I have spent the most amazing years of my life so far in this incredible university expanding my education and attaining unforgettable experiences. I cannot express how thankful I am for providing me with this scholarship that will help fund my education and time here at The University of Texas at Austin. It is very generous and it makes me feel extremely grateful to know that you value my education as much as I do. I was born and raised in El Paso, Texas, which seems to be in a completely different state considering how big in size Texas is. My dad was born in Sonora, Mexico and my mom is Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, which is the border city right next to El Paso, TX. During the time my parents were married, we all lived in Juarez and my …show more content…
One of the clubs I was part of during high school was AVID, which focused on college readiness. Through his club, I was able to learn about college for the first time and my perspective on the future started to re-shape itself. By my junior year of high school I knew I wanted to attend The University of Texas at Austin, however I was still not sure what I wanted to major …show more content…
I volunteer with the University Health Services at the Health Promotion Center, in which we are currently working on the Healthy Student Organization Program that will be officially launched next year. I am part of Texas Cowgirls, a sprit group that focuses on spirit, service, friendship, and compassion. This year is my second year as the service chair for Texas Cowgirls. As the service chair, my responsibilities include is to planning, organizing, and supervising all the service events for my group. Our main philanthropy is GenAustin, which is a girl’s empowerment network for which we volunteer with elementary and middle school girls. Aside from GenAustin, have volunteer with the Austin Animal Shelter, Casa Marianella, Capital Food Bank, Project 2015, Relay for Life, Keep Austin Beautiful, Heritage Park Nursing Home, among others. Outside of school, I maintain a part-time job at Smoothie