(New scholarships posted everyday)
Students Seeking Education by Experiencing Academic America (S.E.A.)
an Houston, Texas based mentoring program for high school students, students at risk, and college bound students who want to attend an Historically Black College / University. (HBCU).
S.E.A will post a scholarship for minority students each day. If you are a high school senior, junior, or an transferring college student, these scholarships are for you. FREE MONEY! We all know through life there is nothing Free, you have to apply to receive this money. Your cost is time. The time it takes to fill out the scholarship application.. Look for the S.E.A. blog each day, highlighting a new scholarship listing 2010/2011
Twenty Questions to Ask Your School Counselor.
Your school counselor is one of your best resources as you plan for college. Your counselor has information about admissions tests, college preparation, and your education and career options. Here are some basic questions to help get your conversation started:
1.What are the required and recommended courses—for graduation and for college prep?
2. How should I plan my schedule so I'll complete them?
3. Which elective courses do you recommend?
4. Which AP® courses are available? (Advance Placement)
5. When is the PSAT/NMSQT® going to be school a testing center for the SAT®, or will I need to go somewhere nearby?
6.Is this school a testing center for the SAT®, or will I
need to go somewhere nearby?
7. Do you have any after-school or evening sessions available for college planning, or the SAT?
8. Do you have college handbooks or other guides that I can browse or borrow? Do you have a copy of the free SAT Preparation Booklet™,which has a practice test in it?
9. What activities can I do at home and over the summer to get ready for college?
10. What kinds of grades do different colleges require?
11. Are there any college fairs at this school, or nearby?
12. Where do other kids from this school attend college?
13.What are the requirements or standards for the honor society?
14. Can you put me in touch with recent grads who are
going to the colleges on my wish list?
15. Do you have any information to help me start
exploring my interests and related careers?
16. If my colleges need a recommendation from you,
how can I help you know me better, so it can be more
personal?
17. Are there any special scholarships or awards that I
should know about now, so I can work toward them?
18. Can I see my transcript as it stands now, to see if
everything is as I think it should be?
19. Do you have any forms I need to apply for financial
aid?
20. How does our school compare to others, in terms of
test scores and reputation?
Reality Check
Your school counselor may be the most wonderful and accessible person on the planet, or may be juggling a thousand students and barely know your name. So remember that the person who has the biggest stake in your academics is you. It's up to you to stay on top of opportunities and deadlines, to take control of your future.
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/starting-points/114.html
SCHOLARSHIP OF THE DAY
9-27-2010
UNITED METHODIST STUDENTS
Leonard M. Perryman Communications Scholarship
Overview
The Leonard M. Perryman Communications Scholarship for Racial Ethnic Minority Students awards a $2,500 scholarship for undergraduate study of religion journalism or mass communications. It recognizes of the work of Leonard M. Perryman, a journalist for The United Methodist Church for nearly 30 years.
The scholarship assists a United Methodist undergraduate who intends to pursue a career in religion journalism through study at an accredited U.S. college or university.
The Perryman Scholarship promotes excellence by helping students continue their studies in communication, including electronic and print journalism.
One scholarship will be awarded to the best overall candidate.
Criteria for Selection
Applicants must be a United Methodist ethnic minority student enrolled at the junior or senior level in the journalism or communications department of an accredited college or university in the United States.
Applicants are judged on five criteria:
Christian commitment and involvement in the life of the United Methodist Church
Academic achievement as revealed by transcripts, grade point averages and the required letters of reference
Journalistic experience and/or evidence of journalistic talent
Clarity of purpose in plans and goals for the future
Potential professional ability as a religion journalist
How to Apply
Send all materials to:
Leonard M. Perryman Scholarship or Leonard M. Perryman Scholarship Committee Committee
United Methodist Communications United Methodist Communications
Communications Ministry Team Communications Ministry Team
P.O. Box 320 810 12th Ave. South
Nashville, TN 37202-0320 Nashville, TN 37203-4744
Applications are due by March 15.
About Leonard M. Perryman
Leonard M. Perryman was a Methodist journalist for 30 years. He served as a writer and editor with the Methodist Board of Missions and held leadership positions in many church organizations and associations.
A graduate of Missouri Valley College, he studied at Columbia University and University of North Carolina. Mr. Perryman continually fostered, supported and encouraged the Missional Priority on Ethnic Minority Local Church and the empowerment of women in the church. He died in 1983.
p.s. If you need help in your scholarship search, please contact S.E.A. c/o
NORRIS COLEMAN @ mr.nncoleman@yahoo.com
*As part of S.E.A. Mentoring Program, we want to build our Mentees vocabulary. S.E.A. has chosen to italicize words and statements in blue for our Mentee to understand and use in their vocabulary
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