College Planning
February is here and …
Junior College Planning Meeting – Thursday, February 23 at 7:00 in the Chapel
Take advantage of open house programs. Just attending some of these events will help you gather information and make comparisons between schools. Events will be updated as program announcements arrive.
Spring break is an excellent time to visit college campuses.
Watch the test deadlines for the SAT and ACT. Registration after the deadline will cost more. RCCS is not a test center for the SAT.
Summer Opportunities
Calvin College (Grand Rapids, MI) – Entrada Scholars Program – a summer academic program for ethnic and racial minority students completing their junior or senior year of high school. For further information, contact www.calvin.edu/entrada or 800.688.0122
Emory Pre College Program (Atlanta, GA) – rising juniors and seniors can get a glimpse of academic and residential life at a top ranked national university. Students may enroll in classes with college students, earn transferable credits and explore topics with professors who are leading experts in their fields. For more information or to apply, explore www.precollege.emory.edu .
Furman University Summer Scholars (Greenville, SC) – Two one week sessions allow high school juniors and seniors to learn through collaboration with their peers and professors in and outside the classroom Sign up at www.engagefurman.com .
Hillsdale College (Hillsdale, MI) – Summer Study Abroad Program – offers students the opportunity to earn three undergraduate credits while travelling to historical sites in Italy, England or France. Hillsdale will reply within two weeks of receipt of your application. Topics include The Land and Literature of England, Winston Churchill and WWII, and Western civilization: visions from Italy. If interested, please contact Andrea Clark in Admissions at 517.607.2526 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
Johns Hopkins University Engineering Innovation (Baltimore, MD) – a 4 week summer program that provides high school students the opportunity to earn 3 college credits. The course is JHU’s freshmen “What is Engineering?” course condensed into four intense, fun, challenging weeks.
Lebanon Valley College (Annville, PA) – Daniel Fox Youth Scholars Institute – a residential program that allows students who have completed 9th, 10th, or 11th grade to complete challenging activities, learn about career opportunities, and prepare for college life. June 25 -29, 2012. Cost is $540 for residential and $350 for commuters. Deadline is March 23, 2012. www.lvc.edu/youth-scholars
University of Maryland (College Park, MD) - Young Scholars Program – an outstanding pre college experience for students of exceptional ability and promise to pursue academic interests, learn about careers and earn 3 college credits. This program is open to rising 10th, 11th and 12th grade students. Tuition = $3000 for residents and $1900 for commuters. Deadline is June 15, 2012. For more information is available at www.ysp.umd.edu/ea .
Service Academies
If anyone is planning to attend any of the service academies, please note that there is an early fall deadline for all nominations. You will need to begin your planning in the spring of your junior year.
USMA has kindly provided some helpful websites (www.usma.edu) and (www.admissions.usma.edu/Prospectus/). To complete your Cadet Questionnaire online go to (www.admissions.usma.edu/apply.cfm). Sophomores interested in West Point should go to www.admissions.usma.edu/startyoung.cfm) and click on the link to be placed on the Admissions mailing list for information on preparing for admission to the Academy.
To be admitted, you must pass the Candidate Fitness Assessment and you must take a qualifying medical examination. You may gain medical information at https://dodmerb.tricare.osd.mil and see “Frequently asked Questions.”
Nominations, the legal authority for the Academies to offer you admission, require much time and planning. You should apply for nomination at the time you open your admission file. Those authorized to provide nomination are the president, vice president, US senators, US representatives, delegates to the House of Representatives from Washington, DC, Guam and the Virgin Islands; the governors of American Samoa and Puerto Rico, the resident representative from the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Secretary of the Army. At a minimum, you should apply to your two US senators, your member in the House of Representatives and the vice president.
Each member of Congress has 5 cadetships or vacancies at the Academy. They may nominate up to 10 candidates to compete for each vacancy. You should use your local addresses of your congressional representatives for nomination requests. Visit the website http://capwiz.com/nyt/ to find the local address listings. Congressional nomination deadlines normally fall between October and December.
