All I have ever wanted was to go to a school I am proud of that presents me new opportunities to expand my personal skills and knowledge. Well, here I am! Here being Florida State University: a school that means more to me than words can even describe. Now just for some basic background, I was that student who, in her freshman year of high school decided on the college I was going to attend, and by my junior year when it came time to apply, I was confident in my acceptance to Florida State. A few years later I am a student double-majoring in Political Science and International affairs while minoring in Spanish, and dead set on studying abroad. This is where all of my scholarship search comes in. Receiving financial aid for my college education,
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Because in my freshman year of high school, I made goals: (1) to learn to appreciate other cultures, not through a textbook but by experiencing it for myself, (2) to become the most well-rounded individual humanly possible during my collegiate years, and (3) to engage in an academic major that will not only bring me success, but will illuminate my passions. I believe I have already accomplished goal number three. By studying abroad, I am achieving goals one and two. These are goals that transcend into who I am as a person, and my goals for the …show more content…
Project Reaching All Wounded Warriors (PRAWW) and Mock Trial take up the majority of my time. It is imperative that students learn the important balance of service, and scholarship, and both activities are helping me become a well-rounded citizen. Unfortunately, I am not satisfied with stopping at just two extra-curricular, resume boosters. I need more. Sports, student government, event committees, you name it, I was a part of it in high school, except this isn’t high school and no one cares about what I did in high school. A whole new world of opportunities is laid out in front of me and I get giddy over all my options. Clearly I have by now demonstrated studying abroad to be one of them, and the reason for my application, but I assure you, I will become an orientation leader, an active member in Greek life, and on so many different councils we will all lose track. So before someone can even question if I think that just studying abroad will make me a well-rounded individual, I know that the condition is not sufficient and I promise it will not be my last attempt to be a seasoned inhabitant of my
Because in my freshman year of high school, I made goals: (1) to learn to appreciate other cultures, not through a textbook but by experiencing it for myself, (2) to become the most well-rounded individual humanly possible during my collegiate years, and (3) to engage in an academic major that will not only bring me success, but will illuminate my passions. I believe I have already accomplished goal number three. By studying abroad, I am achieving goals one and two. These are goals that transcend into who I am as a person, and my goals for the …show more content…
Project Reaching All Wounded Warriors (PRAWW) and Mock Trial take up the majority of my time. It is imperative that students learn the important balance of service, and scholarship, and both activities are helping me become a well-rounded citizen. Unfortunately, I am not satisfied with stopping at just two extra-curricular, resume boosters. I need more. Sports, student government, event committees, you name it, I was a part of it in high school, except this isn’t high school and no one cares about what I did in high school. A whole new world of opportunities is laid out in front of me and I get giddy over all my options. Clearly I have by now demonstrated studying abroad to be one of them, and the reason for my application, but I assure you, I will become an orientation leader, an active member in Greek life, and on so many different councils we will all lose track. So before someone can even question if I think that just studying abroad will make me a well-rounded individual, I know that the condition is not sufficient and I promise it will not be my last attempt to be a seasoned inhabitant of my