NSU-HPD’s Disadvantaged Background Eligibility Requirements

Eligibility:
Each entering first year applicant at NSU-HPD must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident; resident of Florida as defined for in-state tuition purposes.
1. Awards can be made to disadvantaged students, considering the following factors:
A. Consideration will be given to students from low-income families.
B. Consideration will be given for students from school districts with
high drop-out rates.
C. Consideration will be given for students from single-parent families.
D. Consideration will be given from families in which few or no
members have attended college.
It is the intent of the Chancellor, during the awarding of scholarships, to also create diversity on campus, to create an intellectual environment that reflects that diversity. The Division will consider a number of actions in deciding whether to award a scholarship based upon diversity, including race, national origin, personal background, experience, opinions, cultural background and other factors.
My personal info:
I was raised in a single parent home where I was the oldest of 5 kids. I had to help my mom by taking on responsibilities of the up bringing of my siblings because my mom couldn’t keep a job secondary to my sister who was sick and constantly in the hospital. This guided me into being a nurturer and caregiver to others. I worked while attending high school to help my mom with bills etc. I was more humble than your average teenager. I didn’t ask my mom for much like the latest shoes or attended grad night because I know we couldn’t afford it. But my mom always made sure we had the necessities we needed. She did her best as a mom of five and always encouraged us to be better and do better. She always believed in me and still do till this day. Going through the struggle only made me stronger, Resilient and humble. I was the first in my family to graduate high school, I was the first to attend college and receive college degrees (AA, AS, BAS) with the motivation from my mom, family and friends.
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