Scholarship Night @ Southridge High School

Getting Started Find scholarships now ! Scholarship Tips Generally the same every year Scholarship Tips Generate a list of possibilities Group scholarships by essay theme. ie: Leadership, community service, Majors, etc. Group scholarships by deadline. Look for September deadlines Use your summer wisely 1 Essay every 2/3 weeks

Generating a List of Possibilities Career Information System High School Scholarship Pages Quest Bridge Raise.me : Micro Scholarships Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) OSAC Local vs National Even smaller $$ is worth the time Look for interviews

Letters of Recommendation What do you want the reader to know about you What did you cover in your essay? Consider multiple perspectives Give your recommender a heads up that you will be asking for one. Now? Consider multiple perspectives. Ask your recommender to focus on what you did not. ie: leadership, creativity, critical thinking etc. When time to apply- give recommender the deadline and a couple weeks to write Thank you note

Questions This presentation will be available on the Southridge HS / Counseling webpage as well as the College and Career link on the BSD webpage