Mr. Jacob Bentley was born to Jacob and Phyllis Bentley in Riverside California. When
he was 3, his father got a job coaching for the Morehouse College Maroon Tigers, and his family
moved to the great city of Atlanta, where he was raised. After graduating from the illustrious
Benjamin E. Banneker High School in College Park, Georgia he chose to forsake the many
schools that wanted him (Harvard, GA Tech, Princeton, Emory), and take his talents to
Morehouse College. Upon reviving his Bachelor of Science degrees in Math and Engineering,
Mr. Bentley went to the FAMU/FSU school of Engineering to get his Master’s in Industrial
Wanting to do more for his community, Mr. Bentley gave up Engineering and chose to
become an educator. For the last 8+ years, he has worked at Morehouse College, first with the
Federal TRIO programs, and for the last 6, with the Bonner Office of Community Service.
Question- Tell me why you won't be the one out of three students that will not make it?
Hello Mr. Bentley! I will not be one out of the three students that will not make it purely because I know where I come from. None of my family has had the opportunity to pursue a college degree. Although I do have both parents, I was raised in a single-parent household. The cards were stacked against me from the start. Realizing how important education actually is, wanting to form my own path, I worked very hard to get here. If I were to fall to the wayside and not reach my potential, I would see myself as a failure on so many levels. I have to be a role-model for not only my family, but my community as well. This is what drives me. I refuse to squander this God-Given opportunity of completing my post-secondary education. Therefore I will be that two out of three students who do make it.
ReplyDeleteHello Mr.Bentley, I hope all is well! To reflect on your question about why won't I be one out of three students that will not make it. With all honesty Mr.Bentley, I've come along way from who I use to be and how I use to carry myself. My family is depending on me to suceed. Completing college and keeping focus while doing so is a obstacle many family members have failed to achieve. I pride myself on being the best individual I can be, and I know getting my college diploma would make me a step closer in becoming that positive role model for my family. Family is everything for me and out of all my family members, the one member I can't let down is my Mother. My mother has sacrifice so much for me to get where I am now. I'm determined, hard working, and I'll never allow no one to tell me I can't suceed. With that being said I don't see myself falling short of what I'm destined for. I'm coming to Morehouse with a plan to suceed, and I'll make it my number one objective to do so.
ReplyDeleteI will not be one of the three students that will not make it because I am driven to be successful. I strive to be the best me at everything I do. What I plan to achieve is bigger then me, so I will persevere through anything to make my goals and dreams a reality. Also thousands of students lose scholarships yearly because of an immature mindset, I will do anything necessary to show why I deserve and why I am grateful for the opportunity to be a Bonner scholar. This year i have a lot to prove to myself and my family and i will not fail, that is why i will be one of the students to make it.
ReplyDeleteHello Mr. Bentley! I will not be the one out of the three students to not make it because that is not an option for me. In today's society I have no option but to work hard and no room to drop the ball and let myself down. I'm addicted to success and will work every single day during these academic years to make my mother proud. I have done my part to put my single mother in a comfortable position to not have to pay anything out of her pocket for college, and I refuse to let that change. I have a plan to guarantee the completion of my goals in life, and I will not be lead astray to make negative decisions to affect that plan. I will not be one out of the three to not make it and I will push my Morehouse Bonner brothers throughout the entire year to not become one out of that three as well.
ReplyDeleteGood Afternoon Mr. Bentley,
ReplyDeleteI will not be the one out of the three students that will not make it because I will approach each opportunity with my best foot forward primarily because this opportunity put me in the doors in the college I dreamt of attending. I am not only hard working and driven to succeed, but having the opportunity to serve I couldn't ask for more of anything more. The Bonner Program was my ticket into giving back to the community as I plan to continue after College, and having the opportunity to do it now it's hard to ask for anything better. So again I state I WILL NOT BE ONE OF THREE students that will not make it and hope and pray my that all brothers make it through so your question will become irrelevant because WE all made it through! Thank you once again for this opportunity and look forward to seeing you all again on Monday!
