Explain Why I Deserve A Scholarship

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I am not your normal applicant. Yes, I have good grades and a high ACT score; no, I do not want to be a doctor or a lawyer or an engineer; I want to be a graphic designer. I am not going to describe your organization and relate my personal attributes to your values to prove that is why I deserve your scholarship. Perhaps I do not deserve your scholarship, but I am going to try my hardest to convince you otherwise.

The truth is, I have been offered a full ride scholarship to a university that even has a decent program for graphic design—but I do not want to attend their school. You see, when I was a sophomore I had the opportunity to visit Liberty University at their College for a Weekend event. I instantly fell in love with everything about

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