I am who I am today because of my personal heritage. I was born in Peru and at the age of 3 my mom and I came to the United States. Growing up I did not understand why my uncle who played a father figure role in my life, always pushed me academically, mentally, and physically to become the best I can be at a young age. In the other hand, my grandparents will call every night sounding worried about my mom and I. In addition, my mother will always tell me “today is going to be a good day” as I headed to school every morning. I was oblivious to these subliminal messages from my close family. As I got older, I realized, my mom and I were living under the shadows. In middle school, my grandparents were coming to the United States from Peru so my …show more content…
My academic goals is to graduate with a dual major in Accounting and Finance with a minor in Marketing at Rowan University. My long term goals is to become a CPA and have a MBA degree. When hearing about two of my cousins in Peru receiving their master's degree made me proud of where I come from. Being the only child, I did not have a sibling to look up to but my cousins in Peru became the role models for me and now it is my turn to become a role model to my younger cousins. My personal goal is to give back to the community. My family has taught me to always give back. I am very fortunate and humble to be in the situation I am today. In Peru, many young children work to provide for their family instead of going to college. My cousin visited the poverty part in Lima, Peru and children live in the streets with their parents with minimal access to clothes, food, and shelter. My mission is to fundraise money to be able to travel to Lima, Peru and give back to those families and their children. As well as give back to children in Trenton, NJ. Being raised in Trenton, NJ I realized many children need an extra pushed to guide them to the right direction. My vision for the future is to partner with middle schools and high schools to have college student mentor the students with having guest speakers come in from time to time. Ultimately, the best feeling in the world is to put