Saint Cloud State University Scholarship Essay

I chose saint Mary’s Because I loved the location, the campus, and the opportunities it offers like the london program and the partnerships with the Mayo Clinic. Truth be told I did not look to hard at other colleges but if I did not get accepted into this school I would have attended The University of Minnesota or Saint Cloud State University.

To me college means achieving the career I desire and the life that comes with it. I want to be a Pediatrician. I am looking forward to having my own clinic rooms, comforting children, serving the poor in a way I love. I feel anyone in my generation now needs to have some form of a college degree and those who do not live at a low wage and for a long time, maybe never retiring. Even though many twenty and thirty year olds have a lot of student loan debt when they pay it off they will have a larger income and more opportunities which is something value while I am earning my degree.

Also, I see studying as a way to improve my work and to prove to myself that I am capable to achieving my goals. Further, I am willing to give up some of my flex time and social life to coursework.

In my sophomore year of high school I joined more activities than in the previous year but did not adjust my schedule to accommodate. In return my grades took a dive and brought my gpa with it. The last years in high school were spent to repair the damage I made. Coming into this year I am using time management and the lessons from past mistakes to make my years here successful.

In exams, if I study, I do well. In high school econ class I would study for the test for the week leading up to it and I would get As and sometimes set the curve. But I made the mistake of not studying as intensely for the first couple exams in return I earned Cs or Ds. the same goes for