"Matt, have you finished that application yet?"
"No, momma, not yet"
"Well, you need too. The deadline's soon, isn't it?"
"Todd said something about Mother's Day, but this sheet says June 30"
"Well, you still prolly need to get it done"
"Ok momma, I will"
As a senior in high school, I didn't have much money of my own. I typically spent most of it, and paid for my gas and car insurance. So, scholarships seemed really inviting. And there weren't many people who could apply for the church scholarship, so I figured I might have a shot at getting it. The prospect of an extra thousand bucks was really inviting. So I got an application from church. Of course, as a high school student, I was very adept at procrastination. So, it was a couple of months before I actually filled it out.
The application process itself is quite simple. We just had to fill about the form, and the Scholarship Committee looked over the applicants. Basic questions like high school, GPA, ACT score, college planning to attned, leadership positions, those kinds of questions. Most of it, though, is based off of churchmanship, or how much you've done with the church, how often you've come, stuff you've gone to. I figured I'd have a good shot. There were only like two other people who could have gotten it.
Well, on the way to New Orleans (we were going there to work with Operation N.O.A.H Rebuild) Todd (the youth minister) is talking to me about the scholarship, and how its looking like it'll be me, because the only other person to apply didn't fill it out correctly, and he rarely came to church.
So, last Sunday, Todd asks me to run projection, because he's preaching since our pastor was out of town, and he normally does the projection.
"Oh yeah, I'm gonna recognize you in the service today," Todd says.
"What for?"
"Winning the church scholarship."
"Oh, ok."
So, I received the scholarship, or at least a certificate. They are sending the money to the school, who will then give it to me.
3 comments:
Hey man I'm happy you got that scholarship, though you don't sound to excited about it. But let me say parents love not having to pay for your eduaction. So one thousand dollars now could end much more later in life.
do you really sound un-excited about it? that's not good. i'm really glad i got it. and excited. who doesn't like an extra $1000 to save or put towards a car or whatever? i'm grateful for it, even if i don't seem like it.
Congratulations! And yeah, the end of your paper made it seem like you were rather unexcited. A lot of kids miss out on stuff like that, like you said. There was only a couple kids that filled it out. The small scholarships are the easiest to get and they add up so quick!
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