2025 Future Alumni Essay Contest
How Trident Tech is helping me turn POTENTIAL into PURPOSE.
In 1,000 words or less, please discuss each of the following:
- Reflect on the potential you saw in yourself when you first enrolled at Trident Tech. How has your experience here helped you grow into that potential?
- Share a story about how faculty, staff, or peers helped you uncover your purpose or direction.
- How do you plan to carry forward the sense of purpose you’ve developed at Trident Tech into your career, family, or community?
- If you received a scholarship from the TTC Foundation, please share how that scholarship impacted you.
Eligibility
Students enrolled (Fall, Fall 1 and/or Fall 2) in at least one credit or non-credit course at TTC in any program of study. Employees, previous contest winners and runners-up are not eligible.
Deadline
Friday, Oct 17, midnight
Essays will not be accepted after the due date and judges' decisions are final. Winners will be announced in early November via email.
Judging Criteria
All essays will be judged based on development of topic, originality, organization, creativity, and style.
To Enter
- Upload your 1,000-word essay in PDF or Word format in the form below.
- Judges are not privy to entrants' personal information. Please ONLY include your student ID number in your essay. Do NOT include your name or any other identifying information.
