I Like Your Smile by Christian

I Like Your Smile by Christian - August 2024 Scholarship Essay

I have several goals I will achieve through hard work and persistence. One of my top goals is to attend college for free. I hope to be able to achieve this goal through scholarship opportunities. To achieve this, I have some short-term goals. First, I am working through studying to continue to improve my standardized test scores to increase my chances of getting merit-based scholarships. I apply for scholarships that I am eligible for weekly. I am also an avid runner and would like to run in college with an athletic scholarship. I will only run at school if the school I attend will support my academic and career goals as well. To run in college and get some financial assistance for running will require me to continue to work on lowering my times. Last year I had a femur stress fracture and had to rehabilitate myself to get back running without pain or risk of further injury. This summer I will be taking several workshops to improve my scores and participate in the preseason training provided by my school while working on increasing my explosiveness, strength, and flexibility outside of practice. My end career goal is to become an orthodontist. To obtain this career goal I am currently interested in involves obtaining my Biology major (four years). I would love to attend Howard University. Being admitted to Howard is not impossible for me. The main obstacle between me attending Howard is the cost. I am determined to fill the gap in costs through hard work, dedication, and persistence. Upon completion of my undergraduate degree, I plan to apply for dental school. Once admitted to dental school, I want to apply for the Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP) with one of the military branches. This scholarship will allow me to attend dental school prior to serving my time in the military. I have not decided which branch I want to commit to, but serving my country is something I would like to do as well. With HPSP, I will be able to attend dental school for free and receive a stipend. Following dental school, I will either apply for an educational delay to attend additional training to become an orthodontist or serve out my commitment. Once I complete my commitment, I plan to pursue my end goal of becoming an orthodontist by applying for orthodontist school after I complete my commitment. Upon completion of this, I hope to have my own practice and help under-served communities and give others confidence through their smiles.