Essay Scholarship

Essay Scholarship

500-1000 words

How did your participation in sports during your high school years influence you?
Has your participation influenced your career goals?
Has your participation influenced how you relate to your family?

Have lived in Korea for 9 years
I am the quarterback of the football team in South Korea and have played for 4 years
track and field- high jump and 4 by 100 relay. We travel to Japan and Okinawa with our team four games out of the year.
Home of record is Florida but I am choosing to go to out of State University because my family in Florida is not the best place for me to be. Northern Arizona University is where I would like to go

My future plans summary: My passion for computers began when I was three years old, and ever since then, I have known that I wanted to enter into a career involving technology. During the school year, I would take as many computers classes that I could including video, robotics, and gaming. When I was a junior in high school I signed up to take a cybersecurity class and discovered my passion. When I was 17, I was accepted into the Gen-Cyber Camp, one of 22 positions being offered at the University of West Florida. I now have spent more than 100 hours researching different types of security and attacks. I have also interviewed individuals in at least 5 different Cyber fields. I have loved technology nearly my entire life, and I plan to continue working as a Cyber Security Agent educating others against potential risks. With this scholarship, I can always continue my education and improve my skills and knowledge. I see myself employed at a large local firm, analyzing, evaluating software, and becoming an information security analyst. Where minorities are underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and math. I feel blessed that I will be entering into a field, fostering diversity.