Meet Our February 2011 Scholarship Winners

$1,000 Free College Scholarship

Dalal Mohammed

Naugatuck Valley Commtech College

“I am a first 'year'student at Naugatuck Valley Community College and I am honored to receive this scholarship award. I am working towards getting my certification as a Radiology Technologist and this scholarship is a huge assistance in helping pay for many college expenses. As many students endure tuition crisis, this is definitely a great help in paying for tuition and other college expenses. I am ecstatic to be awarded this scholarship and I thank Scholarship Points for this opportunity.”

$500 Refer A Friend Scholarship

Hien Nguyen

University of Houston

“I am currently a high 'school'senior. I plan on studying pre-pharmacy at University of Houston in the fall. I am hoping to become a pharmacist one day. I want to make my parents proud, so this scholarship will help me to focus on my school work more. This scholarship will also help me pay my tuition as well! Thank you so much! I will definitely tell my friends about ScholarshipPoints!”

$1,000 Harris Poll Scholarship

Holly Patterson

Slippery Rock University

“I am currently a senior in high school. I am going to attend Slippery Rock University to major in Psychology and minor in Asian Studies. I am planning on studying abroad in Japan to go with my minor. I am learning about Japanese language and culture, and my dream is to be in a counseling type position in Japan because there is a lack of services in this profession there. With this scholarship I am one step closer to fulfilling my dreams and I am very grateful to ScholarshipPoints!”

$1,000 MyView Scholarship

Diana Martin

Miami Dade College North

“I'm currently a sophomore at Miami Dade College and I'm honored to have received this scholarship award. I am currently working towards my major, Pre-Medical Science. I want to hopefully one day become a Pediatrician. This scholarship award is a huge assistance in helping pay for many of my college expenses, due to that fact that I'm unemployed. This scholarship definitely put a smile on face as well as my parents. I'm ecstatic to be awarded this scholarship and I thank ScholarshipPoints for this opportunity. I will definitely tell all of my friends about ScholarshipPoints!”

$1,000 NPD Scholarship

Kayla Moylan

Kansas State University Manhattan

“I am currently a senior at St. Marys High and I plan to go to Kansas State University next year, majoring in Secondary Education. I was so excited to find out that I had received a scholarship from ScholarshipPoints. This scholarship will help me pay for my college tuition next 'year'and I'm so thankful that ScholarshipPoints has picked me as a recipient. I will definitely be telling my friends about ScholarshipPoints!”

$1,000 ZoomPanel Scholarship

Koji Kitagawa

University of California Irvine

“Having an out-of-state status at my school, it is very difficult having to pay for out-of-state tuition. With the UC president's recent decisions to increase tuition rates, including out-of-state tuition, it makes it even more challenging having to pay for my higher education. Any scholarships, such as the ZoomPanel scholarship, would benefit me greatly; any savings from tuition is a great help.”

$1,000 PrivateStudentLoans.com Scholarship

Heather Gale

Michigan State University

“I am currently a graduate student and am struggling to make ends meet. With this scholarship I can feel more secure financially and concentrate more on my schoolwork. What a fantastic website you offer. I will be sure to tell all of my friends about you! Thank you so much for helping struggling students.”

$1,000 Scholarship Idol Scholarship and Flip Cam

Erika Vasallo

Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus

“My short term educational goal is to graduate with a Bachelor in Vocal Performance and to continue my music studies in order to gain a Masters degree. After graduation, my aspirations are to become a world-renowned opera singer. I want to sing in various languages at international venues such as the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, The Royal Opera House in London, La Scala in Italy, and The Sydney Opera House in Australia. Later on in life, I would love to use my experiences and talent that I have gained throughout my professional career to teach college students who are majoring in vocal performance. Another one of my long term musical goals is that I would like to create a non-profit organization, which will mentor young musicians ages 11-18 who aspire to be classical singers. This non-profit organization would expose future vocal performers to topics such as art culture, music theory, vocal technique, diction, and musical expression. I would truly enjoy giving back the talent and experiences that I have gained to the musicians of tomorrow. With the rising costs of college tuition, room, board and books, the $1,000 scholarship that I won from ScholarshipPoints.com will help me get a great head start on my upcoming college education. Thank you ScholarshipPoints for your generous scholarship!!”

$500 Scholarship Idol Scholarship and Flip Cam

Allison Pincsak

Berklee College of Music

“Since my mom passed away a few years back, our financial situation has been tough. Winning this scholarship will help me attend the college of my dreams, Berklee College of Music, so I can share my musical talents with others. Thank you so much Scholarshippoints.com.”

$500 Scholarship Idol Voter Scholarship and Flip Cam

Katelynn Russell

University of Montana Missoula College of Technology

“Thank you so very much ScholarshipPoints! My name is Katelynn Russell, and I will be a freshman at the University of Montana in fall 2011 where I will be majoring in Wildlife Biology. Obtaining a college degree is very expensive, and this scholarship will definitely help pay my college expenses. I would love to fund my college education without having to take out any student loans, and every bit of scholarship money helps. Once again, I would like to express my sincere appreciation for this scholarship money.”

Scholarship Idol Flip Cam

Jonathan Thomas

University of Oregon

“I love film. In fact, I had applied to a film 'school'in California but could not afford to attend after acceptance. I'm in Oregon doing business right now but film still brings me to life! When I heard about Scholarship Idol I thought I would give it a try because I needed help financially and enjoyed the challenge anyway. I did not win anything that will help pay for my schooling, but I did win a flip! My first camera! Thanks ScholarshipPoints.com for helping me get one step closer to reaching my dreams.”

Scholarship Idol Flip Cam

Nate Williams

Salisbury State University

“My name is Nate Williams from Bear, Delaware and I would just like to thank ScholarshipPoints for the opportunity to participate in this video contest. I would also like to thank all of my friends that helped vote for me and for all of their support over the past few weeks. I placed 4th place in the contest and won a Flip Video Camera that I will be using to help record some of the projects I have for class. I am a Media Productions major at Salisbury University and this contest gave me the opportunity to use the skills I learned at schoolas well as utilize some of the personal connections I have made at SU to help win votes. Thanks again ScholarshipPoints for my new Flip camera!!”