By the time most of you read this, you will have already received your acceptance packet to High Point University– Congratulations!  HPU students experience a rigorous academic environment founded on traditions of high achievement, active involvement and holistic education, and we’re excited that you’ve chosen to contribute to that!

 Hopefully, you’ve heard about our merit-based Presidential Scholarship Program.  If you are an incoming freshman with demonstrated outstanding achievement, good citizenship, strong leadership, and exceptional scholarship, read on! 

 Students who have a score of at least 1100 on the Math & Critical Reading portions of the SAT, or a Composite score of 24 on the ACT are eligible to apply for the Presidential Scholarship Program.  There are six levels of the 2010 Awards Program, with fellowships and scholarships ranging from $2,000 to $25,000 per year.  You can read more about each level by clicking here.

 

To apply for the Presidential Scholarship Program, visit www.highpoint.edu/presidential. The application deadline is December 20, 2009.

 

What is the Scholarship Committee looking for on the application?

 The Committee is dedicated to awarding students who have demonstrated extraordinary achievement, citizenship, leadership, and scholarship. Here are a few tips to keep in mind as you complete the Presidential Scholarship Application:

• Take Care: Just like on the Application for Admission, we want to see that you have taken the time to fill out the Scholarship Application carefully. Have a counselor or teacher check your spelling and grammar. (Trust me, we can tell when you filled out the whole application during the last 15 minutes of lunch.)
• Toot Your Own Horn: There are places for you to fill out your academic awards and honors, organizations and activities, volunteerism and community service, special talents, and activities unrelated to school (work, religious, etc). You’ll be able to list any leadership positions you’ve held or special recognition you’ve earned in those arenas. Show the Committee how fabulous you really are!
• Write Well & Show Us Who You Are: There are three essays that must be 300 words or more, and you must complete all three essays. These questions are designed to give the Scholarship Committee a more complete picture of who you are and what you will uniquely contribute to the culture of High Point University. This is your chance to really shine! Be creative, but write well. (And use spell check; it’s there for a good reason!) Again, please, please, please, have your guidance counselor or English teacher put a second pair of eyes on your essays. Constructive criticism will only help you!

 

 What happens after I submit the Presidential Scholarship Application?

• Students will be reviewed by the University Scholarship Committee ONLY if they have been admitted to the University and have submitted the Presidential Scholarship Application.
• After the Committee has done the preliminary evaluation of the applications, semifinalists will be invited to interview on campus during a Presidential Scholarship Weekend in February 2010. Semifinalists will be notified by mail sometime between December 22^nd and January 15^th and the Admissions staff will assign invited students to an interview weekend.
• Semifinalists will be interviewed by two committees. Each committee will have faculty members and current Presidential Scholars.
• The University Scholarship Committee’s decisions will be postmarked by March 12, 2010.

  If you all have more questions about the Presidential Scholarship Program, please send me an email or give me a call (336-841-9161) and I’ll be happy to help you!  If your parents have questions, send them to www.TheWrennRoom.com or have them contact me.

 Be sure to check back in January when I’ll give interview tips for semifinalists who will be attending one of the Presidential Scholarship Weekends, including: what to wear, what to expect, and what you should do to prepare in advance.

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