The reason why I am participating in the Wachovia Scholars Moore School of Business summer program is because it is a great opportunity for me to get this experience and to also receive a scholarship to USC Gamecocks. I am really smart and have a good sense of what I want to do in life as of right now. What I want to do in life is to be a business owner of some type for example own my own basketball facility for practices and tournaments that are held during AAU season which is in the summer time. My goals in life is to be a great business owner and to have a successful life in the real world of paying bills and to do what I do best which is to use my brain as my gift. I really want this opportunity that I may have because of these reasons. The first reason why I want this opportunity is because I may be able to get a four year scholarship at a good college like USC. I really want to be a successful business man and to be one of the greatest known business man in the United States. When I go to college I want to get my bachelors degree, master degree, and my P.h.D. I want to make a lot of money and have lots of known achievements I have set in my life and for future reference. I really look up to my dad in so many ways when it comes to business. He is one the busiest business man I have ever known. He is at this current time a Business Operation Director for Benchmark Electronics. He is now living in Guadalajara, Mexico for nine months because of his business success and making really good money. Right now the economic times are going really rough and thousands to millions of people are getting laid off because, of money issues and rates at which companies are going. When I get older and start my own business I don't want to have nobody laid off unless they are not working at the current speed or not doing what they are suppose to do. I currently attend J.L. Mann High School and I'm in the top 1/3 of my class for my grade achievements. Right now I'm working towards...