I aspire to be a person that could contribute not only to my family but also to the community that shaped who I am today, the Scientian community. The challenges and victories I experienced during my time at Quezon City Science High School have been instrumental in my personal and academic growth. With the many extracurricular activities that I participate in, I plan to repay the Scientian community by leading projects and events that can advance my school into a better technological state through teaching interested Scientians how to program software applications, renovating the QCSHS website, and much more tech-related activities. These lofty goals of mine for the community reflect my loyal heart and soul towards my future alma mater.
However, the financial state I’m in has negatively affected the scope of these projects since technology is hard to afford for me and my family. The amount of bills that pile up every month has taken a toll on the possibility of me pursuing my dream of studying computer science in a prestigious university, making me rely on striving for the batch valedictorian for the scholarships it entails. With my grade 11 grades and ranking, I have a shot at being the valedictorian yet it’s not guaranteed. The cost of being a Scientian despite QCSHS being a public school is still too big of a burden for my family. Performance tasks, costumes, printing research papers, participating in competitions, club projects, everything combined is expensive. This hidden cost is hard for my family’s meager wage to swallow. Being financially in need is a struggle that affects my education. Even as I’m writing this essay, the faulty roof above my head continues to drop rainwater from Typhoon Carina into the half-filled bucket on my desk.
If I were to be awarded this scholarship, all of my dreams for myself, my family, and the Quezon City Science Community would be closer to my reach. The financial worries I have that affect the quality of my personal education will no longer distract me from focusing on my academic and extracurricular endeavors. Through this scholarship, I am determined to overcome the financial obstacles in my path towards contributing to the Sciantian community and beyond.