Award Quote by Rachel Simmons

When I earned my scholarship, it really motivated me to let everybody that I was the real deal.

— Carl Nassib

As soon as I learned that I was a finalist, it was no question in my mind that I was going to put myself…

— Myron Rolle

When I was 24, I won a Rhodes Scholarship.

— Rachel Simmons

I wanted to go to university and experience something that I felt like I'd missed. I wanted to be around bright, intelligent young people…

— Yasmin Paige

I lost my athletic scholarship by injuring my right knee. That right knee kept me out of Vietnam, and I went into Drama. I…

— Gary Busey

I realized that I had the ability to carve out a life for myself, that it was in no way limited by what had…

— Liz Murray

I told myself I was going to get a scholarship so I could get a degree and take care of my family.

— Demaryius Thomas

The Rhodes scholarship process was very extensive. I had to do several personal statements, rewrite those over and over and over again. I had…

— Myron Rolle

I could have been a Rhodes Scholar, except for my grades.

— Duffy Daugherty

I was the kind of person who knew what he wanted to do; I wanted to write, I wanted not to be in school,…

— Neil Gaiman

When the time came for me to go to college, there was only one scholarship that my high school offered at the time and…

— Chandra Wilson

I felt I ought not to be wasting time, and I hurried to graduate from high school to enroll at UCSD. I also hurried…

— Bruce Beutler