Application Letter for a College Scholarship Essay

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College Scholarship Application

I was only eighteen, but the first-born in a single-parent family of four, when I enrolled at Molloy College in 2009. My family attaches high value to education, and my mother was determined to send me to college at all costs. The entry fee was relatively high and it was really sad to see her struggle with my siblings' fees the entire semester. I imagined that a repeat of the situation in the next semester, and then the next, would be the beginning of the collapse of my siblings' academic goals; something that I was not prepared to see happen, and I was certain my mother wasn't either. I secured a part-time job, taking advantage of my employer's flextime policy to balance between school and work. I have, in this way, been able to meet some of my own, as well as my siblings' basic educational expenses - but with my mother headed for retirement, my contribution will have to go up.

I am applying for a Molloy College scholarship because the second degree I am currently pursuing requires more school hours and more concentration, and I would, therefore have to work less hours, and earn less money.

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