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I actually had to hold off school. I graduated at 17 at the top of my class,
but I didn't get enough scholarship money, so I wasn't able to go to college.
I'm the first generation in my family, as
well, to get a higher education, and it's so tough to get money.
The greatest problem, I think, is just the
increase in tuition, so we are serving the underserved.
Without them, I wouldn't be here. I would
have probably given up, and I don't think that giving up and quitting is an option for me.
Education is something that changes peoples lives.
It's very exciting to see these students who are usually the minorities, underserved population,
and you set the standards real high, and they will achieve.
It does motivate me to know that there's
people out there like the Greater Texas Foundation supporting me and backing me up.
Receiving this scholarship has really allowed
me to focus on my school and what I'm here for, which is the great education program
that we have here, at Texas A&M Commerce.
We want students to attend a university that's at their challenge level, because they can
succeed. If not, what's going to happen is they're going to be attending a university
very close to home and probably not doing as well as they could be challenged.
Give back to people. It's a process. It's
a cycle. It's something that shouldn't break. If you've been helped, you should help someone
else.
I want to be a children's advocate lawyer, is what I want to do. I know many children
that have been through the court system with court appointed lawyers and the system has
done them wrong, and children need a voice.
Now that I can focus on school work, which is very important to me, because that's what's
going to lead me to my career, helping the 8th grade students that I want to help.
It makes me want to be more, be more to other
people. Pay attention to how they feel and just give myself back.
Money, such as this, it's immensely awesome.