Parkland Magnet High School

Parkland Magnet High School

Scholarship News

September 21, 2012

College Night October 1, 2012

WSFCS sponsors an annual College Night. This year it will be held on October 1st from 5:00pm-8:00pm at Benton Convention Center in downtown Winston-Salem. Representatives from over 100 colleges and universities from across the country will be in attendance. A list of participating colleges is also attached to this email.

SAT Prep Workshop September 26

WSSU will host an SAT Prep workshop at Parkland on September 26th. The workshop will begin at 3:45pm in the Media Center and will last about an hour. This is a FREE event and all students are invited to attend. If you plan to attend please sign up in the Guidance Office by Sept 25th.

Getting In Event

Representatives from UNC-Chapel Hill, Davidson, Salem, Wake Forest, UNC-G, UNC School of the Arts, UNC-Charlotte, Forsyth Tech, Winston-Salem State, and High Point University will speak about the College Admissions Process on October 3rd from 6:30-8:30pm in the Reynolds High Auditorium. All students and parents are invited to attend.

Upcoming College Visits to Parkland:

Gardner Webb University: Tuesday October 2nd during lunch. No sign up required.

UNC-Pembroke: Tuesday October 2nd at 1:00pm. Sign up in Guidance now!

Meredith College: Wednesday October 3rd at Noon. Sign up in Guidance now!

NCSU School of Education: Thursday October 4th at 9:30am. Sign up in Guidance now!

Duke University: Thursday October 4th at 10:15am. Sign up in Guidance now!

UNC-Chapel Hill: Friday October 5th at 8:30am. Sign up in Guidance now!

College of Charleston: Tuesday October 16th during lunch. Sign up will be available in Guidance soon!

Wake Forest University: Thursday October 25th at 10:15am. Sign up will be available in Guidance soon!

Salem College: Thursday November 1st at 10:15am. Sign up will be available in Guidance soon!

The following scholarships are organized by deadline.

QuestBridge College Match Scholarship

Amount: FULL four-year scholarships to select colleges (examples: Brown, Notre Dame, Princeton, University of Virginia, Rice, Dartmouth, Emory, Stanford, MIT, Yale, Washington and Lee) see www.questbridge.org for a complete list of participating colleges

Criteria: Applicants must come from households earning less than $60,000 annually for a typical family of four. Applicants must demonstrate academic excellence. Parkland had a Questbridge Scholarship winner last year!

Application: To apply visit www.questbridge.org

Deadline: Applications are due by September 28th.

Wendy’s High School Heisman

Criteria: This program recognizes seniors who have at least a 3.0 GPA and participate in at least one school-sponsored sport.

Applications: Applications are available online at www.wendysheisman.com. The first 25,000 applications completed receive a $10 Wendy’s gift card.

Deadline: Applications are due October 2nd.

AES Scholarship

Amount: $500

Criteria: All seniors may apply.

Applications: The application involves writing an essay in response to one of two questions found at http://www.aesengineers.com/scholarships.htm. You do not need to be interested in engineering to apply.

Deadline: Applications are due October 2nd.

Roanoke College Scholarships

Amount: $190,000 over four years of study

Criteria: Applicants must have an outstanding academic record.

Application: To apply visit www.roanoke.edu/scholars

Deadline: Applications are due by October 15th.

Thomas Wolfe Scholarship to UNC-Chapel Hill

Amount: full scholarship for 4 years

Criteria: applicants must demonstrate exceptional writing ability in prose, poetry or playwriting

Applications: Applications can be downloaded at http://english.unc.edu/creative/tws

Deadline: Applications must be postmarked by October 15th. You must also submit an Early Admissions application to UNC-Chapel Hill by this date to be considered..

Coca-Cola Scholars Program

Amount: 250 students will receive a total of approximately $3 million each year

Criteria: Applicants must demonstrate academic excellence, leadership and community service. Applicants must have a minimum 3.0 GPA. Parkland has had Coca-Cola scholarship winners in the past!

Application: To apply visit www.coca-colascholars.org

Deadline: Applications are due October 31st

Ron Brown Scholar Program

Amount: approximately $40,000

Criteria: Applicants must be African-American high school seniors who excel academically, as well as exhibit exemplary leadership and service skills. Applicants must demonstrate financial need.

Application: To apply visit www.ronbrown.org

Deadline: Applications are due November 1st (if you want your application information forwarded to some other scholarship providers) or January 9th (if you want to be considered only for the Ron Brown scholarship)

Gates Millenium Scholarship

Amount: Various amounts up to full tuition.

