Let God's Will Be Done by Lisa

Let God's Will Be Done by Lisa - November 2023 Scholarship Essay

Becoming a college student should not be as frightening as it looks, to my observation. It is an extension of one’s education, and the shift will be as simple as transferring from middle school to secondary education. That is, most likely in addition to adult responsibilities such as managing one’s living quarters, essentials, and transportation. Nevertheless, I will adapt quickly to the environment and feel as though I have been there for a long time, familiarizing myself with the campus, students, and schedule, soon forgetting the difficulty of steadying myself there. When stress appears in my mind as a hindering factor, I can recall its frequent presence throughout my academic life. It should not interfere with me proceeding with my education.
Aspiring to major in teaching special needs students, I believe that experience is a great factor in making me adequate in this career, and qualifications alone cannot prepare me. However, acquiring the credentials for my potential career will assure others as well as myself of knowing the compass of what I am working with. Thus, both are necessary.
If this is so, how have I or will I acquire experience and qualifications? The former is by actively associating with students, and the latter is through an undergraduate college. From experience in life, I have been blessed with five minor siblings, the youngest being nearly 11 years younger than me, therefore I have been exposed to an environment of children. Late in my Junior year, I was blessed again to cooperate with a local school’s afterschool program to tutor and supervise elementary school students. This experience was enhanced in my Senior year, as new and vigorous students arrived. These little moppets can test boundaries of obedience and behavior, but that is how I learn their character and study their reactions in certain circumstances.
In addition to credentials to obtaining a certificate and degree, I have yet to fulfill my adventures of studying abroad. A seasoned nurse had taught me not to hasten in college life, but to take it slowly and surely. When one does not know what to pursue, then masses of time, effort, and money could be wasted, spent on a degree that you may not actually aspire to. Therefore, I have been encouraged to open my eyes to the outer world. But to where?
Over ten years ago, I last met my beloved grandmother and two aunts in Japan. Ever since then, from moving and prices of tickets increasing by person, my family and I have been inhibited from traveling liberally to see our family. Such seemingly unfortunate events that are uncontrollable are done in God’s plan; it has brought me to a distant relationship with my grandmother, but still a longing love for her. In other words, studying abroad in a country I am somewhat familiar with will widen my diversity, increase my exploration, and best of all, continue my education while visiting family.
Thus, I am going to college in order to fortify my academic and experiential validity of caring for young souls who are in the sprouting of their youth and to enhance my understanding of the world. I will place my efforts where I can, and what I cannot control, into God’s Hands. In the end--as the Virgin Mary announced Her Fiat to the Angel, agreeing to become the mother of Jesus Christ--may God’s Holy Will be done.