Hixson Award Means to Me

The Hixson award means a lot to me.  I come from a semi-poor family and because of that, I have to pay for college by myself.  Without the Hixson scholarship, I don’t think that I would be able to afford to go to college without taking out a lot of student loans.  It has taken a large part of the financial burden of college off of my shoulders which has stopped me from worrying about how I am going to pay for my next UBill.  This, in turn, has helped me be able to focus more on my studies and do better in my classes than I would be able to do with that stress on me.  I am so thankful that I am able to do that and it is because of the Hixson scholarship.

 

I am also thankful for the Hixson award because it has made me work with and meet some amazing people.  I have made some friends in my Hixson classes and I really enjoy hanging out with them inside and outside of the classroom.  I enjoy meeting people and this has just been another way for me to meet and become good friends with others that I may not have become friends with.  I have also met several people that are pre-business majors which will become useful in the future when any of us need help in a class.  We will most likely be in those classes together and we can have study groups if we want!

 

Having the award also means I can use the Hixson building when I want and I can have free printing.  This has become extremely useful to me as I work on homework or study for classes.  Some of my classes require a lot of printing and that would mean I would be using up a lot of my ink from my printer in my room.  I am able to save some money by going over to the Hixson building and printing from there for free.  I am also able to go into a quiet environment to study for tests that I have coming up.  It is a relaxing environment that I can actually get things done unlike I would in places like my room.

 

I have also enjoyed all of the other benefits the Hixson program has offered.  I love being able to get pizza in class or free tickets to things like Pride and Prejudice.  I would never have been able to afford to go see one of my favorite movies/books performed live here at Iowa State if the Hixson program did not offer to buy my ticket for me.  I also enjoyed playing broomball as an intermural sport for free this fall as well.  I don’t think I would have played otherwise because it cost a fee to play.  Hixson let me enjoy the sport without having to play the fee.  It was so much fun!  It has let me enjoy many things for free that I would not have been able to do otherwise.

 

I am extremely thankful for all that the Hixson award has offered me.  It has brought me a peace of mind as well as a good time with my newly made friends.  I hope that the fun continues!