STRATEGIC THINKERS PLAN FOR SCHOLARSHIPS
Scholarships HOME DEPOT Jacquene Curlee (JC)
I WAS OBSESSED TREAT SEARCHING FOR FREE MONEY LIKE A JOB! DEDICATED AVG 6 HOURS A DAY over 8 months HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT TO MAKE AN HOUR? Applied for $2.5 Million Results - Offered more than -$1.5 Million - Accepted $548K USAFA $8K Non-Mil - Results- Return on labor input $433/hour - TIME TURNS IN TO MONEY
The Scholarship Process Who say s there is no such thing as a FREE RIDE!!!
SCHOLARSHIPS PROCESS OVERVIEW TIME LINE SCHOLARSHIP COMPONENTS SCHOLARSHIP RESEARCH TIME TO APPLY
TIME LINE RESUME BUILDING ZERO IN ON SPECIALTIES SAT S MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
BRANDON S RESUME
BRANDON S RESUME CREATE ONE NOW!! Academic- Advanced classes since 3 rd grade (TAG-IB/AP) Academic Honors (Honor Roll (Elem-High School) School Activities- Middle/HS (Honor Chorus, French Club, Track, Chess Club (2 nd -12 th ); Violin/Orchestra, Cross Country, Soccer, Baseball) Civic Orgs: 100 Black Men, Boy Scouts, Civil Air Patrol, ACE Flying (flying since age 14), Frank Ski Kids Foundation AWARDS: Private Pilot License, 100 Black Men National Mentee of the Year, Eagle Scout, Lieutenant Colonel Civil Air Patrol, 1 st PL Science comp. to Amazon, Brazil, Lettered in Soccer
BRANDON S RESUME CREATE ONE NOW!! COMMUNITY SERVICE - Placed Flags on Veteran's Grave Sites for Memorial Day Annually -Habitat for Humanity - Atlanta Food Bank - Eagle Scout Project- Build 1,000 Book Library - Bicycle Rodeo LEADERSHIP POSITIONS KEEP WRITTEN RECORDS
Resume Building Your Resume Should Have ALL of these. Grades Awards Extracurricular Activities 1. Organizations (School, Religious/Civic) 2. Sports, Academic Groups,. Camps Community Service
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL Start in 6 th Grade HIGH SCHOOL Start in 9 th Grade SAT Prep Scholarship Research Academics GPA Activities Resume Building Anchoring for Scholarships SAT Prep- Increase Study Hours Scholarship Research- 2 years left, Activities Take PSAT (Scholarship) Academics 11 th Grade GPA/Grades (Baseline) Apply for Scholarships
SCHOLARSHIP COMPONENTS MERIT- GPA 3.0 & up; 2.5 (WITH FINANCIAL) FINANCIAL FASFA, INCOME COMPONENT Need Based Scholarships (Verification) Tzu Chi Scholars 2011, Bill & Melinda Gates Abercrombie & Fitch MISCELLANEOUS COMPONENTS- - Gender -Ethnicity -Part Time work -1 st in College COMMUNITY SERVICE -Track Dates & Hours
SCHOLARSHIP RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS INTERNAL TO THE UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE Check with each college you are ACCEPTED TO LOCAL AND REGIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS credit unions, churches; orgs parents/students are in Also not in- Lions Club, McDonalds, Comcast, AABE ) NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS- HIGHLY COMEPTITIVE: Think Eat/Shop/Look (Taco Bell, Wal-Mart, Kohl's, Ron Brown, AXA) Career Field (IT, Flying, Gymnastics, Math)
Military Scholarships/Benefits Local Commissary, NCO, Officers Orgs Transfer Military Educational benefits to child
A STRATEGY FOR LOCATING SCHOLARSHIPS BEGIN NOW TRACK BY SPREADSHEET-add to this list ENTERING FRESHMEN 9 TH GRADE LOCATE SCHOLARSHIPS REGISTER WITH (FASTWEB, CappEX, Scholarship Experts, Scholarships.com, Sallie Mae, Georgia 411, collegeboard.com They EMAIL YOU NEW ONES & DEADLINES
TIPS PARENT/CHILD TEAM RECORD RETENTION **************** LOR (Letter of recommendations) Ask way in ADVANCE 2-3 WEEKS ( Provide Your RESUME, highlight what they are looking for (no fluffy letters) Essays (create deadlines for essays; let others proof) Questions (type answer off line then copy/paste Complete the application 1 week prior to deadline (online sites Crash) Schedule time don t rush THIS IS REAL MONEY YOU ARE SEEKING
STRATEGIC THINKERS GET FREE MONEY! BUT YOU HAVE TO WORK FOR IT!!!! (JC)
STRATEGIC THINKERS PLAN FOR SCHOLARSHIPS This is my way of giving back to the community!!! I M OFFERING A $500 STRATEGIC THINKER SCHOLARSHIP SPRING 2013 Visit my website after November 30, 2012: www.strategicthinker.org