I believe I should be awarded the Courage to Grow scholarship of how hard I’ve worked to stay in school this past year. My sophomore year was by far the hardest time for me. I struggled trying to get more involved in organizations, take more credit hours to stay on track for graduation, and trying to maintain a certain grade point average to keep my waiver. The start of my sophomore year started with my single parent, not being able to receive a loan, which would cover the rest of my tuition after my financial aid was processed. I figured this was the end of my college career and I would have to go back home. With the help of a financial aid advisor and my cumulative gpa from my first year of college, I was able to receive an out-of-state waiver
