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Lower the cost of college… AND
get a better education!
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Seeking college scholarships is all about getting the money,
right?
Well, not really. I suspect that you, like me, are really
about getting a quality education at an affordable price.
If we were interested only in cost-savings, then going to
the community college may be our best answer - higher education
at an economical cost.
(The community college in our city offers courses at only
$75 per credit hour. Compare this to the state university
at $180 per credit hour. And private college costs? Down the
road from our university, the private charges $600 per hour.)
So although going to the community college may be all you
can afford, I suspect that you desire the better education
provided by a four-year college, and maybe at a private college,
am I right?
Hence, your pursuit of college scholarship money.
But there's more
In addition to winning scholarship money, the superior candidate
often gets a better education, too. Many colleges offer admission
to an honors program or access to distinctive curricula. At
some schools admission to their enhanced program is automatically
offered to exceptional students; others require a separate
application apart from their scholarship offers.
Here are what some colleges offer their academically outstanding
students:
Special campus housing
- room in the honors dorm, the newest and best on campus,
located close to classroom buildings
- room with those in your honors program, to quickly associate
with other motivated students
- room in a learning environment, with those in your field
of study
- room in honors dorm; honors courses located in same building
Greater access to professors
- meet the faculty early
- small classes, even in freshman year (25 in a class)
- be assigned to mentoring professor for guidance and advice
Extraordinary educational opportunities
- take special freshman courses which are designed to provide
life-changing experience above the typical freshman coursework
- take special symposiums with the best professors
- do a special research project with faculty oversight early
in the college career (while other students are not able
to even consider this until senior year)
- do a senior project with support and guidance of academic
mentor
- pursue an individual learning experience - working for
a semester in the field of choosing, guided by project advisor,
finalized by giving a presentation on the experience; internship,
service learning project, research project, or off-campus
study program
- participate in undergraduate research opportunities (usually
reserved for graduate level)
- enjoy a small liberal arts experience within the framework
of the larger university
Additional campus opportunities
- be chosen to serve as a leader ormentor for other students
- get invited to special co-curricular activities, such
as meeting guest speakers, attending community social events,
and going on specialized trips
Preferential treatment
- receive priority registration for classes
- be a first choice of faculty looking to invite students
for leadership positions within the college
- receive an honors degree
- receive financial support to attend a semester overseas
- be viewed as a leader and encouraged to develop leadership
potential through special courses, relationships with professors,
and invitations to specific leadership opportunities
Exciting opportunities, yes?
I encourage you to continue developing your student.
Not only are you steering your student to gain a better education
during the high school years, but you are helping them gain
access to the extraordinary opportunities offered only to
superior students.
How exciting it is to receive that letter in the mail that
says, "Congratulations! You have been admitted to our
Honors Program, designed specifically to provide an outstanding
and superior education to exceptional students. You will receive
the following benefits, offered only to a select group of
incoming freshmen…."
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Need some guidance in developing your student toward becoming
that candidate colleges are pursuing? See what our scholarship
preparation program can do for you.
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Help us prioritize!
Which state next?
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We are in the midst of researching more scholarships every
day.
As you've seen, we are working on one state at a time. We
look at every
college in the state of focus and research the scholarships
they offer which
will bring the eligible candidate $5,000 or more.
As we move from state to state, do you have specific areas
of the country you
wish to see first? Let us know what your highest interests
are, and we'll
move those states to the top of the priority list!
Please email us with your Most
Wanted list today!
Access to this database is made part of your Scholarship
Prep membership - just log
in there as you would here, with your same login name
and password.
Non-members - you can access these new states by helping
us beta
test the site.
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for Members' Eyes Only
From the scholarship judges' handbook:
6 criteria to evaluate your student
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Applying for a scholarship at your state school? Wouldn't
it be great to know EXACTLY how you'll be evaluated? Like,
for example, it'd be nice to actually see the actual "Guidelines
for Choosing Recipients" of the academic awards.
Well, that's just what I have spread out before me today
as I write this Exclusive for you! This handbook which I acquired
from a Texas university assigns points on six different criteria.
In each of the criteria, the student is assigned a number
of points, depending on how well the student performed on
the SAT/ACT, in class rank, the scholarship essay (which we
discussed in detail last time), and three more areas. At this
university, a perfect score would be 247 points. Let's take
a closer look to see how much weight is given to which criteria.
Full article for Members'
Eyes Only
for Members' Eyes Only
Scholarship essay questions from the real world
How your student's essay will be evaluated.
Developing Personal Presence for Scholarship
Day
How
one student aced the panel interview.
Watch
for these math problems on the ACT!
To AP or not to AP - A sampling of colleges
that give credit.
Is
your GPA a bit on the low side? How to find the big figure
scholarships with the lower GPA scores.
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