TESTING
SAT and ACT – Redeemer’s CEEB code is 210676
Please carefully check on any required subject tests. Certain subjects are only offered on specified test dates. For example, the Language with Listening Test is only offered in November. The complete calendar is available at www.collegeboard.com/subjectcalendar
Fees –
SAT Reasoning Test - $49
Subject Tests - $22 (per registration), for Language Tests with Listening, add $22, all other Subject Tests add $11 each.
Registration and all information is available at www.collegeboard.com
Test prep books are available in room 200A.
Registration Information:
March 10 – deadline = February 10 SAT ONLY … no Subject Tests offered
May 5 – deadline = April 6
June 2 – deadline = May 8
Test Registration Deadlines for the ACT:
April 14 – deadline = March 9
June 9 – deadline = May 4
Fees –
ACT (no Writing) - $34
ACT Plus Writing - $49.50
Registration and all ACT information is available at www.actstudent.org
**For information on testing modifications or services for disabilities, please contact Pam Doyle.
Before you receive your test scores …
An interesting website for anyone concerned about standardized tests is www.fairtest.org . This organization lists many colleges that admit substantial numbers of students without regard to test scores.
COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVE VISITS
College visits will be scheduled during lunch. Although brief, these meetings provide a fine opportunity to either learn about a new college or find answers to those last minute questions you might have. Representatives are admission staff members. Parents are always welcome!
No one is scheduled at this time.
COLLEGE FAIRS / INFORMATION PROGRAMS
Watch for additional spring fair announcements.
AIMS College Fair – April 26 – Crowne Plaza Hotel in Timonium (2 sessions) 5 – 9:30 pm
NACAC College Fair – Prince George’s County Sports and Learning Center / Field House / 8001 Sherriff Road / Landover, MD 20785 Thursday, April 26, 9:30 am – 1pm and 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Colleges That Change Lives – Marriott Bethesda North Hotel / Conference Center - Sunday, May 20 at 11 am and 3 pm. See www.ctcl.org for more information about this group of colleges and their 2012 events.
OPEN HOUSE PROGRAMS
While an open house is fun and interesting, you can visit any time. Please call ahead to find out the times for information sessions, presentations and tours. You may not get to see many of the current undergraduate students, but you can see facilities, student guides, faculty, and admissions staff members. If you like what you see, you can return to meet more of the students. Visiting a campus is the best way to assess whether a college is right for you. The following special programs may interest you:
Those without specific dates will soon post spring options . . .please keep checking.
Bridgewater College – Call 800.759.8328
College of Notre Dame –
Covenant College – Campus Preview weekend – March 29 – 31
Eastern University – Explore Eastern Days – February 20, April 26
Goucher College – Explore Goucher Days
Lehigh University – Engineering Tours – Mondays and Fridays at 1 pm. See the Lehigh web calendar for specific dates.
Loyola University – Saturday Programs - March 17 and 31, April 28
Johns Hopkins University –
McDaniel College
Messiah College – February 20, April 14
St. Mary’s College of Maryland – Open House – April 21, July 14, August 18 at 10 am. Please call 800.492.7181 or www.smcm.edu/admissions .
Salisbury University – Saturday visits
Stevenson University – Open House – March 3, April 28 Register online at visit.stevenson.edu
Susquehanna University –
Towson University –
U Baltimore –
U Maryland –
Valley Forge Christian College – for high school juniors and seniors: Breakaway = March 22 -23, Open House =April 14 and 21, College for a Day = Weekdays by appointment only. 800.432.VFCC
Villanova University
Virginia Commonwealth University – VCU Music – Auditions – 2/18, 2/20
Washington College –
Tuition Information
Academic Common Market – this is an interesting concept! A tuition savings program, if you live in a Southern Regional Education Board state (Maryland is one) and wish to earn a degree in a specialized subject that is offered by another SREB school, you can pay in-state tuition. 149 institutions participate in this program. For more information, please see the web site at www.sreb.org/acm.asp .
Check out Indiana University of Pennsylvania and the discount for Maryland students! To qualify, students need to have a B average at the time of graduation. The savings is $5,554. Learn all of the facts at www.iup.edu/admissions/undergraduate/tuitiondiscount or contact the admissions office at 724.357.2230.
