Got my first scholarship check and I had to share

I got a scholarship check in the mail this week and honestly I'm still in shock. I threw applications at like 15 different places and this is my first one back, but let me tell you it feels like validation that I'm actually doing this thing. Some days applying felt so pointless when I kept getting rejected, but I'm here to say it's worth sticking with it. Don't give up like I almost did.