The question I hate most in the world is “What do you want to do with that after you graduate?” I am a sociology student at Utah State University and like many other scholars of the social sciences and humanities, the answer to this question is “I have no idea.” Don’t get me wrong, I truly and fully love my program and everything I’ve learned through it. However, graduation looms over my head like a storm cloud, a tsunami inching closer every semester. My name is Addison Fish and I am applying to the Blankstyle Scholarship Fund. When I was a senior in high school applying to college, I knew exactly what I was looking for. I was going to go to a strong engineering based university, get a degree in Aerospace Engineering, and then attend professional…show more content… I want to embrace every choice that comes my way as an exciting change to try and learn something new, not something to fear. This scholarship is the gateway to me being able to finish my degree strong, and move on to a bigger and brighter future. I am completely independent from my family, financially and otherwise after being ostracized for leaving their religion several years ago. One of the prompts was to tell how t-shirts have played a role in my life, and the first thing that comes to mind is the many I have worn through the years that tell a story about how I became the person I am today. The bright blue t-shirt from one of my first real jobs as a cashier at a local greasy burger joint had stains that no combination of chemicals could get out. The tie dye shirts that my roommates and I made together during our first week of college will forever hang in my closet. The hideous neon yellow “VOLUNTEER” shirt I wore for weeks when helping out at a local shelter, just to realize they had cuter black ones the whole time that I could’ve had. And of course, my many Utah State University shirts that I love wearing around town and getting “Go Aggies!” from students and alumni in the grocery store and on the
