Michael Pavon

College attending: Northern Virginia Community College

High School activities: Tint blasting (for work), translation

Career goals: Criminal Justice

Essay excerpts: “I am choosing Criminal Justice with the hopes of becoming a Narcotics Detective. The reason for choosing Narcotics is because drugs are what everyone is using. Drugs are what people use to get them away from reality and this is the way they do things. Instead of approaching the situation face-to-face, people are just running away from their problems.”
“I just want to have a good life. I don’t want to be locked up. I don’t want to lose my freedom. I want to learn. I want to go to college. I want to have a good job that will get me somewhere.”

Recommendation excerpts: “Michael’s progress is incredible, and I have great hope that he will be able to overcome his past difficulties and succeed in a college environment. I feel that his growth demonstrates the terrific potential he has to thrive in college.”