Four students register early and receive $500 scholarship
Four students at Inver Hills Community College were awarded Early Bird Registration Scholarships for completing the course registration process for summer session or fall semester 2016 by a set date, making them eligible for a drawing. Nicholas Juberian, Cristiana Ricci, Olivia Ngwanyia and Laura Fischer each received $500 to use toward their college expenses. Funding for the scholarships was provided by the Inver Hills Foundation.
Registering early for your courses means getting the classes and class times you want most, which goes a long way in making sure you graduate on schedule. You can find out more by visiting the college’s Enrollment Center in the College Center, or contacting an enrollment expert by e-mail or phone at 651-450-3503.
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Olivia currently resides in Farmington, Minnesota, with her husband and three children. She is taking pharmacy prerequisite courses at Inver Hills and plans to transfer and go on to pharmacy school. She enjoys studying economics and likes that Inver is close to her home and offers the classes she needs. Her career goals are centered on becoming a pharmacist and working someplace exceptionally warm and affordable with great schools for her kids.
Olivia has eight brothers and sisters who are very supportive of her plans and goals. When asked what three words describe her as a person, she chose: Ambitious. Courageous. Friendly. Olivia’s favorite pastimes are watching movies, dancing and traveling.
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Favorite season: Summer- Favorite natural feature (e.g., waterfalls, oceans, mountains, etc.): Oceans
- Favorite sport or physical activity: Dancing, soccer
- Your national bird if you could have one: Dove
- Place you would most like to visit: Cyprus
- Favorite actor or actress: Denzel Washington
- Your national mammal if you could have one: Horse
What is the most exciting thing you’ve done? Traveling abroad - Favorite band or performing artist: R. Kelly
- Your personal motto if you had to have one: Be yourself
- Coolest thing in the world: Ice-skating
- Scariest thing in the world: Skydiving
- Favorite all-time TV show: Empire
- Favorite all-time movie: Cry Freedom
- One thing you most want to accomplish in life: Become a pharmacist
Most precious material possession: Jewelry box - First thing you would buy if you won the $1.5 billion Powerball: Purchase a house
- Dream occupation: Pharmacist
- Person you would most like to meet: Michelle Obama
- Skill you would most like to learn and master: Playing the piano
- Most important issue or problem facing humankind? Hunger and poverty
To learn more about the course registration process, contact:
Enrollment Center
651-450-3503
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