Andrew Scott

Hello, my name is Richard A Scott Jr., and I am a new student at Modesto Jr. Collage pursuing my Associate of Science degree in Mathematics. This will be a two year program followed by a transfer to San Jose State where I will continue my education and earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. During the next four years, I plan to be a full time student and work as diligently as I can to obtain my degrees. I would like to avoid taking out school loans, if at all possible, because I do not want to acquire a large amount of debt while pursuing my education My purpose in writing this letter is to share my story with you and to request any financial assistance that you would be willing to offer.

I was born and raised in Covington Louisiana where I remained until August of 2012 when I relocated to California to be with my wife. During my time in Louisiana, I was a troubled youth who stole and violated the privacy of others. I was expelled from school in 2002 and I began working to try and support myself. At this time, I started to get really heavy into prescription drugs and began stealing to support my habit. My stealing caused me to be fired from numerous jobs and, at seventeen, my life seemed to be on a downward spiral with no hope of getting better. God really tried to get my attention when I spent my first six days in prison because I was falsely accused of touching my cousin. I was extremely frightened for those six days and I did not understand how I could be locked up for something I did not do. However, I was released after my six day stay and I fell back into my old ways of stealing once again. Two years later, I was arrested for theft and video voyeurism which lead to a five year prison sentence in May of 2006. During my first couple of years in prison, I suffered a lot and through that suffering I began to wake up out of the drug enhanced fog that I had been living in. About two years into my sentence, a fellow inmate gave me a bible study to read and, as I read it, God began to show me how he created me to be in a relationship with Him. I quickly understood that I had been chasing the temporary things of this world and not seeking after God like I was created to do. I decided then, that I would turn my life around and seek the things that God had planned for my life. The first thing that I felt led to do was obtain my GED and I was able to do that in May of 2008. I had a passion for school a