Scholarship Searches
CollegeBoard.com, Scholarships.com, Fastweb.com, finaid.org, Petersons.com, and ThePrincetonReview.com provide excellent places to start looking for funds for college.
Scholarship opportunities
A wealth of scholarship options is available. For some, early research and application will be required. Seniors, please read through the Financial Aid section to see scholarship deadlines for certain schools.
Early Fall Deadlines
Please consider these excellent programs (and remember that the deadlines listed are general. Be sure to check the dates for the current application year!!):
Prudential Spirit of Community Awards through the National Association of Secondary Principals – recognizes students in grades 5-12 who have demonstrated exemplary community service. Students in grades 5-12 must show volunteer activities at least in part after September 1, 2009. Complete an online application and submit it to the RCCS office. Redeemer is allowed one middle and one high school winning nominee who will go on to the national level of competition. Applications are available through www.spirit.prudential.com or www.nassp.org/spirit. Paper applications may be obtained by calling 877.525.8491. State level prizes include $1000 and a trip to Washington, DC. National Application Deadline – November 1, 2010 (RCCS will send materials for the school wide winner). If you prefer, you may submit your application through a Girl Scout Council, a county 4-H organization, an American Red Cross chapter, a YMCA, an affiliate of HandsOn Network. Applicants and their parents must sign the application form’s signature page and fax it to 615.627.9697 or upload it on the application site.
Tylenol Scholarships – 20 one-time $10,000 scholarships, 150 scholarships of $1000 for students who plan to major in a health related field. www.scholarship.tylenol.com September 30
Wells Fargo College Steps Program – 10 scholarships of $1000 via random drawings. www.wellsfargo.com October 1
Siemens Westinghouse Competition – a famous math and science project-based competition that awards scholarships totaling up to $100,000. www.siemens-foundation.org October 1
Outstanding Students of America – ten one-time scholarships of up to $10,000. www.outstandingstudentsofamerica.com October 1
Coca Cola Scholars – 250 one-time scholarships of up to $20,000. www.coca-colascholars.org October 1
Horatio Alger – 100 one time scholarships of $10,000 and 200 awards of $1000 to students with financial need who have overcome obstacles. www.horatioalger.com October 31
Our Family for Families First – awards ten $40,000 scholarships to high school seniors having a parent who is an active duty Army soldier stationed at Fort Meade, Fort Polk, Fort Rucker, Fort Riley, Fort Sill or Aberdeen Proving Ground. Applications will be available on November 1, 2011 at www.ourfamilyfoundation.org .
VFW Voice of Democracy – (grades 9 – 12 are eligible) 50 one time awards of up to $30,000 (National Prize) for an essay and audio (cassette tape or CD) competition. The recording must be no fewer than 3 minutes and no longer than 5 minutes in length. The state level prize is $1000 and there are cash prizes for District and Post winners at the first, second and third place levels. Please see our local competition entry for further information. Topic for the 2011 competition: Is There Pride in Serving in Our Military? November 1
VFW Patriots Pen – (grades 6 – 8 are eligible) Prize is a $10,000 Savings Bond Topic for 2011: Are You Proud of Your Country? Typed essay of at least 300 words. Deadline – November 1
Intel Science Talent Search – 5 finalists in this competition have won the Nobel prize. 340 scholarships – complete a science research project of not more than 20 pages. Grand prize - $100,000 www.sciserv.org/sts November 11
Department of Defense – a scholarship for eligible students in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. This covers tuition, educational fees and books and provides a stipend of approximately $30,000 per year. Upon graduation, the student is obligated to accept full time civilian employment with the Dept of Defense for approximately the same time of the scholarship period. Find details at http://www.asee.org/fellowships/smart/ .
University of Dayton is offering $44 million in academic scholarships and grants to top students. Contact the UD Admissions Office at (800.837.7433) or (admission.udayton.edu/apply/).
