Why I Want To Get A Scholarship

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About 40% of kids in the United States play football at the ages of 13-17. I'm pretty sure every kid has had a dream of doing something really great one day whether it is playing a sport, making millions of dollars, or doing something that will help/ make the world a better place. Now that I’m in eighth grade i now notice all those things are longshots but no one said we couldn't try anyways. Playing football for a Division One school is what I hope to accomplish most in my life because I will be the first one in my family to do this, I can earn a scholarship that will pay for my education, and will lead me to a professional career.
After all, If I achieve my goal of playing football for a Division One team, I will be the first one in my family to do this.
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I can earn a scholarship to pay for my education. there is a lot of things in need to do if I want to make it. I have to maintain good grades throughout high school and i also need to be better than everyone else when it comes to playing my position in football. Getting good grades is something you seriously need If you want to play football in college. Something I would need to do is work with a personal trainer. Working with a personal trainer is good because they know what you need to do to be really good at what you do.getting a scholarship would save my family money because it would pay for my education. Going to college is a lot of money so getting a scholarship is super important. Not having football or any sports in my life would be so boring because there would be nothing to do when I am

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