Hello! I am applying for a health related scholarship and I need help seeing if I answered the question fully. Thanks
Describe which experiences or persons have contributed to your plans to pursue a career in a health-related field.
Perseverance. Endurance. Diligence. These are only a few traits that can depict who I have become. And the person that I have been molded into today was made only through my life experiences. Raised by a foreign single mother and being the oldest of three siblings, I know what it is like to go through life with not having enough financial resources. I also know how it feels to not have anyone else but your family to look upon because everybody else has shunned you. However, the trials I faced did not define the person I was meant to be.
So instead of giving up, I fought for a better future. Though my mom cannot fully provide for my siblings and me financially, she has never let that barrier obstruct me from obtaining an excellent education. She always wants the best for my siblings and me, stressing to us that where you are now does not have to be where you are in the future; what you do now is what determines your future. Since she did not receive the full educational opportunities that my siblings and I now have, she made sure that we went to school and will eventually go to college, whether we could afford it or not. This sort of mentality is what made me pursue a comfortable life that I could one day attain. My mom made me see that the sky is my limit; I can do anything I want if I just set my mind to it.
Ultimately, my mother is why I am chasing my dream to become a pediatrician. My decision to be a doctor so that I can help people may sound cliché, but honestly it is something I truly have my heart set upon to do. I have always dreamt of opening up my own clinic in my home country, Nigeria, to help all people who cannot afford medical treatment. I was born and raised in Dallas, but my heart and soul rests in my Nigerian culture. Giving back to Nigeria means so much to me because I know the difficulties and barriers to obtaining access to hospitals there. It is something I feel like I owe not only to my mother, but to my heritage.
Langston Hughes once said "hold fast to dreams for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly." I have refused to let go of my aspirations because I know that if I can believe it than I can achieve it and this scholarship will give me the funds I need to complete my journey to success. To see my mom truly happy for once in her life and to know that I influenced that is worth it all. I am not fighting merely for a better life, but I am fighting for my mother's happiness.
Describe which experiences or persons have contributed to your plans to pursue a career in a health-related field.
Perseverance. Endurance. Diligence. These are only a few traits that can depict who I have become. And the person that I have been molded into today was made only through my life experiences. Raised by a foreign single mother and being the oldest of three siblings, I know what it is like to go through life with not having enough financial resources. I also know how it feels to not have anyone else but your family to look upon because everybody else has shunned you. However, the trials I faced did not define the person I was meant to be.
So instead of giving up, I fought for a better future. Though my mom cannot fully provide for my siblings and me financially, she has never let that barrier obstruct me from obtaining an excellent education. She always wants the best for my siblings and me, stressing to us that where you are now does not have to be where you are in the future; what you do now is what determines your future. Since she did not receive the full educational opportunities that my siblings and I now have, she made sure that we went to school and will eventually go to college, whether we could afford it or not. This sort of mentality is what made me pursue a comfortable life that I could one day attain. My mom made me see that the sky is my limit; I can do anything I want if I just set my mind to it.
Ultimately, my mother is why I am chasing my dream to become a pediatrician. My decision to be a doctor so that I can help people may sound cliché, but honestly it is something I truly have my heart set upon to do. I have always dreamt of opening up my own clinic in my home country, Nigeria, to help all people who cannot afford medical treatment. I was born and raised in Dallas, but my heart and soul rests in my Nigerian culture. Giving back to Nigeria means so much to me because I know the difficulties and barriers to obtaining access to hospitals there. It is something I feel like I owe not only to my mother, but to my heritage.
Langston Hughes once said "hold fast to dreams for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly." I have refused to let go of my aspirations because I know that if I can believe it than I can achieve it and this scholarship will give me the funds I need to complete my journey to success. To see my mom truly happy for once in her life and to know that I influenced that is worth it all. I am not fighting merely for a better life, but I am fighting for my mother's happiness.