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FFC Throwback: 2014 Scholarship Winner Lisa Hsi

August 18, 2019Alyssa Rolfe

The Young Women’s Alliance Foundation Fundraising Campaign is set to kick off on October 1st. Today we are sharing the stories of one of our scholarship winners from 2014. This post was originally written in 2016 and can be found here.

Let us tell you about a young woman who is crushing it at life. Her name is Lisa Hsi and she is a junior at Rhodes College where she is double majoring in psychology and religious studies. She went to high school in Austin but wanted to spread her wings and attend an out of state college. There was just one problem: the cost of out of state tuition.

Lisa’s high school counselor encouraged her to apply for the Young Women’s Alliance Scholarship in order to get the financial help she needed to achieve her goals. As it turned out, Lisa was a perfect candidate to receive the YWA scholarship and was one of our 2014 recipients.

When Lisa arrived to college, she was convinced that becoming a pharmacist was her calling. However, as she started the Bonner Program at Rhodes, a program for students who have a passion for service and social justice, Lisa started to realize that maybe pharmacy school wasn’t actually the path she was meant to take in life. Thanks in large part to her YWA scholarship, Lisa decided to spread her wings even more and study abroad in Europe.

The program she enrolled in focused on European History and Art History. During her time in Europe, she has traveled to England, Ireland, France, Germany and Italy (just to name a few). When asked about how the YWA scholarship impacted her life, Lisa mentioned two things that we all strive for: it helped her recognize her passion and it brought her numerous enriching experiences. Not only does every young woman deserve to study abroad, but they also deserve to find their passion.

Donating to the YWA foundation enables us to give more young women like Lisa scholarships which enable them to participate in programs that help them find their passions and achieve their goals. While our Foundation Fundraising Campaign may not officially kick off until October, YWA raises money year round – donate today!

Alyssa Rolfe
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