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Piper Rossi
Essay Prompts:
Colleges I am Applying For:
- What are your short-term and long-term educational and career gals? why did you choose your major? Describe how your education at SJC will advance your career path.
- In your own words give us a picture of your family life, educational history, perhaps any hobbies or special interest.
Colleges I am Applying For:
- San Juan Community College
College Scholarship Essay
I have always had a large interest in science and learning how things work. I like to get answers by solving puzzling problems which is what science does. Its full of questions, theories, hypotheses, formulas, chemical reactions and so much more amazing content. I’ve been passionate about science since fifth grade when we got to dissect a sheep brain and eyeball along with making crystals and others really cool things. No other subject in school caught my attention and entertained me as much and I think that’s a big reason why I love it so much. Its definitely something I have thought about doing for the rest of my life because of my interest.This is why in the imaginable future I see myself graduating college with a degree in biochemistry. After that I plan to work in a laboratory like the Center of Disease Control. I want to experiment, discover, and learn something new everyday. San Juan Community College will help me save on money so I can focus harder on my studies instead of worrying if I can afford to be here. I have also been used to small class sizes from going my previous years at Animas and even before that. I would like to stay in that setting at SJCC because I can create long lasting relationships with my professors. SJCC will help prepare me for my work in a lab and for my future. I will have an easier time learning and adapting to college life in the environment that SJCC can provide me.
Having your siblings wake you up at 4am only to say the five words “it's time to say goodbye” could be one of the most emotionally confusing moments in an 8 year old’s life. Everyone around the house rushing to throw pants on and find lost car keys only to jam pack the back seat with grieving hearts. The drive to the hospital felt like a lifetime. It made sense because a lifetime of memories had come to an end.
Even though we were all preparing ourselves for that day for about a month, it still came to us as a shock getting a call saying our dad was gone. He had melanoma that had metastasized to his bones. I spent 4th grade going back and forth from the hospital to the nursing home. I would see him in the mornings before school and again right after school to get as much time as I could without before our time was out. As a youngest child in my family I wasn't as aware of how serious the loss of someone was. After he was gone it was unreal to me. Everything had changed, and I was struggling with school even more so. I had held back my feeling of loss for so long that I had started to fall behind in school and was worried I would need to go to summer school. After about three years I went to a huge youth group conference in Denver. During a mass serivce I let myself go for the first time since my dad’s death. I realized I couldn't hold back my emotions and pain any longer and the tears just shot out of my eyes. After my powerful and emotional discard of grief I had a better handle on life. I felt stronger, happier and fresh. It was then easy to excel in my academics freshman year at Animas. I learned how to persevere through my hardships and was then able to focus on my class work. I also learned how to talk to people about my troubles which helped me make good relationships with my teachers. This experience is going to help me excel at SJCC.
Having your siblings wake you up at 4am only to say the five words “it's time to say goodbye” could be one of the most emotionally confusing moments in an 8 year old’s life. Everyone around the house rushing to throw pants on and find lost car keys only to jam pack the back seat with grieving hearts. The drive to the hospital felt like a lifetime. It made sense because a lifetime of memories had come to an end.
Even though we were all preparing ourselves for that day for about a month, it still came to us as a shock getting a call saying our dad was gone. He had melanoma that had metastasized to his bones. I spent 4th grade going back and forth from the hospital to the nursing home. I would see him in the mornings before school and again right after school to get as much time as I could without before our time was out. As a youngest child in my family I wasn't as aware of how serious the loss of someone was. After he was gone it was unreal to me. Everything had changed, and I was struggling with school even more so. I had held back my feeling of loss for so long that I had started to fall behind in school and was worried I would need to go to summer school. After about three years I went to a huge youth group conference in Denver. During a mass serivce I let myself go for the first time since my dad’s death. I realized I couldn't hold back my emotions and pain any longer and the tears just shot out of my eyes. After my powerful and emotional discard of grief I had a better handle on life. I felt stronger, happier and fresh. It was then easy to excel in my academics freshman year at Animas. I learned how to persevere through my hardships and was then able to focus on my class work. I also learned how to talk to people about my troubles which helped me make good relationships with my teachers. This experience is going to help me excel at SJCC.