Ariana Ward

My entire life, I’ve always been in adoration of the arts. I love acting and singing, but I also love being behind the scenes and directing or screenwriting. I want to help people through my creativity, just like I’ve been helped by watching movies that hit close to home or listening to music that sums up your current situation perfectly. I want to be that for other people because I know the power that feeling heard can have. So I plan on attending the NYU Tisch School of Performing Arts, because there I’ll receive some of the best education and experiences I could possibly have in order to push me further in my career. I know I have big dreams, and I will do whatever is in my ability to achieve them. I'm, unfortunately, no stranger to severe adversity, yet here I am; still standing. I can confidently state that I am one of the most determined individuals you will ever meet, and with the help of scholarships, paired with my memberships in both the National Honors Society and my local chapter, Phi Theta Kappa, NYU is just as achievable to me as it is to someone who was born into wealth and more "traditional" situations and backgrounds.