Explain Why I Need A Scholarship

There are many reasons why I need this scholarship. The biggest reason is financial. With this scholarship I can be the first in my family graduate college and the first male in my neighborhood to complete college. My parents and I don’t have the money for me to study freely and creatively. Even though my dad works every day and night as a truck driver, it is not enough to support the family. My mom doesn’t work because she takes care of my baby brother. As my family struggles my 16 year old brother has taken a job at a restaurant to help out with the bills. I talk to my brother about the endless possibilities that education can bring. The opportunity to earn a college education will be important to my family and neighbors because it will be one step closer in breaking cycles and opening doors. My brother will see that education can take you places, and he will continue to be motivated in school. Most of my neighbors who are young Hispanic males don’t go to college and …show more content…
I also have short and long goals in my live that I have set up to succeed. My short term goals is to earn a congressional gold medal, in 2 years. Another short goal of mine is to lead the Phi Theta Kappa chapter that I am involved into a fun successful year. Our goal as a chapter is to be involved with the community and build strong new relationships with other DCCCD and TCC colleges. One of my Long term goals is to continue to learn how to play instruments. So far I have challenged myself to learn how to play the piano and guitar. The most important goal of this is to pass it on to my younger siblings and to my children. Another long term goal is to continue to volunteer at communities where I grew up because the neighborhoods are economically