Thanks to American Adoptions and the scholarship they provided for me, I was able to continue my education and follow through on the dreams I've had for so long.

I have big plans for the future which is completing my college education and pursing my career goals. I can go about the plans, knowing that I made the right decision for my baby and myself.

There are people out there who care about you and your baby. When you decide, please remember that there are people out there who long to have a child, but are not able to. You were given a miracle and can help others out there to be able to have a family.

The entire experience has made me stronger, and I now feel like I can tackle anything that life may throw my way. I use to believe that life had a funny way of working itself out for the best, but now I KNOW it does.

I am happy about the decision I made and I am grateful to American Adoptions for assisting me in every way. For me, it was hard thinking about what was inevitable...

Thanks to American Adoptions for being so helpful and providing the opportunity for girls like me to move forward in life with a scholarship award. I am able to continue following my dreams to become an Interior Designer and have my own business

I am 22 years old and about seven months ago I was faced with what was and probably will ever be the hardest decision of my life. October 12, 2003, is the day that my life was forever changed...

The minute I knew I was pregnant I felt my whole world start caving in. After lots of research and heart felt talks with my boyfriend, we both decided that adoption was the best option for us...

Excitement, fear, sorrow, joy are all thoughts that fluttered through my head the moment I found out I was pregnant. Those feelings stirred up such a whirlwind of emotions...

I had no idea that I was already pregnant again, and now that I knew, my fears seemed to consume my entire body, invading my every thought and affecting my every action. What had I gotten myself into?...

I will continue to support adoption and especially to encourage pregnant teenagers to research American Adoptions and other sources in order to get more information before they make their final decision...

We have give each other the lives we wanted. We will always be grateful for one another. I feel extremely fortunate that I found American Adoptions. They were the perfect answer to my situation.

After some research, we found American Adoptions' website. There were so many couples eager to start a family. We decided to get in contact with someone at American Adoptions and they opened my eyes to the future I could give my child.

I think adoption is a great thing to be able to do. It helps you to know you can help others to give them a dream as much as they give you a dream back.

I first became a mother at the age of 16. Since then, I have been on my own struggling to support a family. I finished high school, but college has been hard.

Inspired by her own doctors at birth, Elissa commits herself to helping others, too

My educational goals are simple. I want to earn my BBA degree so I can better provide for myself and family.

Have you ever felt the sense of completion after you finally found your niche in life?

Getting a college degree has always been a priority for my life. My education hopes and goals are simple, I want to major in business management and marketing. After graduation I hope to open my own successful interactive entertainment company for families.

I am more than ready to make changes to better myself and help with school would be such a blessing!

As I have filed for financial aid and looked through the local community college catalog I've realized that I still have many questions, speeding around, in the race track of my mind. I know that going to college is what I need to be doing, but I'm still fine tuning exactly what I want college to do for me.

I am 22 years old and I am planning on going back to college.

I would like to thank American Adoptions for thinking of all the birthmothers after everything is said and done.

After placing my daughter Faith up for adoption, I knew what I had to do. I had to make my daughter proud, and fulfill my dreams...

I hadn't told anyone I was pregnant until I contacted American Adoptions.

I knew I wanted nothing but the best for my baby and that was to give him to an amazing family that can and will give him that life. Realizing that wasn't easy and I cried many tears of love and sadness but the night before I went into labor I had a dream of the adoptive parents playing with my baby boy. I could feel this overwhelming feeling of love and I woke up knowing my choice was the right one.

There is so much to say about my adoption story ... I am sure that I made the best decision possible for me and I wouldn't change a thing. I am now pursuing my degree as a Clinical Laboratory Technician and raising my daughter the best that I can.

My adoption story began on March 24, 2009, when I was told the most shocking news of my life. A physician at the Women's Clinic told me that I was three months pregnant. The reason this was so incredibly shocking was because I had not been sexually active in any way, shape, or form nor had I had any pregnancy symptoms in the past three months. About 20 minutes later I was told the most devastating news of my life. A counselor from the Women's Clinic told me that I was most likely a victim of date rape.