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When Katelyn Roznovak graduated from Taylor
High School in 2015, she received eight scholarships totaling $13,000. One of
those scholarships would continue to provide $7,000 per year, and another would
provide an additional $1,500 each year. Thanks to funding sources from both
local and other scholarships, she is well on her way to a degree in business as
well as becoming a nurse practitioner.
“The scholarship money that I
have received has allowed me to continue to pursue my degree in business and
simultaneously take the nursing
prerequisites required to apply to nursing school,” Roznovak said. “This has been
a continuous process, taking classes summer, fall and spring for the past three years. Meaning for my family and I
there has been no financial breathing
room. If it hadn’t been for the scholarships, I would have had to opt out of taking these classes back to back and
wouldn’t be on my four-year path to graduate.”
Although she had always heard about the cost
of books and tuition, Roznovak said she never truly realized the expense of
living at school with housing, food, gas, groceries and many other things that
tend to come up.
“I never realized how expensive it
would be to live at school,” she said. “Over the years, I have realized how much
money it costs for these provisions. With
these scholarships that I received, and working on campus, I have been able to take on some of these
financial responsibilities.”
Katelyn’s mom, Stacy Roznovak, said with two daughters in school, the work involved with completing the applications and writing the required essays was definitely worth the effort.
Katelyn’s mom, Stacy Roznovak, said with two daughters in school, the work involved with completing the applications and writing the required essays was definitely worth the effort.
“We knew financially we would
not be able to support either of our girls entirely, so we really worked on
applying for as many scholarships as they qualified for,” Mrs. Roznovak said. “Yes,
it got old having to fill out application after application, and to write those
essays. And they received as many "no" answers as
"yes". But it was definitely worth all the effort and a
great sense of pride and accomplishment when they were the recipient of a
scholarship.”
Katelyn is currently a junior at Texas A&M. She encourages current seniors to apply for as many scholarships as possible, both large and small amounts, because they all add up.
“I would also suggest
continuing to apply for any scholarships along the way,” Katelyn advised. “Although
most are for entering freshman year,
there are still many that are available for upper level students. There
was one I applied for 3 times and finally got accepted this past year! It can definitely be a huge inconvenience to
write the essays and fill out the applications,
but it has been completely worth it.”
After graduating from Texas
A&M University, Katelyn plans to attend
nursing school and become a Nurse Practitioner, working with children in the endocrinology department.
nursing school and become a Nurse Practitioner, working with children in the endocrinology department.
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| Katelyn Roznovak receives the Baylor Scott & White Hospital Taylor Volunteers Scholarship in 2015. A number of scholarships, including six local, has made it possible for her to pursue a degree in business as well as becoming a nurse practitioner. The deadline for current seniors to apply for local scholarships is March 9th. |
