I was not born with the perfect conditions to pursue music I never had a teacher to guide me never owned an expensive piano or had the opportunity to perform on a big stage but I have something that nothing can replace a love for music and the perseverance to never give up on it. I played every day not because someone told me to but because I couldn't live without music. I played with my heart with the hopes and the struggles I've gone through and when I placed my hands on the keys I didn't just create sounds I told my own story.
I'm not applying for this scholarship because I want to be treated differently. I'm applying for this scholarship because I believe I have something special to offer because I believe my music deserves to be heard and because I know that if I'm given the opportunity I won't waste it. I'm not a child with a perfect starting point but I am someone who knows that no matter where my starting point is I can step onto the stage and make the whole world listen. She read every word feeling each sentence as if it were a part of herself.