Marist College - 12 FULL SCHOLARSHIPS (tuition, room, board) are now open for students who wish to study computer science or information technology and systems at Marist College. This is through a joint effort between Marist and the National Science Foundation. Please contact the Admissions Office for more information on this programs 800.436.5483.
Maryland MENSA – apply online at http://www.mensafoundation.org/scholarships. Essays must have a January 15 postmark.
New Saint Andrews College - $1000 scholarships for graduates of ACCS schools.
Ohio Wesleyan University – Merit Awards – Full ($33,240), Three Quarter ($24,930) and Half ($16,620) Tuition Scholarships. For information, please call 800.922.8953 or email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
The following competitions are listed in order of deadline. Deadlines that have passed will continue to be shown so you may keep these programs in mind for next year. Please consult the websites for the precise closing dates.
AXA Achievement Scholarship – 52 scholarships of $10,000 to students who set and reach ambitious goals, demonstrate drive, determination and ability to succeed in college. Information and an application are available through www.axa-achievement Apply by February 15
Center for Talented Youth – program sponsor, Johns Hopkins University, encourages parents and educators to nominate students who exhibit outstanding academic ability in their annual talent search. To qualify, a student must meet the following criteria: Achievement at the 95th percentile or higher on one or more subtests of a nationally normed standardized test and /or Achievement at advanced levels on state tests, designated as scoring in categories such as advanced proficiency, distinguished honors, gifted and /or Demonstration of superior academic performance. Qualifying students in grades 2-6 and 7-8 may pick up application packets in Room 203. Additional information is available at www.cty.jhu.edu . Talent Search application postmark is due Oct 1 for Dec tests and Nov 20 for Jan/Feb tests
Young Arts – registration deadline – October 1 / audition or portfolio deadline – November 1. Scholarship competition open to high school seniors in the performing, literary and visual arts. For full information see www.nfaa.org or call 800.970.ARTS.
Army ROTC Scholarship – full tuition and books at more than 600 colleges in exchange for a commitment to serve after graduation. www.armyrotc.com November 15
Intercollegiate Studies Institute, Circe Society and George Washington Society are cosponsoring an essay contest on “George Washington and the Formation of the American Character.” The competition is open to grades 8-12. Prizes are $100, $500 and $250. Please email essay This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call Kenneth Cribb at 302.652.4600 (X119). Registration deadline is November 25.
National Security Agency Stokes Educational Scholarship Program – renewable full tuition and internship programs to students in selected majors who agree to post graduation employment. www.nsa.gov November 30
Defense Intelligence Agency Undergraduate Training Assistance Program – renewable full tuition scholarships and internships to students in selected majors who agree to post graduation employment. www.dia.mil November 30
McKelvey Foundation Entrepreneur Scholarship – 60 Scholarships in 2009 - $40,000 awards to young entrepreneurs who meet the criteria – HS senior, plan to attend a 4 year U.S. college, owned and operated a business with at least one paid employee and sales revenue (unless non-profit). Fill out the online application and view more information at www.mckelveyfoundation.org or 877.625.3583. Andy McKelvey is the founder of monster.org.
Toyota Community Scholars – 100 one time scholarships up to $20,000 to students nominated by their schools in early December. www.toyota.com/about/community/education/scholars.html December 1
Society of Automotive Engineers – 100 scholarships, one time and renewable, up to full tuition. www.sae.org December 1
Air Force ROTC – renewable scholarships covering full tuition plus books to students attending more than 900 colleges nationwide. www.afrotc.com December 1
Bill of Rights Institute – Being an American Essay Contest (for students in grades 9-12) - $5000 (nine prizes) and 81 other cash prizes and trips to DC. 2010 topic: What civic value do you believe is most essential to being an American? Trace the enduring importance of this value throughout the American story by discussing: a Founding document that reflects this value; a figure from American history that reflects this value; and examples of how you have and /or could put this value into practice. All rules are available on www.BeingAnAmerican.org/Letter . December 1
National Beta Club – scholarships for members of this service club. www.betaclub.org December 1
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences - $10,000 per year to students interested in majoring in TV related fields. www.emmyonline.org December 10
Burger King Scholars - $1500 one time scholarships to 12th graders who must work at least 15 hours per week. www.bk.com
AXA Achievement Scholarship – 10 awards of $25,000 and 42 awards of $10,000 for outstanding achievement in a non-academic project. www.axa-achievement.com December 1
Best Buy@15 Scholarship Program – 1000 scholarships of $1500 for students in 9th - 12th grade. Requirement – solid grades and volunteer community service or work experience. For information or to apply – www.bestbuy.com/scholarships or at www.at15.com . Apply Dec 28 – Feb 15.
