For higher school seniors deciding which university they will attend, the school offering the most financial assistance frequently gains the upper hand. If such is the situation for Ethan Crace, St. Vincent College just plowed ahead of its competitors in awarding him a $100,000 scholarship.
Crace, a Scottdale resident and senior at Greensburg Central Catholic, may be the recipient from the second-place award in the Wimmer Scholarship Competitors. The large scholarship will cover four years of tuition and is awarded based on scoring in an extensive exam, produced and administered by the university.
Following completing the exam, Crace believed his probabilities of winning were small.
“It was the hardest test I’ve ever taken,” he mentioned. He took the exam having a friend, the student awarded the first-place award. “After we finished we each just looked up at one another, we both believed we did terrible,” Crace mentioned.
Not expecting to win heightened the excitement of receiving the scholarship grant.
“They’re basically offering me a complete ride, that’s truly awesome,” Crace mentioned. He’s happy to have been awarded such a large quantity of cash.
Crace traces his interest in St. Vincent all of the way back again to sixth grade when he was a student at Verna Montessori School in Mt. Pleasant. When the Rev. Mark Gruber, head of the college’s anthropology department, was invited to provide the students a lecture, Crace became enthusiastic about the subject. The renowned professor and his lecture on human development in relation to communication attracted Crace not just to the study of anthropology but the college. Also, St. Vincent is a lot closer to home than another university he’s considering, an additional aspect influencing his choice.
Apart from anthropology, Crace is interested in studying secondary education having a focus on chemistry and math. Regardless of the field he chooses, Crace intends to train once he completes his education.
“I’ve had experience teaching at Boy Scout summer camps, and I think the best way to learn would be to teach,” he said. “I also want to give back again and have students be able to do the points I’ve learned to complete.”
Despite St. Vincent’s substantial award, Crace is nevertheless waiting to hear from other universities to find out what offers they will make him. Another university he is considering includes the College of Vermont, Princeton College, Harvard College, Bucknell University, and the College of Boston.
“If they do not come close to giving me a full ride, I’m taking the St. Vincent scholarship,” he said.
His decision procedure aside, Crace is really much searching forward to university in general and the change it’ll bring. “Lately I’ve been getting a bit of cabin fever,” he said, adding that he is searching forward to a whole new environment. “It will just be an adventure.”