This summer might end up being called the Summer of Scholarship Applications and of the Quest to Clean My Room. I keep filling out scholarship application after scholarship application. I've reached the point where there are only about 3 potential scholarships left for me to work on. I left the ones that required research-esque essays until later, so I could optimize the number of scholarships I could apply for in the given deadlines.
So far, my efforts have been fruitful. I have acquired $4,500 in potential financial aid. I have to earn at least $1,500 more in order to cover tuition for this schoolyear. In addition to this, I will need to make enough to cover textbooks and any other school-related expenses I will need. I will keep applying to the scholarships and to summer internships. Hopefully, the financial aid gods will smile upon me and I will be able to afford next year.
On the upside, I like to write, so I might have a shot at the essay contests. I find myself writing many essays for the scholarships. Most of the essays, so far, have been about myself. Thus, I am very familiar with the subject matter. I keep hoping that the judges will want to invest in me, since I work hard and I am a good person. (Shh....don't tell anyone.)
I also have a line on a part-time job in mid-July, if I do not have an internship by then. I like to hope for the best, but I also know it's always good to have a trump card.
Murphys and McGraths are used to working and I like to work. The Irish came to America to work and help build the railroad. Apparently, the desire to work lives on through the generations and I have Irish ancestors on both sides of the family. We Irish are a tough sort and working is breathing to us. We Irish are also passionate people by nature, so we drive ourselves. Being Irish definitely makes for a hard-working honest person. I'm proud to be Irish.
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