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Alpha Delta Pi Scholarship Journey

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Trying new things, and taking an adventure has always been my mantra whenever I approach something unfamiliar and foreign to me. That is exactly what I did when I decided to participate in formal recruitment this year. Taking the adventure and next step to get involved with the Quinnipiac community and find my niche in this expansive community. My parents were skeptical at first of me going out for recruitment, nevertheless, they still encouraged me to broaden my horizons and get involved. However they do not understand the cost and commitment this organization possess.
For example, I am personally paying my own chapter dues and finically planning my budget in order to stay track with my finances while my cycle billings keep on being sent home where they freak out about how much everything costs because they cannot assist me with the cost due to financial circumstances at home. Trying to balance past medical bills due to health issues with four year-old brother, college tuition/books, and living expenses—there really is not any room for extra expenses in the household. I, personally, made the commitment knowing fully the cost and time I would need to put in to fully enjoy my experience in Alpha Delta Pi. However, a scholarship such as this being offered can help in me in anyway whether the scholarship goes towards my semester dues, or educational …show more content…

I recently just met with my advisor and discussed the direction I would like take my education quest on. However, it is this an exploration I am a little shaky on such as finding a minor or concentration I would like to pursue, program speed, or just evaluating the opportunities presented to me and whether or not should I take. Dealing with a different course load than I am accustomed too and a new educational system has placed a new perspective on how to tackle my undergraduate and graduate

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