FBLA Scholarship Essay

Upon entering high school, I didn’t know what to expect. I was very shy, only talking when it was necessary. Because of the magnet program that I was accepted into, I was separated from my friends and other familiar faces. Going to school became a routine: get up, get ready, take classes, come home, do homework, then go to sleep. This cycle would continue until a tall, fashionable woman came into my coding class. Ms. Icenhower, as her name came to be, showed my class promotional videos for an organization called Future Business Leaders of America. After watching a few and talking to her, I decided to go a meeting and then, my FBLA life began.
Ms. Icenhower was a very odd, disorganized woman and I helped her organize her papers, both for the classes she taught and FBLA documents. While in her classroom, she always told me stories of her own years as an FBLA member. I was immersed into a new world where an organization could actually help me learn professionalism and financial literacy. At the end of that year, I ran and won the responsibility of being our chapter’s treasurer for the next school year. My advisor helped me to break out of my comfort zone and speak in front of people …show more content…
That shy, timid girl that I once was grew into a young adult who spoke her mind and engaged in conversations with people she barely knew. FBLA has not only changed my life in becoming more confident, but also in approaching situations. It was hard for me to adjust to certain people or places that I met, but now I feel more comfortable. FBLA has taught me to adapt to my situation and show myself as a brand. To certain, this may be objectifying and demeaning, but I think that introducing brands is a very important step in getting to know each other without having to say much from the beginning. In other words: FBLA has given me a higher sense of self and motivation to find my unique self in a world of