Kalla Pearson, RBS Reciprocal Scholarship
"I just wanted to say that the award ceremony was wonderful. BAFTX put on a lovely event. I enjoyed meeting so many great supporters and members of BAFTX. I also wanted to express my gratitude for being chosen as a recipient for the scholarship. Thanks again and I wish BAFTX all the best luck in the future. I will definitely tell as many people as possible about the wonderful opportunities that BAFTX offers."
Kalla Pearson, RBS The Royal Bank of Scotland Reciprocal Scholarship - University of Texas to Bath University England
Lizi Xiong - Junior Achiever 2016
Lizi provided us with a video showing just how much the Junior Achiever trip to London meant to her:
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Junior Achiever 2014 - Madelaine Heaven
"The BAFTX trip was an immensely formative experience for me, and came right at a time when I was still figuring out how to navigate the world on my own. The program opened my eyes to cultures and opinions that sometimes directly contrasted my own worldview up to that point, and as a result, made me a much more open-minded and considerate adult. My father was English and did a great deal of travelling when he was younger, so I grew up hearing all of his stories, but I would never have been able to experience any of it for myself had I not been sponsored by BAFTX. That experience has resulted in my returning to the UK (travelling up and down the island) for at least a month every year since the trip, and pushed me to apply for a whole host of scholarships and programs I never would have dreamed of beforehand. I am now a Terry Scholar at Texas A&M Galveston, with a full ride all four years of university-- including a stipend for a semester abroad that I will be taking next year. I am a Community Leader (a university job), an officer in the Terry Organisation, and a leader on campus.
BAFTX allowed me to dream, then gave me the tools to make those dreams a reality."
Junior Achiever 2012 - Linda K. Valadez
"In 2012 I was accepted to the BAFTX Junior Achievers program and I have been in debt to BAFTX ever since. I come from a small Texan town called Houston, you might have heard of it; Houston was my world before I got the chance to travel--rarely getting the opportunity to travel and leave the small bubble that North Houston can be. Never in my young adult life could I have ever dreamed of going to England, but BAFTX made it happen; BAFTX made it happen for this unlikely traveler. Coming from a blue collar family, being able to leave the borders of beltway 8 was monumental to me. The cultural and academic exposure I gained through BAFTX is unparalleled to any other experience I've had since. I am currently embarking my Senior year at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, 1,547 miles away from home. My horizons have only further expanded after my experience in England. Thank you BAFTX for all your support!"
Junior Achiever 2010 - Jackie Khong
"BAFTX has been a tremendous factor in my love of studying abroad. BAFTX allowed me to observe how England's society functions and the English culture. Thanks to BAFTX, I went on to major in International Studies of Commerce and have studied in China, Costa Rica, and Japan since. I'm currently a 2L at Golden Gate University School of Law and am part of the Board for the International Law Society."