I realized since the beginning that getting my nursing degree as an international student here in the United States is not an easy task. As I make it to the sophomore level, I have stretched my finance near the edge. I am worried, yet excited that I am now half way finished with my NCLEX preparation. There are more overwhelming challenges academically and financially. To me, this scholarship will greatly assist me in my finance, and get me a little closer to my future career as a nurse. With very limited financial aid available for me, I can definitely use this scholarship to ease my finance. I would like to expand my knowledge in nursing, and walk across the aisle next year on May with my diploma on my hands and a nursing pin on my scrub,
