Scholarships: Part of a Complete College Experience

Scholarships: Part of a Complete College Experience

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  Are you getting a completecollege experience? Scholarships: Part of a Complete College Experience
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  Scholarships are partof a complete college experience! Work Study Loans Individual Contribution SCHOLARSHIPS Grants FAFSA
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  Thanks Dad….
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  What is aScholarship?  True:  A check for college that you don’t have to pay back!  True:  A Reward for Excellence!  True:  A Scholarship Committee Investing in your Future!  False:  To submit an application you must pay.  False:  You should be extremely discouraged if you don’t receive every scholarship you apply for.  False:  You should lie to fit the criteria because you will have a better chance at receiving it.
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  Fresh, better thanfrozen!  2 year tuition freeze in MnSCU  Don’t freeze your chances at a scholarship too!  Keep your scholarship application skills fresh and apply, apply, apply!
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  Scholarships are morethan good, they’re great!  About 20 million Americans attend college each year  Close to 12 million borrow money to help pay  The average student loan debt for the class of 2011 was $26,600  Make your number smaller than $26,600 with scholarships!!! Found in the Project on Student Debt and the Chronicle of Higher Education
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  You don’t needa 4.0 to get a scholarship!  Scholarships are based off of all these factors about you:  Activities/ Clubs you are involved in on your campus and community  Occupation you would like to enter  Subject areas you excel at/favorites  Honors/Awards/Special Recognitions  Cumulative GPA  Your positive qualities and strengths  People who could write letters of recommendation  People who could proof your application
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  Your Cookbook of Scholarships Who are we?  LEADERS!  MSCSA Leadership Scholarship  McCormick Leadership Scholarship  Penny Fellowship  Penny Scholarship  SFM Foundation Scholarship  www.fastweb.com  www.scholarshipamerica.org  www.mscsa.org/scholarship  www.msusa.org
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  MSCSA Leadership Scholarship  Awardshappen twice a year, once a semester  Available to MnSCU Students only  Governing Council and Cabinet Cannot Apply  Platform Committee CAN Apply  Minimum GPA of 3.0  MSCSA Scholarship Board makes final decision  Apply again and again!  Online Application!  www.mscsa.org
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  McCormick Leadership Scholarship  Wascreated to honor the work of Chancellor James and Dr. Maryan McCormick  MSCSA Scholarship Board makes final decision based on the top scoring candidate of MSCSA Leadership Scholarship  Most qualifications are the same as the MSCSA Leadership Scholarship  Graduate students may apply
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  SFM Foundation Scholarship Available to Minnesota students whose parent has been severely injured or killed on the job  Each scholarship is for up to $5,000 per year for up to five years  For students pursuing a degree from a two-year or four-year college, university or technical school  Applicants must demonstrate financial need  Application deadline – Mar. 31, 2013  To learn more  sfm-foundation.org  facebook.com/sfm.foundation  twitter.com/sfmfoundation  Email [email protected]  Call (800) 937-1181 ext. 4323
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  Scholarship Week September 23-272013  Table Tents  Scholarship Guides  Stickers- Support Heart Healthy Decisions!  Other ways:  Advertise!  Table!  Class Raps!  Social Media!
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  Pick up yourGuide to a Complete College Experience TODAY!  Scholarship Guides  Table Tents  Online Scholarship Application  You don’t have to hand out paper applications anymore!  Scholarship Sign Up Sheets  Stickers- I <3 SCHOLARSHIPS
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  Questions?  Amanda Skorich Director of Development  MSCSA  651-203-9462  [email protected]  1515 Robert St. So. West Saint Paul, MN 55118
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  Scholarships are partof a complete college experience.