It is a popular question, whose answer is sought by students attempting to appear more desirable to a committee or representative; what makes the perfect student? It is not a big mystery that selection committees look for specific traits and characteristics within applicants that most students get tricked into thinking are the only way out. If I were on a scholarship selection committee 20 years from now, I would look for things apart from the traditional standards most students believe are the exact things representatives are looking for. I would look past the grades and amount of volunteer work, to me it doesn’t matter what you do, but how involved are you in it. You could be in six clubs, which sounds impressive, but at the same time,
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My answer, simply, yes. However, not just for vague reasons, such strong grades, a good ACT score and striving for a 4 year degree, because that is not enough, numbers are not all that define me. It is not simply the grades, as impressive as they may be, that would win me over. It is the motivation and the drive that pushes me every day to succeed. I am going to be first in my family to go off to college, being able to not only change my life, but that of others. I truly believe that education is the key to a better life, and I have been working all of my life for that one moment where I can look back at my life, and know all my accomplishments have paid off. I am quite proud of my numerous accomplishments, my favorite is publishing my own novel; titled “Wight Eyes”, thanks to the NaNoWrimo program, which I have participated in since 2012. My novel is a mixture of fantasy, horror, with a bit of teen romance sprinkled in, and I am currently working on another novel, following schizophrenic twins throughout their lives in World War II era Europe. I consider myself to be somebody of many interests; I paint, write, dance (in fact I am the president of my school’s belly dance club) I love learning new languages, learning about different cultures, and history. I devote my free time to helping others, whether it be something simple like
My answer, simply, yes. However, not just for vague reasons, such strong grades, a good ACT score and striving for a 4 year degree, because that is not enough, numbers are not all that define me. It is not simply the grades, as impressive as they may be, that would win me over. It is the motivation and the drive that pushes me every day to succeed. I am going to be first in my family to go off to college, being able to not only change my life, but that of others. I truly believe that education is the key to a better life, and I have been working all of my life for that one moment where I can look back at my life, and know all my accomplishments have paid off. I am quite proud of my numerous accomplishments, my favorite is publishing my own novel; titled “Wight Eyes”, thanks to the NaNoWrimo program, which I have participated in since 2012. My novel is a mixture of fantasy, horror, with a bit of teen romance sprinkled in, and I am currently working on another novel, following schizophrenic twins throughout their lives in World War II era Europe. I consider myself to be somebody of many interests; I paint, write, dance (in fact I am the president of my school’s belly dance club) I love learning new languages, learning about different cultures, and history. I devote my free time to helping others, whether it be something simple like