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I've edited out the name and geographical details of this outstanding young woman from our community who was a finalist, but not a recipient of the Ingram a few years ago. Reading this will help you see what level of service is required to be considered for this scholarship. D had a suite mate her sophomore year who was an Ingram Scholar and her service was in the incredible category as well.
M's journey has taken her all over the United States and abroad. And the
journeys haven’t only been geographical. By way of her many destinations, she has
reached the pinnacle of academic height (many times over). She has presided over
national YMCA affairs, she has made her voice heard in ancient cathedrals, she
has amassed record numbers of service hours on behalf of the Girl Scouts, she has worked out with the US Naval Academy, she has been
honored as a most outstanding citizen by the American Legion Auxiliary,
she has a degree of honor from the National Forensic League, she has
been president of the Senate of the "state" Youth Assembly, she
has met President George Bush, she has driven an Alaskan dog
sled, and she has successfully lobbied the House and Senate of
"her state" for an HIV confidentiality bill (House Bill 82).
The journey continues. M has been accepted into the freshman
class at Harvard (recently ranked as the nation’s number one
most difficult school at which to be accepted). But she won’t be
stopping at Cambridge. Rather, she’ll be spending her first year
in Geneva, Switzerland, where she will study intensive French
and calculus. While in Geneva, she will also have the
opportunity to volunteer with the United Nations and
the International Red Cross as well as fulfill her goal
of arranging and recording a cappella music.
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