THE HOOD SCHOLAR

It's about 8 (and some change) o'clock; I sit here, at the Kaplan corporate headquarters, alone, wondering what is my life's purpose? Is it goals? Is it money? Women? Fun? Family? What? I think for now, I will focus on family and scholarship; but while we are on the subject of friends.

I put all my chips down for friends, fake or real, because I don't have the time to differentiate the two. A couple mentors, a few friends, hundreds of associates belonging to; a couple of friends, I know that would do anything for me (countable on one hand); a couple of friends, I can't really tell what they would (or wouldn't do) for me. I will be placing a stonger emphasis on creating mentor / mentoree relationships. All I want to do is learn the game. What ever that game (or goal) may be at the time.

New goals must been established, in order to regain a purpose to that which I do. Attainment of the Rhodes Scholarship would be a lofty enough goal (allowing me to pursue graduate study at Oxford University). I have plenty of time to prepare myself for task, to study recipients, and competitors. I have many intangibly internal values to instill in myself which will be of use.

I would love for you all to see what is to come next; that which is seen right now, is a minuscule in comparison to what is to come next. I'm in transition mode again, reminiscent of when I changed from the 'hood' kid to the HOOD SCHOLAR you see before you.

EDUCATION:
Columbia University
- Intercollegiate Partnership Grant Recipient

LaGuardia Community College
Associate Degree In Lib Arts: Math and Science
- Scholar, Kaplan Leadership Program
- Governor of Public Relations, Student Government Association
- Student Member, Board of Trustees
- Liaison to the Student Advisory Council; Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
- Executive Student Senator, Curriculum Senate
- Alternate Senator, University Student Senate
- Student Leadership Award Recipient, City University of New York

Wake Up. From now on ... nothing but Rhodes Scholarship on the brain. I will taste Rhodes Scholarship, I will breath Rhodes Scholarship. I will desire the capabilities necessary to get the Rhodes scholarship.