Criteria: Applicants must demonstrate financial need. Applicants must be African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian Pacific Islander American or Hispanic American. They must be a citizen, national or legal permanent resident. Applicants must have at least a 3.3 unweighted GPA and show leadership ability through community service or extracurricular activities. Parkland had a Gates Millenium winner last year!

Application: To apply visit www.gmsp.org. This application requires two recommendations (one for academics and one for service and leadership activities)

Deadline: Application deadline is January 16, 2013.

Navy ROTC Scholarship

Amount: full tuition, books, and a stipend for four years of college at participating universities

Criteria: Seniors interested in a career in the military may apply.

Applications: Applications are found online at https://www.nrotc.navy.mil/application/default.cfm

Upcoming College Open Houses:

NC State University will sponsor a Pack Preview Event on Tuesday September 25th from 6:30-8:00pm at the Deep River Event Center in Greensboro. RSVP for this event to .

Salem College will host a Fall Visit for high school Seniors on Sunday October 21st. To register for this event call 1-800-32-SALEM or register online at ww.salem.edu/admissions/visit.

NC A&T State University will host its’ Annual University Day on October 13th from 7:00am-1:30pm. Register online at https://aggieadmissions.ncat.edu/undergraduateadmissions/default.asp.

University of Virginia will host an information session on Sunday Sept 30th at 6:00pm in Raleigh at Cardinal Gibbons High School. RSVP at www.admission.virginia.edu/uva-visits-you

Benedict College will host its Fall Open House on Saturday October 6th from 9:00am-Noon. Free lunch and tickets to the Benedict vs. Stillman football game will be provided. If you plan to attend, please sign up in Guidance by Friday September 28th.

College and Scholarship Quick Notes

Applying to College

1. Research your college options! These are just a few of the websites where you can conduct college searches: www.cfnc.org (NC schools only),

www.collegeboard.com, www.cappex.com

2. Narrow down your list of schools soon so that you can begin the application process. Typically students apply to 3-5 schools, but you want to be sure that one of them is a “safety” school (a place where you are an above average applicant and feel fairly certain you’ll be accepted).

3. If you have not already taken the SAT or ACT, make sure you are registered for one of the testing dates below.

Test Date / Registration Deadline / Late Deadline
SAT / October 6 / September 7 / September 21
November 3 / October 4 / October 19
ACT / October 27 / September 21 / October 5
December 8 / November 2 / November 16

Fee waivers will be available in guidance for students who receive free/reduced price lunch. You CANNOT use a fee waiver for Late Registration. When you register for a test, make sure you choose colleges where your scores will be sent. It costs extra to send scores later, and the Guidance office cannot send your scores to colleges!

4. Complete your applications! All college applications are now online. You can apply through individual college websites. For colleges in NC, you can apply online at www.cfnc.org, and a growing number of colleges are now accepting the Common Application found at www.commonapp.org. CFNC and the Common Application are easy ways to apply to multiple colleges!

5. Pay attention to deadlines! Many college application deadlines occur in December, January and February. Mark deadlines on a calendar so that you can easily see when things are due. Make sure to give yourself time to write essays and your teachers time to write recommendations.

6. After you complete your application, go to Guidance to request a transcript. You must have a transcript sent in order for your application to be complete!

Applying for Scholarships and Financial Aid

1. Every senior needs to fill out a Senior Brag Sheet, available in Guidance and on the Parkland Guidance website. Do this as soon as possible, and return your Brag Sheets to Mrs. Sergiacomi.

2. Scholarship information will be available through email, on the Guidance page of Parkland’s website, and on the bulletin board outside of Guidance. Paper copies will be available in Guidance and updated at least once a month. You can also follow us on Twitter @PMHSCollegeInfo

3. Be sure to check each college’s website early in the year. Most large scholarships are offered through individual colleges. Some colleges require separate scholarship applications or have an earlier application deadline if you want to be considered for scholarships.

4. Many scholarships limit the number of applications from each high school. In these cases where nominations are limited you must have a Senior Brag Sheet on file with Mrs. Sergiacomi to be considered for nomination by the Scholarship Committee.

5. All students should complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) as soon after January 1st, 2013 as possible. The FAFSA website is www.fafsa.ed.gov. We will happily assist you in completing your FAFSA.

6. Here are some great websites to help aid in your scholarship search: