Scholarships2015 – 2016

What to do before Scholarships

O Take the ACT and/or SAT – no later than October of your senior year

O Apply to college – the fall of your senior year O Check deadlines – some are as early as

October 15O If you qualify for ACT fee waivers, you qualify

for college application fee waivers (up to 4)O Make sure your community service hours

are documented

What to do before Scholarships (continued)

O Senior essay (personal statement) – instructions are on the school share drive in a “Class of 2016” folder – the instructions are also posted outside Ms. Moss’ office

O Resume – any format can be used as long as it is written for scholarships, not a job O EducationO Work ExperienceO Awards or AchievementsO School ActivitiesO Community Service

. . . continuedO Three letters of recommendation

O English, math, or science teacher: addresses ability in the classroom and the potential for success in college

O Specialty area (coach, club sponsor, or elective teacher): addresses contribution to the specific area and about character

O Community member: addresses mainly the character and also contributions made to the community

O A fourth letter is good to have in case you need it and it needs to be from a second teacher

Finally ready for Scholarships

O Do the Research – District Website is the best sourceO Click “students”O Below the bulletin board, click “scholarships”O Click on the “money”

O There are other national scholarship websites but you are competing against the best nationally

Other Scholarships

O Most scholarships must be done onlineO Others can be mailed on your ownO Some must go through Ms. Moss because

they go to the Scholarship Committee here are HIS

O Listen to the announcements and/or check the scholarship board in guidance

Final Scholarship Thoughts:O Do the researchO Check the criteria

O 3.0 GPA is the magic number for many scholarships but there are some for everyone

O Make sure to meet the deadlinesO Do not wait until the last minute to research

or to apply