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.

Amelia Lockhart has one mission: make the top idol Ethan Quinn fall in love with her, then break his heart, so that Ethan Quinn can successfully pass his tribulation and return to his position as a High God. There's just one problem: as the most hated woman on the internet, Amelia is the last person anyone would pair with the nation's golden boy. But when she lands a spot on a dating show alongside Ethan, she sees her chance. She does all the heavy lifting and is dependable enough to make him see her differently. As a result, Ethan starts pretending to be weak. The fans are confused. Their untouchable idol is... blushing? Getting clingy? Calling her "jiejie" in that voice? "Sis, I surrender." "Sis, you can only spoil me like this." Amelia is losing control of the plan. She was supposed to seduce him and walk away. So why is he the one coaxing her to stay, and why is it getting harder to say no?

Sophie Wexler transmigrated into a novel about The Galaxy, becoming the vicious, F-rank Healer-class cannon fodder. The original owner constantly caused trouble and made things difficult for the female lead, earning her the hatred of the entire internet. Upon transmigrating and seeing that everything had been ruined by the original owner, Sophie's only thought was: "What kind of nightmare start is this?!" To escape the original owner's fate, Sophie Wexler worked diligently, conducted herself conscientiously, stayed away from the male and female leads, compensated the soldiers harmed by the original owner, and strove to be a model citizen of The Galaxy, absolutely refusing to be the cannon fodder 'offed' by the Imperial Marshal! Broke and powerless, Sophie also had to support a man who'd been innocently dragged into the original owner's mess. She had no choice but to hustle. She started live streaming, became a masked singer, and held concerts. At first, netizens were scornful: 【Tsk, how good can she possibly sound?】 Later, the netizens were forced to eat their words. 【Damn, that's so good I'm on my knees!】 【What the hell, the violent episode of my Disorder Period has actually been soothed?!】 【The toxins in my Spiritual Sea have actually been eliminated!】 Her live streams went viral, the masked singer became a huge sensation, and tickets for her concerts were snapped up across The Galaxy. Sophie was content, thinking, "This time, I must have finally escaped the original owner's fate, right?" But what do you know, the man I've been doting on and supporting is actually the Imperial Marshal?! --- One day, Yancey Forrest came home to find that the boisterous person who was always claiming to be good to him was gone. His eyes darkened. Provoke me and then think you can leave? After catching her, Yancey traced his fingertips along Sophie's neck, smiling gently. "Why run?" Sophie trembled. "You... you're the Imperial Marshal?" His identity exposed, Yancey Forrest took her hand and slowly placed it on his own neck ring. "You know I won't kill you, don't you?"