STUDENTS
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Makela Rodgers
Public Policy
"Since USC does not guarantee housing for upperclassmen, and with the lack of affordable housing options available, I was pressured to sign a lease I knew I may not be able to afford."
Need Level
3.4/5
Merit Level
4.3/5
Ana Mendoza Ruiz
Economics
" Despite the financial difficulties, despite being a first-generation student, and despite being a woman of color, I will never give up on this goal. "
Need Level
3.4/5
Merit Level
4.0/5
Madeline Udelhofen
Creative Writing
I have become a horde of poetry that sleeplessly pours out of me in the small hours of the night, of the lyrics behind songs without melodies, of novels whose endings I am eager to pen down.
Need Level
3.4/5
Merit Level
4.5/5
Robert Cole
Cinematic Arts & Media Studies
" I can’t express the gratitude and the hardship this would relieve for myself and my two beautiful children! "
Need Level
5.0/5
Merit Level
4.9/5
Elisa Montes Preciado
Business and Public Policy
My mother is undergoing chemotherapy. My immigrant father who provides for 5, is working in construction. While I watch my father and mother struggle, I am fighting for social justice and maintaining a 4.0 gpa’
Need Level
3.0/5
Merit Level
4.5/5
Lianne Gao
Molecular Cellular Biology
" I moved halfway around the world, from a busy city of Fuzhou, China, to a small town of Niskayuna in upstate New York. "
Need Level
3.1/5
Merit Level
4.1/5
Alexis Augustine
Psychology
" I want to pave the way for more people like me to follow their wildest dreams..I want my nonprofit to be doing good work in the community and on campus. "Need Level
3.9/5
Merit Level
4.1/5
Christian Wayne Perry
Film and Television Production
" My single "Scrutiny" was showcased on Joe Budden's podcast in August on 2019 and currently has 600k+ listens on streaming networks under my stage name "Christian Kamaal". "
Need Level
4.2/5
Merit Level
4.0/5
Samantha Kraus
Political Science
I faced fierce economic instability for a total of 4 years. Without truly understanding how or why, I was being displaced from my childhood home and parts of my family.
Need Level
3.4/5
Merit Level
4.0/5
Kiara Simmons
Communications
I have 2 jobs, and apply for scholarships to try to make it work, and take every opportunity I can. With perseverance I know I can make it, and do all of the things my younger self always dreamed of.
Need Level
3.9/5
Merit Level
4.2/5
Khwanhatai Kongkapetch
Social Worker
"My parents were working as farmers on the paddy field, each earning $1 for every 8 hours of work. As a family of five, that meant we were living on $60 a month."
Need Level
4.7/5
Merit Level
4.0/5
Susana P Hinojosa
Accounting
" Dance allowed me to express my feelings; every practice heightened my passion for my Mexican roots and respect for its cultural values. "
Need Level
3.3/5
Merit Level
4.0/5
Albert Cattouse
Law
“My career goal is to become a civil rights attorney”...”My heart hurts when I think about the killing of all the unarmed black men in this country without any justice being served to those held accountable.”
Need Level
3.2/5
Merit Level
4.3/5
Micaela Mengen
Data Science
" So I would skip meals and not pay for lunch ‘It will be worth it’ — I just had a hunch. Every little dollar, every little cent I saved it for my education with every intent "
Need Level
3.2/5
Merit Level
4.4/5
Sarah Belay
Global Health
" As I continue to pursue my post-secondary education, I hope I can use my degree to give back to those in my community who have gone through the same struggles as I have. "
Need Level
3.9/5
Merit Level
4.3/5