APPLICATION FORMS

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Supplemental : Applications, Essay Writing and Scholarships

APPLICATION FORMS

APPLICATIONSGENERAL INFORMATION

NAME

D.O.B

PREFERRED NAME???

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER

EMAIL and IM ADDRESS

PERMANENT vs CURRENT MAILING ADDRESS

FORMER LAST NAME???

PREFERRED TELEPHONE NUMBERS

APPLICATIONS - FUTURE PLANS

Academic Interests

Are you planning to apply for Scholarships?

Career Interests

How About Financial Aid?

Full or Part-Time Student

Highest Level of Education You Plan to Earn

Entry Plans

On Campus or Commute?

Additional Questions you may be asked

APPLICATIONS - ABOUT YOU

Fill in ALL that you can when questions are

asked!!!

Why might that be?

APPLICATIONS - ABOUT YOUR FAMILY

EDUCATION & ACADEMICS

A Little White Lie Matters

HERE

ACTIVITIES & ACHIEVEMENTS

ActivityApplication Practice

EASY ESSAY WRITING TIPS

Brainstorm!Let it Flow…1st draft onlyRemember the 3 part ruleBe specificFind a creative angle to connect your

interests to the collegeHonesty is always the best policyFeedback, feedback, feedbackProofread and make corrections

Avoid Acronyms or explain them YES Program – Youth Enrichment Scholarship Program NHS – National Honor SocietyAccentuate the positiveDescribe the negatives but don’t dwell on themOffer how this experience changed you and what you took away from it.

Remember: Spend 1/3 of essay on challenge and 2/3 onwhat you have learned or how you have applied thislesson to your life.

EASY ESSAY WRITING TIPS

EASY ESSAY WRITING TIPS

PROOFREAD!

ACTIVITY: BRAINSTORMING!

Scholarships

FREE MONEY!!Are They Worth It??

8 hours of your time applying for 4 scholarships

$1,000 received from 1 scholarship

= $125 per hour *

*Fastweb College Gold

Scholarships

The best place to start your scholarship search is to talk to your counselor

AND Look on the WEB here are some good sites:

www.fastweb.comwww.scholarships.comwww.fiancialaidtips.orgwww.michigancap.org

And look on college websites, they have their own scholarships

Scholarships

BEWARE: There are many scholarship scams out there!!

Scholarships

Stay Organized

Build a winning application will include

AcademicsExtracurricular activities

TranscriptsLetters of recommendation

EssaysTests

Scholarships

Letters of Recommendation

Auditions and Portfolios

Interviews