what the Hixson award means to me

 The Hixson award means so much to me but most importantly it means my future. Christian Hixson is the reason why i get to come to Iowa State and peruse my major and get a great education. Without this award im not exactly sure if i would be here or what i would be doing.
The hixson award means my future. Without this award i don't know how i could have been able to come to college and peruse my dreams of working with exotic animals. All throughout my senior year me and my mom talked about how i could pay for college because she didn't have enough to pay for all of it and my dad didn't have much money. So we thought i was gonna have to go to community college or something for a while because we could pay for Iowa State ourselves. That was something i didnt wanna do because they didnt have what i needed for my major. So when i got the letter saying i was getting the hixson award my mom and i were so happy because now i could go to Iowa State and get my degree in animal ecology which was what i had always wanted to do. I am so grateful to have received this award. Now i get a chance to get a great education for what i want to be. Since getting this reward i am more grateful for everything in my life, especially Christian Hixson for being such a kind and generous woman to give this award. I am so happy that i am here and get to go for my dreams and it is because i got the hixson award. so all in all this is the reason why i get to come here and what this award means to me which is my FUTURE!