The Midnight Golf Program has changed my life. You do not see many teenagers from African-American communities golfing. Midnight Golf is gradually but surely changing this, and I am one of the many products of our success story. The beginning to one’s personal success is being well-rounded. This secret society program instilled positive experiences and qualities into me throughout the year. Learning is the game of golf has not only taught me patience and a new type of focus but it also gives me a competitive edge in the work world. Golf also allows me to network with people that would usually be outside of my reach. This program also gave me the chance to interact with young people that look like me but were not exactly like me. I was able
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Throughout the years I have not been considered the most approachable or friendly person. Several people have even told me that I give off an air of being better than the people around me. Unbeknownst to me the MGP family was slowly changing that. I now have positive people that support and guide me and peers that are motivated like me that I can uplift. MGP kept me going throughout my senior year and it was truly a blessing to always have smiling faces to look forward to despite the struggle of that day or week. I was given the opportunity to learn how to open up and trust people that were definitely way better for my health. I began to tear up as I reflected on the much needed growth because I know I have a lot of maturing to do, and for me this was only the beginning.
Midnight Golf has affirmed for me that I will not be a statistic. As an African-American female my future has already been predetermined by stereotypes. To many if I do succeed it was because I happened to be in the right place to feel someone's quota. They have given me the resources and the knowledge to succeed beyond the glass ceiling placed above me by society. MGP was the water and sunlight to the tenacious mindset that will carry me not only through college but life. My self-worth has been greatly improved. I am ready to be probably the only black young lady in the computer science classes at U of
Throughout the years I have not been considered the most approachable or friendly person. Several people have even told me that I give off an air of being better than the people around me. Unbeknownst to me the MGP family was slowly changing that. I now have positive people that support and guide me and peers that are motivated like me that I can uplift. MGP kept me going throughout my senior year and it was truly a blessing to always have smiling faces to look forward to despite the struggle of that day or week. I was given the opportunity to learn how to open up and trust people that were definitely way better for my health. I began to tear up as I reflected on the much needed growth because I know I have a lot of maturing to do, and for me this was only the beginning.
Midnight Golf has affirmed for me that I will not be a statistic. As an African-American female my future has already been predetermined by stereotypes. To many if I do succeed it was because I happened to be in the right place to feel someone's quota. They have given me the resources and the knowledge to succeed beyond the glass ceiling placed above me by society. MGP was the water and sunlight to the tenacious mindset that will carry me not only through college but life. My self-worth has been greatly improved. I am ready to be probably the only black young lady in the computer science classes at U of