John F. Kennedy Profiles in Courage Essay Contest – $5000 cash and $5000 into a J Hancock Freedom 529 College Savings Plan for first place, Second place - $1000, five finalists will receive $5000 cash awards. Write an original and creative essay that demonstrates an understanding of political courage as described by John F. Kennedy in Profiles of Courage. Use at least 5 different sources. Essays must demonstrate an understanding of President Kennedy’s definition of courage. For complete guidelines test information – www.jfklibrary.org . January 5
Gates Millenium – more than 1000 renewable full ride scholarships to those with high financial need. www.gmsp.org January 5
Ron Brown Scholar – 20 scholarships for African Americans – 4 years / $40,000 www.ronbrown.org January 5
Elks Most Valuable Student Scholarship – 500 renewable awards of up to $15,000 per year. Financial need is a factor. www.Elks.org/enf/scholars/mvs.cfm January 10
Discover Card Tribute Award – 500 one time awards of up to $25,000. www.discoverfinancial.com . January 10
Sam Walton Community Scholarship – one of the largest scholarships, this offers more than 6000 one time awards of up to $25,000. www.walmartfoundation.org January 10
Toshiba National Science Teachers Association – a contest for students of all ages. Work in teams to design the technology of the future. One time award of $10,000.
Scholastic Art and Writing Awards – 900 awards from 250,000 entries from all age groups. 12th grade contestants are eligible for awards. www.scholastic.com/artsandwritingawards. Regional deadlines may vary.
American Legion National High School Oratorical Contest – one time scholarships of up to $18,000. www.legion.org Grades 9 -12 are eligible. Winter deadline – local deadlines may vary.
Intel Science and Engineering Fair – this is the umbrella organization for 500 regional science fairs that are generally held in March. Grades 9-12 are eligible. There is a one-time scholarship of up to $50,000. www.sciserv.org/isef .
Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) Scholarship – this is a highly competitive national selection process. Application is free. The scholarship is a renewable for up to full tuition and books at approximately 150 universities. There is a commitment to serve after graduation. Please see the website at www.nrotc.navy.mil for information. January 31
Calvin College – six Howard Hughes Medical Institute scholarships of $2500 each to first year students. This scholarship is awarded to top students who plan to major in biology, chemistry, biochemistry, physics or math and plan ti pursue a career in research or post secondary education. The scholarship is renewable for an additional 3 years. ALL application material for the scholarship and Calvin College is due by January31
KFC Colonel’s Scholars Program – seniors with financial need and an entrepreneurial spirit may qualify for awards up to $20,000 for tuition, fees, textbooks, room and board. You need a minimum GPA of 2.75 or higher, demonstrated need and plans to attend a 4 year public college. www.kfcscholars.org . Call 866.KFC.7240 February 1.
National Peace Essay Contest – more than 50 one-time scholarships of up to $10,000. www.usip.org/ed/rpec/index.html February 1
Phi Delta Kappa Scholarship – a one-time scholarship of up to $5000 for prospective education majors. www.pdkintl.org February 1
School of Visual Arts – Silas H. Rhodes Scholarships – based upon a review of the student’s creative and academic accomplishments. For more information, please contact www.sva.edu . Submit all application and scholarship materials by February 1.
