Be You by Samantha

Be You by Samantha - July 2025 Scholarship Essay

Make friends for the love of all things mighty! Get out of your comfort zone and express who you really are on the inside. I was a super shy, and still today, child growing up. However, I know have stepped out of my comfort zone a tiny bit and maintained friendships for 7+ years. I want to share to the little Samantha that things do get better and easier. I know it was hard to make friends with the constant moving around, but you have nothing to worry about! Friends come and go and that is life so do not feel angered or guilty when your friends leave to make new ones. Focus on you! Focus on your abilities and your aspirations. Invite your mom to sit down and talk about your feelings with her. Most importantly, do not lose yourself. You were placed on this earth for a reason, do not let fear diminish that. I chose this prompt to better understand how I felt back then and provide a space to come back to years down the road. Without certainty and motivation, life can become too much and so that is why the future Samantha and the past Samantha will thank me for it!