This essay should be 1500-2200 words and discuss the following points: 1. Why you want to be a professional outdoor leader, educator, or minister. 2. Your reasons for choosing the major and describe how this award will help you reach your goal. 3. Any significant experiences you have had that have influenced you to choose this major. 4. Provide a description of your desired career or job after graduation.

If awarded, I pledge to be a positive, contributing member of the Outdoor Recreation Studies Program at Montreat College and to fulfill the criteria for the award. I agree and acknowledge that this document can be executed electronically and it is binding in every way as if signed by my hand.