LOCAL SCHOLARSHIP PROCESS C LA SS O F 2 0 1 6 WHY SHOULD YOU - PDF document

LOCAL SCHOLARSHIP PROCESS C LA SS O F 2 0 1 6

WHY SHOULD YOU APPLY? • L a st ye a r, sixty-five lo c a l sc ho la rships we re a wa rde d o n Cla ss Da y! • T his ye a r a g a in, a lmo st se ve nty lo c a l b usine sse s a nd o rg a niza tio ns ha ve g e ne ro usly c o mmitte d the ir fina nc ia l suppo rt to yo u, o ur stude nts. • Sc ho la rship a mo unts ra ng e fro m hundre ds to tho usa nds o f do lla rs, whic h c a n b e use d to de fra y tuitio n c o sts, te xtb o o k, a nd sc ho o l supply c o sts in c o lle g e .

HOW DO I APPLY?

THE FIRST STEP: REVIEW THE DIRECTORY • Re vie w the L o c a l Sc ho la rship Dire c to ry. • Pa y c a re ful a tte ntio n to the c rite ria o f e a c h sc ho la rship, fo r e xa mple : Sc holar ship Cr iter ia Jo hn Alo ia Me mo ria l Sc ho la rship Stude nt a thle te , c o mmunity se rvic e , e xtra -c urric ula r a c tivitie s E le me nta ry Sc ho o l T e a c he rs o f Stude nts ma jo ring in e duc a tio n Unio n 61 Ro b e rt E . L e e Me mo ria l 2.75 GPA, Me c ha nic a l E ng ine e ring Ma jo r • With a pe nc il, pla c e a c hec k mar k in the b o x ne xt to the sc ho la rships to whic h yo u inte nd to a pply o n the dire c to ry.

THE SECOND STEP: PICK UP SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS • Ob ta in a pplic a tio ns fo r the sc ho la rships yo u a re inte re ste d in b y: • Co mple ting sc ho la rships o nline in Na via nc e a nd printing the m o ut to b ring to yo ur a ppo intme nt. OR • Pic king up ha rd c o pie s o f a pplic a tio ns in the “L o c a l Sc ho la rship” file c a b ine t lo c a te d in the Co lle g e a nd Ca re e r Ce nte r in the g uida nc e o ffic e . • T o lo c a te sc ho la rships in Navianc e , sig n in to yo ur a c c o unt a nd c lic k o n: • T he “Co lle g e s” T a b • T he “Sc ho la rship L ist” ta b unde r Sc ho la rships & Mo ne y • “L o c a l Sc ho la rships” in the Bro wse b y Ca te g o ry dro p b o x • T he “GO” b utto n

ACCESSING SCHOLARSHIPS IN NAVIANCE

ACCESSING SCHOLARSHIPS IN NAVIANCE

THE THIRD STEP: MAKE AN APPOINTMENT • Yo u must ma ke a n a ppo intme nt ahead of time to sub mit yo ur sc ho la rships o n o ne o f thre e , de sig na te d sc ho la rship a pplic a tio n re turn da ys: c h 15 th • T uesday, Mar c h 16 th • Wednesday, Mar c h 17 th • T hur sday, Mar • Yo ur a ppo intme nt ma y b e with yo ur g uida nc e c o unse lo r, a no the r g uida nc e c o unse lo r, o r with Mrs. Blo m. I f yo ur c o unse lo r do e s no t ha ve a ny o pe ning s, yo u will ne e d to sig n up with so me o ne e lse . • Be sure tha t yo u sig n up fo r yo ur a ppo intme nt e a rly! Sc ho la rship a ppo intme nt slo ts will b e po ste d o n c o unse lo r do o rs a nd with Mrs. Blo m.

THE FOURTH STEP: GET YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS ON FILE • As mo st sc ho la rships re q uire le tte rs o f re c o mme nda tio n, it is YOUR re spo nsib ility to to uc h b a se with yo ur te a c he rs a nd a sk the m to se nd a sig ne d c o py o f the ir le tte r o f re c o mme nda tio n to c h 17 th . Mrs. Blo m befor e Mar • L e tte rs o f re c o mme nda tio n b y g uida nc e c o unse lo rs will b e pro vide d to Mrs. Blo m a he a d o f time , so yo u do no t ne e d to a sk yo ur c o unse lo r to sub mit the m. • Be sure to c he c k with Mrs. Blo m to e nsure tha t a ll o f yo ur le tte rs o f re c o mme nda tio n a re o n file b e fo re c h 17 th de a dline . the Mar

THE FIFTH STEP: COMPLETE YOUR APPLICATIONS • Whe n c o mple ting yo ur a pplic a tio ns, pa y a tte ntio n to a ll o f the de ta ils a nd ne c e ssa ry re q uire me nts, suc h a s: • T he e ssa y to pic • F a mily fina nc ia l info rma tio n • Pro spe c tive c o lle g e info rma tio n • L e tte rs o f re c o mme nda tio n • Pho to g ra phs • Re q uire d pa re nt sig na ture s • Offic ia l SAT Sc o re s fro m Co lle g e Bo a rd • Sc ho la rship c o mmitte e s ha ve disq ua lifie d a pplic a nts b e c a use the y did no t c o mple te the a pplic a tio n c o rre c tly o r a nswe r the e ssa y q ue stio n. • Co unse lo rs will pro vide yo ur tra nsc ripts to the sc ho la rship c o mmitte e s a nd will c o mple te spe c ific info rma tio n o n the a pplic a tio ns tha t pe rta in to GPA/ Ra nk, e tc . during yo ur sc ho la rship re turn a ppo intme nt.

