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OpportunityknocksITS630A.M.ANDJENNAKROEPELISONEofthefewpeopleoncampus.WhilemoststudentsareasleepKroepelisbusypreparingforfreshmanorientationatUniversityofMichigan-Dearborn.IvelearnedthatifyoudrinkanentirebottleofwaterrightafteryouwakeupyourenotastiredinthemorningsaidKroepelasophomorestudyingjournalismandscreenstudies.AsanorientationleaderKroepelleadscampustoursandhelpsincomingstudentsscheduleclasses.Sheassumedtheroleinpartbecauseshesapeoplepersonandenjoysfriendlyinteraction.Buttheresanotherreasonbehindit.Kroepelwantedtogivebacktotheplacethatchangedherlife.KroepelisoneofaselectgroupofUM-DearbornstudentstoreceivetheOpportunityScholarshipwhichcoversfulltuitionforuptofouryears.Lastyearmorethan150incomingstudentscompetedforoneof12OpportunityScholarshipswhichareawardedbasedonfinancialneedacademicsandcommunityservice.UM-Dearborngavemethisopportunitysowhynotgivebackanddosomethingfortheminreturnshesaid.KroepelknewshewantedtoattendUM-DearbornbutmoneywastightfortheLincolnParkHighSchoolgraduate.TheOpportunityScholarshipchangedallthat.ItsjustunbelievablewhenIthinkaboutitshesaid.Itliterallychangedmylife.FareedShalhout14B.A.canattesttothat.FinanceswereanissuefortheCassTechnicalHighSchoolgraduatesoheplannedtoattendcommunitycollegefortwoyearsthentransfertoUM-Dearbornasajunior.HealsoconsideredUM-AnnArborwherehealsohadbeenaccepted.Illforeverbeindebtedtothisuniversitybecausetheygavemethisgreatopportunity.FareedShalhout14B.A.ThoseplanschangedwhenShalhoutgotacallfromUM-Dearborn.TheytoldmeIhadreceivedtheOpportunityScholarshipandIdidntknowwhattosaysaidShalhoutwhograduatedinAprilwithabachelorsdegreeinhealthpolicystudies.ShalhoutfeltinclinedtogivebacktoUM-DearbornsowhilehewasenrolledasastudenthejoinedtheAdmissionsteamtohelprecruitincomingstudents.HealsotookonleadershiprolesinStudentGovernmentandtheArabStudentUnion.HisexperienceatUM-DearborninspiredShalhouttopursueacareerinhighereducation.TuitioncostsalotsoIllforeverbeindebtedtothisuniversitybecausetheygavemethisgreatopportunityhesaid.37MILLIONinscholarshipsofferedtoincomingstudentsfreshmenandtransfersFall20141900SCHOLARSHIPSOFFERED10Fall2014StudentSupport