Good Afternoon Mr. Bentley,
ReplyDeleteI will not be the one out of the three students that will not make it because I will approach each opportunity with my best foot forward primarily because this opportunity put me in the doors in the college I dreamt of attending. I am not only hard working and driven to succeed, but having the opportunity to serve I couldn't ask for more of anything more. The Bonner Program was my ticket into giving back to the community as I plan to continue after College, and having the opportunity to do it now it's hard to ask for anything better. So again I state I WILL NOT BE ONE OF THREE students that will not make it and hope and pray my that all brothers make it through so your question will become irrelevant because WE all made it through! Thank you once again for this opportunity and look forward to seeing you all again on Monday!
Greetings Mr. Bentley.
ReplyDeleteYour question is pretty interesting in the fact that you don't clearly define what "making it" is. For me making it could be referring to many things; graduating, becoming rich/famous, starting a family, making a change in this world, or making it to the much greater heavens so many desire to go to. Who's to say I will do all of those things? Who's to say I will even do one?
Mr. Bentley, and all others reading this; what I'm trying to say is that I don't know what storms or barriers that are coming in my way and in my life to interfere with me from "making it"- but I do know this. They better be hell on Earth to stop me. I know for a fact that I am the one out of three students, one out of a hundred students, even one out of a billion students that has the heart and the will and most of all the determination to never give up and to keep fighting and pushing and failing into I do make it in any aspect of life. In other words, I refuse to not make it. I refuse to be the outsider looking in. I refuse to shoot for the moon and miss because I would definitely go back to get it and collect some stars while I'm at it. I define myself as a conqueror in the best way possible which means there is no such thing as not making it for me. The question is just when Mr. Bentley, or how did William Baker die so soon.
Thank you
As I ponder over this question of why I will not be the one out of three students that will not make it, not many answers or words come to mind. One word that I do keep hearing is drive. A drive is something that I have had for as long as I can remember. A drive to excel. A drive to succeed. A drive to take whatever I put my mind to to the next level. Truthfully, I have never been the type of person or student to be satisfied with staying on an elementary level, regardless of the task or involvement. There has always been something that has pushed me to go beyond the norm. I can not exactly pinpoint where this unique drive comes from, but I do believe that it is sparked from my strict early childhood upbringing combined with the perfectionist that resides within me. Definitely, I believe that this drive will be with me not only as a student at Morehouse College, but will sustain with me as I journey through every chapter of my life.
ReplyDeleteGood Evening Mr. Bentley,
ReplyDeleteI will not be the one out of the three students that will not make it because I will not even put myself in that predicament to where I am even at risk to failing. I believe that I have the drive to succeed at the very best and to always perceiver at everything that i do.I have always been at the top of class in everything that I have done and failure was and still is never an option for me. So again I say that I will not be one of the students that will not make it and believe that all brothers will be right beside me in making it through because we all have the same goal and mindset, which is to be successful! Thank you once again for this once in a lifetime opportunity!
Hello Mr. Bentley! I will not be one of those three students who will not make it primarily because I feel like I still have so much to offer to this world. I feel like my opportunity at Morehouse will enhance my skills academically, socially, and financially, so that I can go out and make an impact on the world and the community that surrounds me. I won't be that person that won't make it in life simply because I have a strong support system behind me. Each and every day my family continues to push me past expectations and It is my job to return the favor by repaying them with having a stable and healthy life in the future. Even on the days I walk through life staring at a blur, I know that someday ill be something because of the fact that my family has taught to believe in myself and protect my dreams. I am looking forward to pushing all of my Bonner brothers to the best of there ability and I am also looking forward to them pushing me to the best of my ability so that none of us become one of those three.
ReplyDeleteHello Mr Bentley! I will not be one of the three students that do no make it because of my grit and tenacity. My whole time at Morehouse College, I will be pushing my self to another level everytime. Also I will not get left behind because I know where I am coming from. Being blessed with the opportunity to be a Bonner scholar, and to get majority of my education paid for, I would not let myself get in a position where I will not be able to make it. With this opportunity and my passion and drive to become only better, not only will I be two out the three students that do make it, I'll make myself one of a kind by pushing myself to higher limits. My mission is to create and complete a legacy for the next to follow, I only can do that if I make it out of college.
