Scholarship

I just wanted to put a little post in regards to receiving a nursing school scholarship.  I posted about it on Facebook when I found out, but wanted to mention it on here too.

So I applied for what felt like a million scholarships at WSU for the nursing program.  I had all my info in before the deadline and then I began the wait.  I waited and waited and waited.  I kept checking my email and my online College of Nursing (CON) account...nothing.

Then one of my classmates posted on her Facebook that she had received a $10,000 scholarship.  I was happy for her, but my heart sank because I still had not heard anything.  Not even for one of the smaller scholarships.

So several days later, I stopped by my folks house to pick up my mail while I was in South Lyon for my mom's birthday and low ad behold, there was a scholarship letter!  It was really amazingly lucky I picked up my mail that day, because the deadline for accepting and turning in the paper work was only two days later.

I received a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation New Careers in Nursing scholarship.  The scholarship is for $10,000 ($5,000 each semester for the first year) and is totally needed by me!  In addition to the scholarship, the Foundation also provided us with a Test Success book and CD and is requiring that the school have the eight of us who won the award, meet monthly and form a learning community.  Very cool.

Thanks to everyone who believed in me and encouraged me!


Peace and compassion...