Quility Life Lessons Scholarship 2022: Meet MaKayla

This content was created by Nate Auffort. This content was uploaded by Nate Auffort. This is a YouTube video titled "Quility Life Lessons Scholarship 2022: Meet MaKayla" (created 2022-08-23) containing a personal testimonial from a college student who identifies herself as Michaela Cook. She is a social work major with a minor in psychology attending college in Boone. She describes being raised by a single mother who died on August 5 (the same day the student left for college), the family's recent financial hardship (mother lost her job and benefits shortly before passing), and that the student paid for the funeral using her own savings. She explains the significance of being the first in her direct family line expected to graduate college, reflects on losing part of her college experience to COVID and bereavement, and expresses a desire for normalcy and a full college experience. The clip appears to be a scholarship/profile entry sharing personal background, challenges, and aspirations.