ReplyDeleteGreetings Mr. Bentley,
ReplyDeleteI will not be one out of the three that will not make it because of my skills, goals and aspirations. I am determined meaning once I set my mind to something I will not stop until it is accomplished. I am strong-minded meaning once I set my mind then it is set, however along with that I am open-minded meaning I am willing to accept and allow change to happen. I believe that the only way I can make sure that I'm not one of the three is through my decisions and my mindset. It all starts in the mind because once you have a goal set then every other component will follow and fall into play. I KNOW I WILL NOT BE ONE OF THE ONES BECAUSE MY MIND IS SET ON ACHIEVING GREATNESS AND BEING SUCCESSFUL WITH A HIGH LEVEL OF EDUCATION! And there is no better place to achieve those things and recieve the education other then Morehouse College!!
Good Afternoon Mr. Bentley,
ReplyDeleteTo put it short, I absolutely will not be one of the students that drops out of Morehouse for the simple reason that I am extremely motivated to reaching my goal of becoming a Man of Morehouse. Once I learned I got accepted to Morehouse, I was relieved, but also anxious, because of the many funds I would have to raise to attend Morehouse. Nonetheless, I worked for weeks applying to scholarships, so that I may not miss this grand opportunity of coming to Morehouse. The Bonner Scholarship Program, and many other forms of financial support, are part of the reason I have gotten this far. I have an older brother that is a rising Sophomore at Morehouse, and the trips I took to go visit him and the stories that he has told me, continue to inspire and motivate me to excel to greatness. I also understand that coming to Morehouse is a chance that not everybody gets, and I am determined to make the ones not accepted see that I am somebody who will take college seriously and take full advantage of the people I will meet and the places I will go. I have come too far to throw this opportunity of a lifetime away, so I will do whatever in my power to not be a statistic, but an example of what Morehouse can produce.
Well I'm not going to be one of the three to not make it. This is because I've been given a great opportunity that I feel cannot be squandered, and that I'd have to go out of my way to fail. While I know being in Bonner isn't going to be some easy task that I can just shrug off whenever I feel like (which I won't), I do know that all I'm being asked for is by best effort and complete cooperation at all times. So if all I need to do is work hard, be reliable, and get everything done when it needs to be accomplished, I know that I'll make.
ReplyDeleteI will not be one of the three students that has not made it, because I will look at my mom. She has been through everything you can name weather it was going from working for Secret Service to being unemployed or having your place burn down and not knowing where her daughter was. She have even fought thought the most serve stage of lupus and still hanging on. Although, there will be some bumps and obstacles to overcome, giving up is not just an option. I must use all of my resources from people in the Bonner's to my mentors who have supported on my journey here. In the summer of 2020 as a Birthday present I plan to hand my mom a Degree in Political Science and the ability to tell stories about the wonderful lives I impacted through the Bonner Program.
ReplyDeleteI will not be one of the three students that has not made it, because I will look at my mom. She has been through everything you can name weather it was going from working for Secret Service to being unemployed or having your place burn down and not knowing where her daughter was. She have even fought thought the most serve stage of lupus and still hanging on. Although, there will be some bumps and obstacles to overcome, giving up is not just an option. I must use all of my resources from people in the Bonner's to my mentors who have supported on my journey here. In the summer of 2020 as a Birthday present I plan to hand my mom a Degree in Political Science and the ability to tell stories about the wonderful lives I impacted through the Bonner Program.
ReplyDeleteI will not be one of the three students who will not make it because it has been my dream as long as I can recall to graduate from Morehouse College. I plan to do whatever it takes to ensure that I am able to meet every obligation to be a strong scholar. I plan to be focused and committed to my academics, and my overall Morehouse College experience, and finally when I have done everything that I can do, then I will turn the rest of the journey over to God to see me through to the other side.
ReplyDeleteI will not be one of the three because I simply can not afford to halt on my journey to success. I have family members that look up that to me. Childhood friends that are proud to see me leave the city and have a chance to be something. That pressure alone won't let me be the one out of three students who does not graduate.
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