Emanuel Pleitez, Recipient of $30,000 in Scholarships
Emanuel Pleitez remembers falling asleep while writing his scholarship essays. In fact, he worked so late, that he went to the post offce at the Los Angeles International airport to mail his applications because that was the only post office open until midnight. Fortunately, he had a classmate who joined him on these late night drives.
“You have to surround yourself with friends who are motivated like you, who want to go to college and apply for scholarships,” he says. Emanuel and his friend developed an informal support network for each other when applying for awards. He used his friend’s computer because he didn’t have one and the two helped edit each other’s work. In fact, Emanuel encouraged his friend to apply for an award that he found. His friend ultimately won the award.
