Class of 2019
Computer Engineering
Univ. of Minnesota
Catch a break! has been a tremendous help to me, and without it I may have not been able to further my education. That makes me very fortunate that I had some good councilors in high school, because I originally had made up my mind that I wasn’t going to apply. I was unsure that I was who they were looking for, and the thought of a personal interview was honestly quite scary. However, one of my councilors managed to convince me to apply after a conversation about what my future could look like. So I went through the process, and like with dentist appointments and big presentations, there really wasn’t much of a reason for me to be afraid. The people who put the scholarship together are just people, the interview was like a conversation, not an exam. It makes me excited about the future of this scholarship because the people who make it possible are committed to helping in as many ways as possible and creating a community of support that will continue to grow. Even though the scholarship has only been around a couple of years, us students already have get-togethers with each other as well as the sponsors. I’m incredibly grateful to my councilor and to Catch a break! for giving me a basis that I will be able to build on for life.
