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Jacqueline Barrios |
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“I know if I put my mind to it, I can achieve anything I want,”
says Jacqueline Barrios, 19, a freshman at Dalton State and
recipient of one of The Goizueta Foundation Scholarships.
So far, Barrios, who was born in Guatemala but has spent all but
two years of her life in the United States, has a good track
record for success.
At Gordon Central High School in Calhoun, from which she
graduated with highest honors this spring, Barrios was a member
of the National Honor Society and the National French Honor
Society.
In addition to The Goizueta Foundation Scholarship, which
provides $2000 in aid to her this year, she also received the
Gordon Hospital Youth Apprenticeship Scholarship for her
exemplary volunteer work during her senior year. Her experience
as an apprentice in a hospital setting confirmed what she
already thought was her life’s ambition: to work in the medical
field, preferably emergency medicine.
“The emergency room got my attention,” says Barrios, who will
apply to Dalton State’s Registered Nursing program after she
completes her core classes this year.
“They allowed me to take vital signs and to shadow the doctors
there. I got to see what it is like to work in a hospital
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Barrios says she chose Dalton State because of the reputation of
its nursing program.
“When I was looking at colleges, I realized that I could get a
really good education close to home,” she says. “School is very
important to me. I am a very determined student. My goals for
now are to make good grades and focus on my studies.”
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