THE SIXTH STEP: SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATIONS • On the da y o f yo ur sc ho la rship a ppo intme nt, • Be o n time . • Ha ve the a pplic a tio ns c o mple te d with a ll o f the ne c e ssa ry re q uire me nts, suc h a s e ssa ys, pa re nt sig na ture s, pho to g ra phs, e tc . • Ha ve yo ur sc ho la rships o rg a nize d in the o rde r tha t the y a ppe a r o n the dire c to ry.

IMPORTANT THINGS TO NOTE!

NEED–BASED VS. MERIT-BASED • So me sc ho la rships a re me rit-b a se d a nd do no t re q ue st fina nc ia l info rma tio n. • Othe r sc ho la rships a re ne e d-b a se d a nd c o nside r the fina nc ia l info rma tio n o n the a pplic a tio n to de te rmine sc ho la rship re c ipie nts. • I f yo u do no t fe e l c o mfo rta b le sha ring yo ur pa re nts fina nc ia l info rma tio n with the sc ho la rship c o mmitte e s, the n yo u should not apply fo r fina nc ia l-b a se d sc ho la rships. Witho ut the fina nc ia l info rma tio n, the c o mmitte e s will disq ua lify yo ur a pplic a tio n. Also , do no t fa lsify the fina nc ia l info rma tio n o n yo ur a pplic a tio n.

SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENTS • Ma ke sure tha t yo ur e ssa y fo llo ws the to pic o r a nswe rs the q ue stio n a ske d! Ma ny stude nts ha ve b e e n disq ua lifie d fo r inc luding a n e ssa y tha t wa s irre le va nt to the to pic ! • So me sc ho la rships a sk fo r the na me a nd tuitio n c o sts o f the sc ho o l yo u will b e a tte nding . I f yo u ha ve no t ma de a de c isio n ye t, inc lude the info rma tio n o f the sc ho o l yo u wo uld b e mo st like ly to a tte nd if yo u we re a c c e pte d.

IF YOU ARE A SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT… • Yo u will re c e ive a le tte r no tifying yo u tha t yo u ha ve wo n a sc ho la rship (no t the spe c ific sc ho la rship) in a dva nc e , whic h will b e pre se nte d a t Cla ss Nig ht in June . • Please be pr esent at Class Night if you ar e a ec ipient , a s ma ny o f the se me mo ria l sc holar ship r sc ho la rships a re pre se nte d b y the fa mily me mb e rs/ lo ve d o ne s o f tho se who ha ve pa sse d. • Write a tha nk yo u no te to the sc ho la rship c o mmitte e , le tting the m kno w ho w muc h yo u a ppre c ia te the a wa rd a nd ho w yo u will use the mo ne y.

IF YOU ARE A SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT… • So me sc ho la rships will pre se nt yo u with a c he c k o n Cla ss Nig ht. • Othe r sc ho la rships ma y c ho o se to se nd yo ur c he c k a t a la te r da te , a fte r yo u ha ve c o nfirme d whe re yo u a re a tte nding , e tc . • I f yo u do no t re c e ive a c he c k o n Cla ss Nig ht, yo u must ke e p the sc ho la rship instruc tio n she e t pro vide d to yo u in a sa fe pla c e . T his will a llo w yo u to c o lle c t the sc ho la rship funds a fte r yo u g ra dua te .

NON-LOCAL SCHOLARSHIPS • T he re a re ma ny sc ho la rships tha t a re o ffe re d o utside o f the lo c a l sc ho la rship pro c e ss. T he y a re liste d o n the she e t tha t wa s pa sse d o ut to da y. • T he a pplic a tio ns fo r the se sc ho la rships a re a va ila b le o n Na via nc e a nd in the Co lle g e a nd Ca re e r Ce nte r, b ut a re no t sub mitte d with the lo c a l sc ho la rships a t yo ur sc ho la rship a ppo intme nt. • Yo u a re re spo nsib le fo r c o lle c ting the ne c e ssa ry sc ho la rship ma te ria ls a nd sub mitting the m to the sc ho la rship c o mmitte e b y de a dline .

MAKE USE OF FEBRUARY VACATION • T he upc o ming sc ho o l va c a tio n is a pe rfe c t time to wo rk o n (a nd ho pe fully) c o mple te yo ur sc ho la rship a pplic a tio ns, so ma ke the mo st o f it!

ON ANOTHER NOTE… Ac c uplac er • Ma rc h 10 th a fte rsc ho o l in the lib ra ry. • Stude nts attending QCC, a Massac husetts Public Univer sity, or many pr ivate univer sities will need to take this exam in or der to r egister for c ollege c lasses . Sa ve yo urse lf time a nd e ffo rt b y ta king it he re a t T a nta sq ua ! • Sig n up a t the e nd o f the pre se nta tio n he re o r in y 12 th ! Guida nc e prio r to F r iday, F ebr uar

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