Scholarship2015 Stories

If someone told me that one day, I'd have something in common with Lord Voldemort, I'd probably laugh and ask if it was my horrible taste in fashion, but that's not ou...

Child sexual abuse is so rampant that chances are, you the reader, knows someone who has endured it. I am one of those survivors and this is my story. I cannot speak on...

The cover picture was made by me - all the medications pictured I have had to take at one point or another in relation to my migraines. This is a non-fiction account de...

This is my story about the day there was a school shooting at my high school; it had a big impact on me and everyone involved, and definitely helped shape me into the pe...

Blake loved Carter. Blake was in a gang, Carter's brother was the leader. Rules were; no gang member dates the sister. The sister was off limits. If you so much as la...

Two short weeks after my 14th birthday, I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. Older than the average child that was diagnosed, but still a bit too young to quite underst...

I was stranded in the woods for two days. I had explored the area beyond my house thousands of times, but when my dogs ran off and I followed them I found myself complet...

The following is a little story of how I found forgiveness, love and an escape through reading.

Sometimes in life, our encounters with new experiences leave us with more holes than Swiss cheese.

Moments in time that have shaped my passions.

A memoir of sorts, this non-fiction tale talks about the struggles I faced whilst beginning to discover myself as a student this past year during my final year of high s...

I resented the effortless way my brother transitioned to life here; while I furiously complained, he was content leaving our old lives and identities behind.

What I have come to discover from my life with Autism, and how it has shaped my academic and personal life, entry for the 2015 Scholarship.

Who would have thought that two short weeks half way across the world, would change my life this much.

Real stories like this are the best there is.

A young woman, enraptured with words, falls for a man who will never love her.

When me and my two sisters travel to Wisconsin from Chicago, we are surrounded by nature in a way we'd never experienced before, inspiring me to think about science and...

This nonfictional story is about how I am impacted by society--the way I am looked upon and the way I act.

It's hard to find yourself, when all you really need to do is find her; when you leave behind the person you once were, everything will begin to make sense again if you...

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