrote they wanted to be a doctor or lawyer when they grew up, I drew a big yellow softball in the middle of my paper and wrote, “Collage Soft ball Player.” Since committing to Thomas More University I will be able achieve that goal next fall, my next goal is to become a bilingual dentist. I will be double majoring in Biochemistry on the Pre-Dental track and Spanish. I then plan to attend Ohio State College of Dentistry. My strategy or lack of strategy has always been to follow a “SMART” goal setting for anything I want to accomplish. As a kindergarten student, I set a specific goal but as I got older, I was able to add the measurable, action-oriented, realistic, and timely. I had to take my long-term goal of playing college softball and break in down to smaller goals along the way. I did the same thing with my GPA.
If I had been more strategic with my GPA, I would also be a merit scholar right now! My high school GPA is on a weighted 6.0 scale. The higher the class the higher the points so level two classes earned less points. Most of my classes were honors and AP classes, but I forgot to declare my two orchestra classes and it hurt my GPA. I met the requirements to be a Merit Scholar from the governor for the top five percent of the class, but my school only received twenty-nine. I was number thirty on the list so I will consider it as a tough lesson learned.
The hardest obstacle I will have to overcome to achieve my long-term goal is funding! Which is where I am hoping you can help me. My parents are first generation college graduates, but they have been transparent with me about the six-figure student loan debt that they have. I will be on my own for funding my education even if my FAFSA says differently! I am not afraid of hard work and would be so grateful for any amount that could bring me closer to reaching my goal of $12,000 to cover my first year of college. Thank you for your consideration.