Personal Statement #3

I am the daughter of Abel Martinez and Marina Martinez. This does not sound very special to most, but to me it is important. My parents are the typical Hipanics looking for the American Dream. A good portion of their American Dream is for their three kids to get a proper education. I am not the oldest and I am not the youngest. I have an eighteen year old sister and an eleven year old brother. My sister did graduate from high school. Before she graduated Dad took her to take college tours all the way out to Fremont. My dad and my sister looked so anticipated, but after she graduated it all went down hill. She decided not to attend college.

My little brother does not get the best grades, but he does try his hardest. His dream is to become a police officer. I hope that as he gets older he still thinks about this dream, to get an education. I want to become a midwife. I started going to college fairs since I was a sophmore. My parents liked this. They both have told me that I have to go to college and become someone in life. That is what keeps me going, their dream. I do not want to let them down like my sister did because it would mean all their efforts will go to waste.

I would like to recieve a full-ride scholarship because I am aware that my parents are not economiclly fit to pay for it. I would like to be awarded a full-ride scholarship because i do not want my parents to feel the obligation to pay for my college. I want to show them I can be an independent young mother. I would like to show my parents that the sacrifices they made for us, their children, was not in vain. I want them to be proud of me.

The scholarship donors should invest in me because I want to invest in my future. If I do get the honor to recieve a full-ride scholarship it is up to me to demonstarte to them that it was a good investment for them to have choosen me. I will not let the money go to waste. An example of that is my parents dreams. If graduate high school and persue college, I will be fullfilling their dreams. This is how the scholarship donors will know that I am serious and i want the scholarship.

Lastly, I do not only want to help my parents with their dream, but also help myself. I do not want to be dependent on anyone or be a burden. It is my responsibility to take charge of my life after I come to age. Now I have to think about my future and my daughters future. I want to have a life without the struggles my parents had to go through to get me where I am now.