DAR Scholarship – scholarships related to US history, government, economic, historic preservation and health programs. www.dar.org February 1
Junior Achievement – a range of scholarships from an organization that promotes business and economic literacy in schools. www.ja.org February 1
American Foreign Service Association – merit awards of up to $2500 and need-based awards of up to $3500. www.afsa.org February 1
USA Funds Access Education Scholarships – scholarships for minority students with financial need. www.usafunds.org February 11
National Federation of Independent Business – more than 400 awards of $1000 to teens with innovative business ideas. www.nfib.com February 11
Society of Women Engineers – Baltimore Washington Section. For information see http://www.baltwash.swe.org. For the application see http://societyofwomenengineers.swe.org/ . March 1
Sweet Briar College – CLIMB Engineering scholarships for women interested in engineering. 434.381.6357 or www.engineering.sbc.edu. March 1
The George E. Sonnefeld Foundation Inc – scholarship for college bound seniors who play golf, have an established handicap and live in the Baltimore area. March 15.
Jewish Community Services Big Brother, Big Sister Program – Several scholarships for Jewish students of single parent homes selected by financial need, academic performance, community and school involvement and letters of recommendation. Forms can be downloaded from www.jcsbaltimore.org. March 31
Optimist International Essay Contest – one-time scholarships of up to $6000. www.optimist.org February 28 but check with local clubs for their deadlines.
Kaplan’s My Turn Essay Contest – grades 9-12 see your work in Newsweek and receive a one-time award of up to $5000. www.kaptest.com/essay February 28
Pfizer Epilepsy Scholarship Award – awards up to $3000 available to students with a particular medical condition. www.epilepsy-scholarship.com
USDA 1890 National Scholars Program – full ride renewable awards to students looking at historically black colleges. www.scholars.program.usda.gov Late February
Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year – 25 one time scholarships of $7500 are awarded. Academic and athletic excellence is the standard. www.bodybymilk.com March 5
Horace Mann Scholarship – 26 one time scholarships of up to $10,000 for children of teachers or school employees. www.horacemann.com March 15
Hispanic Scholarship Fund / Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Scholarship Program – one time awards of up to $2500 for students with intended majors in math, computer science and engineering. www.shpe.org March 15
Polish Heritage Association of Maryland – scholarship grants for undergraduate and graduate students in the 2009/10 academic year. To qualify, you must be a full time college student in the fall of 2009, a legal resident of Maryland and have at least two Polish ancestors. Selection will be made primarily on financial need and additional evaluation will focus on academic standing, leadership potential, and pride of your Polish heritage. Applications are available at www.pha-md.org . March 31
Young American Creative Patriotic Art Award – 3 one time scholarships of $10,000 available to students in grades 9-12. www.ladiesauxvfw.org March 31
Jackie Robinson Foundation – up to $24,000 over four years to minority students of outstanding credentials who are American citizens. www.jackierobinson.org March 31
Young Naturalist Awards – Grades 7-12 – sponsored by the Museum of Natural History - one time prizes of up to $2500 for outstanding science projects in biology, earth science or astronomy. www.amnh.org April 1
Signet Classic Essay Contest – 5 scholarships of $1000 to 11th and 12th graders who write a 2-3 page essay. www.penguingroup.com April 12
AMVETS Scholarship – 10 awards of $4000 to veterans and their dependents. www.amvets.org mid April
Society of Hispanic Engineers Scholarship – up to $3000 via a variety of programs. www.shpe.org April 20
Holocaust Remembrance Project Essay – 10 one time awards of up to $10,000 (Grades 9-12). www.hklaw.com April 20
Jane Austen Society Essay - $1000 for first place in an essay contest (Grades 9-12). www.jasna.org April 20
American Fire Sprinkler Association Essay Contest – 10 one time scholarships of up to $2000. www.afsascholarship.org May 9
Society of Women Engineers – up to $5000 (renewable) available to male and female students. www.swe.org May 12
Donna Reed Performing Arts Scholarship – 10 one time awards up to $4000 for students who excel in acting and musical theater. www.donnareed.org June 1
Science Scholarships - Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) on any campus (Essex, Dundalk, Catonsville) in 7 Associate degree transfer programs – Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering Science and Environmental Science. The funding source is the National Science Foundation. Funds are available for approximately 20 individual scholarships of up to $5000 per semester. The scholarship award cannot exceed the student’s unmet financial need as determined by completion of FAFSA. Additional criteria are – GPA of 2.8 or higher, US citizen (permanent resident alien, or refugee alien, full time student (12 credits or more) while receiving the scholarship, must be in one of the listed science programs above.
