Your One-Stop-Shop for Cash for College How filling out a single profile can lead to multiple scholarships. © Scholarship America. November 2013 Gettysburg Area Dollars for Scholars. November 2013

GETTYSBURG AREA DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS Welcome! GETTYSBURG AREA DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS hopes that you will find this Power Point helpful for working through the online application process and that your time and effort building your profile and applying will bring you to the Gettysburg Area High School stage in May as one of our scholarship recipients. If you have questions along the way, please contact us at gettysburgdfs@hotmail.com Use “Application Help” in the subject line. © Scholarship America. January 2013.

The Basics to Earning Scholarships Visit our Gettysburg Area Dollars for Scholars® website: www.gettysburgdfs.org. Complete the FREE online profile. Match to local scholarship opportunities from Gettysburg Area Dollars for Scholars. Gain access to national scholarships from Scholarship America®. Apply for all of these scholarships…all from your computer! © Scholarship America. January 2013. Gettysburg Area Dollars for Scholars November 2013

Objectives Learn how to access the student profile. Learn the different components of the student profile. Understand how to match and apply for scholarships. Earn scholarships, attend college, and graduate! © Scholarship America. November 2013. Gettysburg Area Dollars for Scholars November 2013

How to Access Scholarships Visit our chapter website at www.gettysburgdfs.org Click on the student & parent login tab. Click to login. © Scholarship America. November 2013. Gettysburg Area Dollars for Scholars November 2013

How to Access Scholarships If you’re a new user, click here to create your account. Once you have an account, log-in here every time. © Scholarship America. November 2013. Gettysburg Area Dollars for Scholars November 2013

Creating Your Account Start by entering the name of your high school, or, if appropriate, click on “Home Schooled” at the top of the list. Click on “Choose This School” © Scholarship America. January 2013. Gettysburg Area Dollars for Scholars November 2013

Creating Your Account Fill out your profile by entering your basic information. All items marked ** must be completed. Check the authorization box at the bottom, and if all is correct, click “submit”. Once this page has been submitted, you will receive an email that will verify your user name, and direct you to the student dashboard to establish your password. © Scholarship America. January 2013. Gettysburg Area Dollars for Scholars November 2013

Welcome to the Student Dashboard! The Student Dashboard lets you… View your progress. View local chapter opportunities. Link to national news and resources. Search for and view scholarship listings and matches. © Scholarship America. January 2013. Gettysburg Area Dollars for Scholars November 2013 .

Your Student Profile Click the links under “My Information” to edit or update sections of your profile. Notice that both the progress bars and colors match your level of completeness. © Scholarship America. January 2013. Gettysburg Area Dollars for Scholars November 2013

Student Profile: Basic Information Items marked with a double star ** are required before you can move on from each section. © Scholarship America. January 2013. Gettysburg Area Dollars for Scholars November 2013 .

Student Profile: Additional Information Items marked with a single star * are part of your status bars to show percent completion in each section. © Scholarship America. January 2013. Gettysburg Area Dollars for Scholars November 2013 .

Student Profile: Schools Be complete and accurate throughout your profile building! Doing so will lead to more scholarship opportunities, both locally as well as nationally. © Scholarship America. January 2013. Gettysburg Area Dollars for Scholars November 2013 .

Student Profile: GPA Accuracy is important! Data will be compared to the transcript submitted by your guidance office. To convert percentages to a 4.0 scale, click the box “My school does not calculate GPA on a 4.0 scale.” © Scholarship America. January 2013. Gettysburg Area Dollars for Scholars November 2013 .

Student Profile: Class Rank Class rank is used along with GPA to measure academic progress. If you school ranks students, you will need to indicate the system used. If your school does not rank students, select “No” and leave the rest blank. © Scholarship America. January 2013. Gettysburg Area Dollars for Scholars November 2013 .

Student Profile: Test Scores Click this button to enter ALL your test score information: PSAT, SAT, ACT, etc.! © Scholarship America. January 2013. Gettysburg Area Dollars for Scholars November 2013 .

