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[Conner Wall, Information Technology Management, Jones Family Scholarship] I always have kind of like grown up good with computers and I kind of always knew that was gonna be the area that I went into but I didn’t really know the avenue like how you actually get a career in technology and so working with Boise State has kind of opened my eyes so just like all the different avenues you can really go down and it’s kind of given me a lot of opportunity to see exactly what I want to do.
[Idara Akpan, Chemistry/Secondary Education, Capital Scholars Scholarship] When I was younger I never thought I wasn’t have the opportunity to go to school just with financials and all that kind of stuff and so when I came here I was automatically not a big problem with all the scholarships I received from here and the support. At any other school that you look I wouldn’t have the opportunity for chemistry for example I’ve always loved forensics but if I went to any other school it would be almost a double major requirement for me to do forensics and to do secondary education so Boise State gives me that option they get all of areas of study that I want to go into still in that four-year plan
[Conner] So I actually have an internship slap that turned into a full-time position with a company called eco labs the really cool part about the project that we’re working on is that it’s going to be specifically accessible for those who are like visually impaired or have disabilities but it’s gonna be usable by pretty much anyone so for example let’s say you wanted to go to a certain room like in the sub but you weren’t exactly sure how to get there a lot of current navigation solutions don’t really work that well indoors so we’re kind of filling a void where there’s not currently a solution and trying to develop our own solution which is a really cool experience.
[Idara] My mom has always been my single parent for me and my eleven-year-old brother now the one thing that he couldn’t help us with was saving up for college so I never had the collar saving fund all my funds went towards helping my family standing up for my car and then I worked all summer long just be able to afford to come here this semester right now with the scholarships I’ve received from Boise State and other donors I don’t have to take out any student loans at all so I’m pretty much going to be leaving Boise State debt free which will be super nice and I also have time to focus on my classes focus on other extracurricular activities I have without having to constantly think about where’s next paycheck coming in how am I gonna be able to afford this this month next month it’s been super nice.
[Conner] Scholarships are definitely helped me kind of focus my studies and exactly what I want to do and figure out exactly where I want to go my career without having to be weighed down by a financial burden or worried about how I’m going to pay the bills down the road so it’s really opened up opportunities that I wouldn’t had otherwise.
[Idara] Donors who provide scholarship funds for students help us be able to achieve our dreams go after what we want and someday we’ll go into society better equipped than we were before and ready to help propel us forward get into new research help teach new students go everywhere just with that little bit of money everything helps.
[Conner] I think donors who provide scholarships really kind of provide that stepping stone for students and really kind of guide them alongside the journey and get them to where they want to go.
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