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| Langham Creek High School | Top Tips to apply for 2007 |
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SCHOLARSHIP TIPS! 1. Apply only if you’re eligible. Read all of the scholarship requirements and directions carefully to make sure you’re eligible before you send in your application. 2. Complete the application in full. If a question doesn’t apply, note that on the application. Don’t just leave it blank. 3. Follow directions. Provide everything that is required. But don’t supply things that aren’t requested – you could be disqualified. 4. Neatness counts. Make several photocopies of all the forms you receive. Use the copies as working drafts to develop your application packet. Always type your application. If you must print, do so neatly and legibly. 5. Make sure your essay makes an impression. The key to writing a strong essay is to be personal and specific. Include concrete details to make your experience come alive: who, what, where and when. 6. Watch out for deadlines. To help keep yourself on track, impose a deadline on yourself that is at least two weeks before the stated deadline. Use this time to proofread your application before you send it off. 7. Make copies before sending. Before sending your application, make a copy of the entire packet and keep it on file in case your application goes astray. Make sure your name (and social security number if applicable) appears on each page of your application to ensure that nothing is lost. 8. Give it a final “once-over.” Proofread the entire application carefully. Be on the lookout for misspelled words or grammatical errors. Ask a friend, teacher or parent to proofread it as well. 9. Ask for help if you need it. If you have problems with the application, call the funding organization and ask questions. 10. Remember – your scholarship application represents you! Your ability to submit a neat, timely, complete application reflects on you. Take pride in yourself by submitting your best application. |
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Information…. • Langham Creek High School code #443-424 (used when registering for SAT or ACT). • Are you ready to apply for college? If so, you may apply for most Texas Colleges on-line at www.applytexas.org. Paper applications are available for those students who do not have access to the Internet. • GPA and Class Rank are now available. See your counselor for details. • Letters of Recommendation: You must give counselors 15 school days for letters of recommendation. Please submit your request with all pertinent information/forms to your counselor. • You may also pick up the blue Teacher Information to Counselor and the yellow So Tell Me forms from the Senior Scholarship drawer. Give the Teacher Information to Counselor sheet to 2 or 3 teachers and ask them to complete it and then forward it to your counselor. The So Tell Me form is a questionnaire that you complete and then turn into your counselor when you request a letter of recommendation (be sure to make copies for your future use). • Important Reminder: Be sure to write thank-you notes for all scholarships you receive. Also, send letters of regret to the schools you have chosen not to attend. |
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| Beware
of Scholarship Scams: www.ftc.gov.com “ You can do anything these people offer to do, without paying for the service.” |
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