Full criteria and forms can be obtained online at http://ccbcmd.edu/stem/sstem.html
Chemagination – a national essay contest sponsored by the American Chemical Society with awards determined at the local level. The deadline given is national, but interested students must enter locally and follow that set of guidelines. www.chemistry.org June 1
Sons of the American Revolution – Reinbaugh Oration Contest – (Grades 10-12) 5-6 minute oration related to the Revolution for scholarship prizes up to $3000. www.sar.org June 15
Important Deadlines for College Scholarship Programs (this is not a complete list – please be sure to consult the requirements for each of your schools):
November 1:
Boston College – Presidential Scholars
Emory University – Emory Scholars
Howard University
U Maryland – College Park
Miami University – Ohio – Harrison Scholarship
Rhodes College – Bellingrath Scholarship (nomination)
Washington University – Danforth Scholarship
University of Virginia – Jefferson Scholars
December 1:
Boston University –Trustee scholarship
Beloit
Fairfield University
U Connecticut
Milllsaps
U Missouri - Columbia
Rutgers
St. Olaf
U South Carolina
Villanova University – Presidential Scholars
Wake Forest – Reynolds Scholarship
Whittier
December 5
Presbyterian College
December 15:
Kenyon College
Ithaca College
U Richmond – Oldham Scholarship and Ethyl and Albemarle Science Scholarship
Washington and Lee – George Washington Honor Scholarship
December 31
Clemson U
UNC Chapel Hill
January 15
Calvin College
February 1
Calvin College
Great Books
As you begin looking for colleges or want to narrow your search through more details, a helpful book is Colleges That Change Lives by Loren Pope. This book is regularly updated and profiles 40 schools that help students of many academic levels find colleges that may not be well known in what the author calls “a status industry,” but are producing many top scholars and citizens. For more information – www.ctcl.com .
All American Colleges: Top Schools for Conservatives, Old Fashioned Liberals, and People of Faith - (Intercollegiate Studies Institute) – This guide provides an in depth look at 50 colleges from large evangelical Christian universities to tiny Catholic colleges, military academies to Quaker and Mennonite schools that offer solid curricula in an atmosphere of academic and personal freedom. Some of these schools may be unfamiliar to you, but they may offer just what you want for the future.
Choosing the Right College – The Whole Truth about America’s Top Schools – (Intercollegiate Studies Institute) – 134 top colleges are profiled in an independent, honest assessment that goes beyond the statistics and official opinions. In this guide, you will learn about the most meaningful aspects of your education including core curriculum, student living arrangements, presence of ideological bias, protection of free inquiry and the level of campus security. A thorough and very helpful resource.
Christian Colleges and Universities – (Peterson’s) lists and describes over 100 intentionally Christ-centered institutions in the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities. This user friendly guide is organized by region and offers basic guidance on each school. Very helpful.
College Navigator – Princeton Review: Find the School to Match Any Interest From Archery to Zoology – A great guide filled with ideas. This book is list based, so in depth information needs to come from another source, but it is quite helpful and interesting to review.
Cool Colleges by Donald Asher … Dare I suggest that a college guide can be fun? This book has an unusual format that offers a wealth of information on particular schools while also presenting useful trivia and important considerations to the admissions process. This is a great book for 10th and 11th graders who are just beginning their searches.
Fast Web: College Gold – the Step by Step Guide to Paying for College by Mark Kantrowitz - I like this as a helpful book for parents and students. It is informative, well organized and nicely presented.
What to Do When for College – A Student and Parent’s Guide to Deadlines, Planning and the Last Two Years of High School a tremendously helpful timeline that includes scholarship deadlines as well as the highly variable application deadlines to the competitive colleges. This book has been an excellent resource for me as I’ve tried to locate scholarship opportunities for RCCS students.
