essay scholarship competitions

"Making your own decisions by yourself... what does that really mean?" Most people never ask themselves that question, but some have no choice but to face it. Following an incident that caused the disappearance of the two people she relied on the most, Liu, a young girl just beginning her adolescence, is forced to face hardships on her own. Having lost her grandparents, the two pillars of her life, she had no choice but to make choices and decisions by herself... Good choices as well as bad ones... Good decisions as well as bad ones... This leads her to discover a new world—or rather, to discover the true vastness of the world she has lived in all along. An adventure filled with goals to accomplish, but uncertain outcomes...

This is a collection of my favorite undergraduate and graduate essays, response papers, and research papers. Papers are published by the dates written and when the papers were finalized.

Sixteen-year-old Ava Sinclair has never cared about luxury or status—she just wants a shot at a better life. When she earns a prestigious scholarship to Ravensworth Academy, the most exclusive school in the country, she’s ready to work hard and prove she belongs. But from the moment she steps into the grand halls of Ravensworth, she realizes she’s an outsider. The students are ruthless, their designer clothes and expensive cars serving as armor in a silent war of power. The worst of them? A group known as “The Monarchs,” led by Adriana Kingsley, the daughter of a billionaire CEO who sees Ava as a threat to their perfect world. Determined not to be bullied, Ava keeps her head high and refuses to back down. When she accidentally impresses one of the school’s top students—Adriana’s ex-best friend, Theo Carter—she becomes an even bigger target. Strange “accidents” start happening, her schoolwork is sabotaged, and an anonymous text warns her to “know her place.” But Ava isn’t one to be intimidated. With the help of Theo and a few unlikely allies, she begins unraveling a dangerous secret hidden beneath Ravensworth’s polished surface—one that could destroy the entire school’s reputation. Now, she has a choice: play it safe and keep her scholarship, or fight back and risk everything. Because at Ravensworth, survival isn’t just about grades—it’s about power. And Ava is ready to take the crown.

English writing tutor Steve Smith only has two more semesters to graduate from Vermillion College in California. Then he hopes to get a top-paying job writing copy for a tech firm. Until he reaches his self-fulfilled dreams, however, he’s working his way through school without borrowing from his successful Chinese-American parents.<br><br>Vermillion football star Jason Woodard, on the other hand, grew up in a state-run home and is struggling to make his athletic scholarship and all that goes with it mesh with his academic requirements. He too is about to finish but, having put off first year English composition, has to rely on the writing lab where Steve works for help with an essay about love. Since Jase says he’s never encountered love, he can’t figure out how to write his essay.<br><br>As they talk about love, they discover two things: falling in love is easier than talking about it and nobody in the school’s athletic program wants two guys to fall in love.<br><br>When the abuse of athletes across the country comes to light, Steve realizes Jase too has been abused and needs more help than a tutor can give.

This essay has no definite meaning, just a long introspection of myself. Just ills intertwining in me and lying on a pale cavier. Hoping that others will find meaning in it

Han Ma-Jun is a normal guy who is searching for school to transfer after graduating on junior high, now he can't find a new school that suits himself, because all public school he searches is so far, that's why he was searching some public school that may be near his apartment. But, his super rich uncle helped him to find a school and recommended him to some of his acquaintances who manage the private elite school to be transferred him. But to think the school he was in is unbelievable. Because this school is a magical school for superhumans, soldiers,nobles and heroes that are keeping it as a secret to the public and supported by the government. Now that he is just a normal guy who was enrolled from this school, is he gonna kick out or pass in the unbelievable test and officially transfer in the so-called thought wrong school?

Dad took the scholarship my homeroom teacher gave me and handed it to my cousin as “gift money.” I burst into tears and tried to snatch the money back from my cousin’s hands. Instead, Dad slapped me so hard I fell to the floor. Mom was the same as always, just telling me not to argue with Dad. But that very night, Dad was rushed to the hospital.

The Scholarship Girl. She earned her place. They remind her every day that she doesn’t belong. Elora Brown fought her way into St. Jude’s Elite Academy — a world built for money, power, and names that open doors. Hers does neither. Then there’s Julian Anderson. The mayor’s son. The school’s golden boy. Untouchable… and unbearable. Their first meeting? He shoved her aside like she was nothing. The second? He used her brilliance and dismissed her just as easily. Elora didn’t come here to make enemies. But Julian seems determined to be one. Because in a school where status is everything… she’s the one person who refuses to bow. And somehow, that makes it impossible for him to ignore. But some scholarships come with more than pressure. This one? Might come with a war she never signed up for and a boy she might not be able to stay away from.

To be resurrected, Lin Zhi binds herself to a system and transmigrates into different book worlds, becoming cannon fodder destined for tragic endings. But Lin Zhi refuses to follow the script. In every world, she fights to rewrite her fate. (1) The Scheming Gold-Digging Stand-In Used by the male lead as a tool to win over the female lead, Lin Zhi refuses to be discarded. Since he wants to use her? Then she’ll make a countermove—get pregnant first, flip the board, and end up with the real overbearing CEO. (2) The First Wife Fated to Die Early in a “Cousin” Story The reborn female lead knows her older male cousin will hold immense power in the future—and that he has always loved her. This time, she vows not to let him go. Only… “Sister-in-law, why aren’t you dead yet?” Lin Zhi smiles. “Still alive. What, are you mad?” (3) The Cannon Fodder Fiancée in a Teacher-Student Romance The aloof Master falls for his young disciple, while Lin Zhi—the fiancée—becomes the villain in their love story. Lin Zhi: “Respect. Blessings. Please stay locked together forever.” Then she decisively breaks off the engagement and devotes herself to cultivation… alongside her adorable little nephew. Who needs romance when ascending is better? (4) The Substitute Bride in a Period Drama In her previous life, she stole the marriage meant for her sister out of gratitude for a life-saving favor, marrying the factory director’s son. Who would have thought he had a “white moonlight” in his heart, leading to her tragic death? Meanwhile, the “mud-legged” man she rejected rose in status, and her sister became an official’s wife. After rebirth, her sister eagerly snatches back the original marriage arrangement, convinced Lin Zhi is doomed. She waits to watch Lin Zhi suffer. Instead— Lin Zhi’s life only gets better and better.

Accidentally bound to a quick transmigration system, Ning Yue is resistant on the surface, but inwardly, she's screaming wildly: "As long as I keep completing missions, it's equivalent to gaining eternal life, I'm going to keep transmigrating forever!" In "True and Fake Rich Daughter," she is the fake rich daughter who was abandoned. She declares, "The wealthy family abandoned me, so I will create a wealthy family of my own!" In "Era's Blessed Child," she leads her entire family to build a fortune, turning the fake blessed child into a real blessed child. In "Flourishing Age of Shengshi," having transmigrated into the Empress who was turned into cannon fodder, she simply turns the ungrateful mother and son into cannon fodder instead.