Clarence's sport scholarship journey vlog video transcript

To be able to do both is kind of awesome over here.

 

I've always loved soccer but if I come over here, you know on scholarship and be able to do both that would be awesome and so I kind of reached out to a few people here at the University to see if that was even a possibility and they said yes it was as long as you know your practice schedules kind of match up and I was like great so then I kind of started the process and I applied.

 

The academic support that I received while I was going through the application process was unmatched. I was emailing people two, three, four times a day trying to make sure that they got the information.

 

Whether it was Donna Kellogg here at the Sports Centre or whether it was Ash from financial aid, I contacted so many different people and they were because of the time difference, they were very helpful in a very timely manner and I got accepted.

 

I say the hardest part of this whole thing was getting my visa and probably paying for that and you know trying to scramble around the funds for that and just having the patience to deal with the visa application process.

 

I knew this was an opportunity I really wanted to do so I put forth the effort you know to get applying for the visa to stay on there but to make sure that you know, it was getting processed through as well as staying in communication with everyone here at the University.

 

Once I got here it just felt so much better that I had you know gone through the process of applying and getting getting my visa and you know now I'm getting to play an American football and soccer and it's kind of just all working out.

This is just a great experience so far and you know, we're only one term in at this point.

This scholarship has opened up just so many doors and so many avenues for me whether it is getting me out of the country for the first time, whether it is getting me back into school educating me further, you know getting my MBA my Master's of Business.

It's just it's just an art and I can't thank the people here at Derby enough for giving me this opportunity and a lot in allowing me to come over here and study and play.