Student Profile: Activities Enter ALL school AND non-school-related extra curricular activities (church, sports, volunteering, etc.); DO YOUR BEST TO INCLUDE ALL ACTIVITIES! Your score on the application depends on the completeness of your application. THIS SECTION MAY TAKE A GOOD BIT OF TIME TO COMPLETE, ESPECIALLY IF YOU PARTICIPATE IN A LARGE NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES. © Scholarship America. January 2013. Gettysburg Area Dollars for Scholars November 2013 .

Student Profile: Employment Note that five of the responses are required! Mouse over the ?’s for helpful explanations. © Scholarship America. January 2013. Gettysburg Area Dollars for Scholars November 2013 .

Student Profile: Parent/Guardian Information If you’re under 18, you need parental consent to apply for scholarships. Enter your parental information and click here to send your parent an email. If you are over 18, you do not need consent but can still enter your parent information. If you are under 18 but legally emancipated, you can click here. © Scholarship America. January 2013. Gettysburg Area Dollars for Scholars November 2013 .

Financial Information In order to be considered for need-based scholarships, you need to have financial info in your profile. Almost all of our scholarships are need based. For 2014, Gettysburg Area Dollars for Scholars will accept only method 3. If you do not want to be eligible for need-based scholarships, you can click the link at the top of the page. Clicking will not change your eligibility for our few merit-only scholarships. © Scholarship America. January 2013. Gettysburg Area Dollars for Scholars November 2013 .

Student Profile: Essays Provide a 300-500 word essay on your “goals and aspirations”; be complete and far reaching in your essay. Provide 300-500 word essay on “unusual circumstances” you may have experienced in your life and how your life has been affected by those circumstances. DO NOT FEEL LIMITED BY THE CURRENT SIZE OF THE BOXES; they will take whatever you write! Be complete. These essays are worth 10% of your overall score! © Scholarship America. January 2013. Gettysburg Area Dollars for Scholars November 2013 .

Student Profile: Transcripts & References Click to add emails for school counselor and for your reference. You will need to know their email addresses. They will each receive an email from Scholarship America to obtain their own login so they can enter your transcript or recommendation. © Scholarship America. January 2013. Gettysburg Area Dollars for Scholars November 2013 .

Student Profile: Finding Scholarships After completing your profile as much as possible, you can begin your scholarship search simply by logging in. You will be brought back to this page. Clicking on the link circled here will search our data base for local and national scholarships for which you may be eligible. You should come back periodically and click again since new scholarships may have come available. And make sure to do during the last week before our application process closes. © Scholarship America. January 2013. Gettysburg Area Dollars for Scholars November 2013 .

Student Profile: Scholarship Matches If any scholarships to which you match contain any custom eligibility questions, you will need to answer them first. Verify the accuracy of your answers before submitting them. © Scholarship America. January 2013. Gettysburg Area Dollars for Scholars November 2013 .

Student Profile: Apply! Additional essay or reference information may be required before submitting some applications; do not click “submit app” until you have completed ALL requirements for that scholarship. To submit your application for a particular scholarship, you MUST click the “Submit App” button for that scholarship! © Scholarship America. January 2013. Gettysburg Area Dollars for Scholars November 2013 .

Need Help? If you have questions or need some help, first check out the Help section for instructional documents and videos! If you still have questions or need technical assistance, click on the gray support tab and enter a help ticket. © Scholarship America. January 2013. Gettysburg Area Dollars for Scholars November 2013 .

Access Return to this page regularly to update your profile and view scholarship opportunities. Parents, counselors and references will also login from here. And don’t forget to utilize the wealth of info provided by Scholarship America in the right-hand column of this website! © Scholarship America. January 2013. Gettysburg Area Dollars for Scholars November 2013 .

GETTYSBURG AREA DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS Good Luck! GETTYSBURG AREA DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS hopes that this brief “tutorial” will prove helpful as you work through the online process. DO NOT PUT OFF COMPILING YOUR PROFILE AND COMPLETING THE APPLICATION PROCESS. THE SYSTEM WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY INFORMATION AFTER OUR DEADLINE. As you work on your profile, if you have questions for which the system cannot provide an answer, please contact us at gettysburgdfs@hotmail.com . We will be happy to help you out! © Scholarship America. January 2013. Gettysburg Area Dollars for Scholars November 2013