USA Scholarship Keeps SUNY JCC Student Close to Family, Dreams, and College Soccer
(WNY news Now) Alexis Lundmark uses the USA Scholarship to stay in her hometown, follow her aspirations to become a mental nurse, and play collegiate soccer in memory of her late grandfather.When choosing a college, Alexis Lundmark always considered her grandfather and family.The obvious choice was SUNY Jamestown Community College. She could play collegiate soccer there, pursue her goal of becoming a psychiatric nurse practitioner at a school renowned for its nursing department, and it was close to her home in Lakewood.Equally or even more significant, the Unified Student Assistance Scholarship allowed Lundmark to complete her associate degree without incurring any debt.The USA Scholarship, as it is more often known, is awarded to freshmen who placed in the top 20% of their graduating clas...