1. Scholarship Night @ Southridge High School

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

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