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How to Search for Relevant Scholarships How to Encourage Students to Apply How to Increase Impact? Build relationships with scholarship providers Scholarship tools & resources on CollegeGreenlight.com

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Additional Resources DACA/undocumented: College Greenlight Blog – Undocumented Section: General resources. http://blog.collegegreenlight.com/blog/category/undocumented-students/ College Greenlight Blog – List of Scholarships: Compiled list of general and career specific scholarships. http://blog.collegegreenlight.com/blog/scholarships-for- undocumented-students-2/ Education for Fair Consideration (E4FC.org): Undergrad+ Graduate Scholarship Lists. Many Helpful Guidebooks. http://www.e4fc.org/scholarshiplists.html My (Un)Documented Life: Blog. Up-to-date news + information about from undocumented student perspective. https://mydocumentedlife.org/2016/09/12/scholarships-open-to-undocumented- students/ Scholarships A-Z: Information that covers scholarships, transfer students, and sample essays. http://www.scholarshipsaz.org/scholarships/

Additional Resources mid GPA students: College Greenlight Blog – Scholarships for 3.0 GPA: http://blog.collegegreenlight.com/blog/10-scholarships-b-students/ College Greenlight Blog – Scholarships for B students: http://blog.collegegreenlight.com/blog/15-scholarships-for-b- students/ College Greenlight Blog – Scholarships for C students: http://blog.collegegreenlight.com/blog/scholarships-c-students/ Additional Resources by state: College Greenlight – Local Scholarships by State: Regularly updated https://www.collegegreenlight.com/scholarships/byState/-s-s/

Additional Resources Essay Writing: College Greenlight – Essay Writing Recorded Presentations: Recorded webinars. Expert advice on how to write essays. Story2College: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTAAow59poQ GetMetoCollege: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRLYGILTIvs Story2College: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfM1Y33XKpg Story2College: The tool automatically transcribes students’ stories from speaking aloud into text. FREE Only for College Greenlight counselors. Contact info@collegegreenlight.com to receive the discount code. https://www.story2.com/essaybuilder/ (GREAT TOOL!!!) Scholarship Junkies: Students get edits and feedback from former Gates Millennium/Quest/POSSE winners—FOR FREE! http://scholarshipjunkies.org/

Additional Resources search/application help: Get Me to College. Dr. Rebecca Joseph. getmetocollege@gmail.com http://getmetocollege.org/ Webinars recorded from previous College Greenlight Marathons The Science Behind the Ultimate Scholarship Application-Dianne Melville https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0nZ6ZEAs60 Scholarship Junkies - How to apply for and win scholarships-David Coven https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7A7e6MHb28A

How to Encourage Students to Apply? How to Increase Impact? Build relationships with scholarship providers Greenlight to College online Scholarship Marathon

What is Greenlight to College Marathon? An online event that incentivizes students to: Dive deep in scholarship research Finalize list of scholarships they wish to apply Prepare applications and supplements Applications & Supplements (ie. Essays, Resumes) Scholarship Research Finalize Scholarship List

Applications & Supplements (ie. Essays, Resumes) What is Greenlight to College Marathon? Supports counselors efforts to do the following: Better engage students in search and application process Track student progress & success metrics Applications & Supplements (ie. Essays, Resumes) Scholarship Research Finalize Scholarship List DATA

Details about the Marathon price: when: where: Free Saturday, February 25th 2017 between 9am-6pm CST (open hours) Online at CollegeGreenlight.com who: All grade levels are welcomed. We strongly recommend high school juniors, seniors to participate. TO participate students must log into account to register. Registration starts Feb. 1st. Students can register up to the day of the Marathon. Free registration. # students starting their college search early # students filing their FAFSA # students completing their scholarships

The Day of the Marathon Online. Saturday, February 25th Between 9am-6pm CST Counselors encourage your students to do the following: Log into College Greenlight account Work on or complete scholarships, research colleges, and build preliminary college lists on College Greenlight Enter raffles to win up to $100 gift cards every hour and $1K tuition scholarship. Participate in social media chats on Facebook + Twitter for any application assistance.

How can students enter to win Raffles & a Scholarship? On the day of the Marathon students login their Greenlight account & upload the following entries College Selfie Upload photo during campus visit or fair Completed Scholarship Application(s) Photo of confirmation email/page from scholarship provider College List on college greenlight Photo of college list in your Greenlight account $1,000 Tuition Scholarship They can upload multiple unique entries (and previously applied) to increase their chances of winning a $100 gift card and $1K scholarship. # students starting their college search early # students filing their FAFSA # students completing their scholarships

Counselors! Get your students to participate in the Marathon. Want to learn more? eMail us at info@collegegreenlight.com Contact us, if you don’t have a College Greenlight counselor account, or you need help connecting students to your account.

Counselors who organize 10+ students And, there’s more. Counselors who organize 10+ students to participate in the Marathon will ... + Be entered in a drawing to receive a $50 Gift Card (4 counselors awarded) + Receive a report of all student submissions Interested? Email us at info@collegegreenlight.com

Create Student Accounts + Connect to You Counselor Account Next Steps Create Student Accounts + Connect to You Counselor Account Click Here to View Instructions Don’t forget to share with students. It takes students 3 minutes to set up account & begin scholarship search.