ient of the educate 7 scholar-
Hello my name is Jessica Beristain and I was a recip
semester at Texas A&M university
ship in 2016. I am currently attending my second
ces. This past semester was one
in college station and majoring in nutritional scien
life. On top of being alone in an
of the most difficult yet impacting moments of my
ation. The way success is defined
unknown town I was pushed immensely in my educ
are millions of ways I could have
differs from person to person and although there
s I have learned. I learned basic
done things better there are also millions of thing
n, where to go when I am ill, and
knowledge on what to do when my car breaks dow
c facts, my semester also opened
simply how college works. Along with these basi
ess is not defined by a specific
my eyes to much deeper factors. I learned that succ
and motivation to continue a certain
grade or a title but rather the open mind to learn
but feel proud. It was difficult.
path. Looking back at my first semester I can’t help
grow. I am very pleased with my
It was rough. But it was exactly what I needed to
g it! Along with my education I am
major so far and am very excited to be continuin
and the school by applying for
also trying to become more involved with the town
larship. It has benefitted me by
organizations. I am incredibly thankful for this scho
a mile from where I lived so I
allowing me to park on campus. The bus stop was
it was. I apologize for the delay in
can’t even begin to explain how much of a relief
reply but thanks for asking for an update!
Sincerely,
Jessica Beristain
My name is Bailey Mayo. I am currently a freshman at Texas A&M University. My major is Early Education (EC-6th).
I want to give a big thank you to Educate 7 for helping me achieve this goal by choosing me to be one of the lucky recipients for
their scholarship!
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After High School I attended Weatherf