According to the subject and my need for an emergency last dollar scholarship is due to me being unable to afford my education and having trouble covering tuition that exists before me. I currently reside in Dover, DE where am a student at Delaware Technical Community College. I work a part time job as a retail associate for TJ Maxx companies as well. I originally moved here about a year back from the landmark community known as Harlem, New York City. A neighborhood where the Apollo was not too far from where I grew up, which was known for the unremarkable jazz, and poetry culture as well. I was born and spent most of my life growing up in the city. For a few years, I was homeless living in a shelter with my mother, older brother and sister eventually finding a small apartment on 123rd street and 7th avenue in the uptown side of Manhattan.
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From rapping in the playgrounds with my friends like we were performing all the way to performing at locally events and getting positive feedback and support from the majority. Fast forward to now I discovered music was my pain reliever and escape through my tough roads and longway I came. A passion I attained and something I always wanted to share one day, with the world. Communications is my major desire and in my radar long term wise due to the fact it is in the environment that makes me happy, in which I dreamed for to be apart of. With God’s will I was able to make it this far through prayer and faith.
I here by request this proposal for last dollar scholarship with assistance on achieving my education and hopefully inspiring others as well that may have went through a similar situation such as mine or have a desire to want to pursue an education. I will gladly walk across the stage during my graduation time with knowledge, passion, determination and most importantly a college education. My name is Quency Lewis and I submit this essay to the UNCF scholarship
From rapping in the playgrounds with my friends like we were performing all the way to performing at locally events and getting positive feedback and support from the majority. Fast forward to now I discovered music was my pain reliever and escape through my tough roads and longway I came. A passion I attained and something I always wanted to share one day, with the world. Communications is my major desire and in my radar long term wise due to the fact it is in the environment that makes me happy, in which I dreamed for to be apart of. With God’s will I was able to make it this far through prayer and faith.
I here by request this proposal for last dollar scholarship with assistance on achieving my education and hopefully inspiring others as well that may have went through a similar situation such as mine or have a desire to want to pursue an education. I will gladly walk across the stage during my graduation time with knowledge, passion, determination and most importantly a college education. My name is Quency Lewis and I submit this essay to the UNCF scholarship