Information and lInks for October 17th Lesson

October 17th, Monday

APPLY FOR A TRUE, COMPETITIVE, SCHOLARSHIP OR AT LEAST SPEND THE PERIOD RESEARCHING A SCHOLARSHIP THAT YOU WILL APPLY FOR SOME TIME THAT REQUIRES MORE THAN A SIMPLE CONTEST OR LOTTERY.

CONSIDER ONE OF THESE:

1- Coca Cola Scholars This one is for good GPA (3.0 plus) with some kind of leadership stuff in their lives—teaching little kids at church or in school, reading to younger children, peer mentoring, coaching, leading clubs or groups, leading discussion groups, science project, organizing research protocol for a group, community service groups, caring for younger siblings, ANYTHING!

Coca Cola Scholars INFO: GOOD FOR TWO OR FOUR YEAR SCHOOLS

here’s a list of all the stuff you need to gather to fill out this app online.: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MiINPc8u0E2XJjeGyHj9D7ybflyepdC3bSZdyfdTErI/edit

2- This one, the Dell, is for EVERYONE who will be eligible for a Pell Grant (financial need explained in the info provided), but especially those who have had to overcome special life circumstances to get as far as they have and this one emphasizes a GPA as such:

Grit by overcoming personal challenges in their lives related to their families, schools or communities

Potential by participating in college readiness programs and seeking out academic rigor.

Ambition by dreaming of obtaining a college degree.

The Dell scholarship app doesn’t open until November 1^st, but they need to read about it and do the practice questions and gather the things they will need to apply, which they could work on today, absolutely, even as they find a scholarship that is open to apply for this week from the counseling pages on the West website or their other resources:

Dell Scholarship Information