Class of 2013 University Applications Handbook - UWC Maastricht

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Revising Your Essay Office of Career Guidance & University Applications Show your essay to your college counselor and teachers, especially English teachers. Check your spelling, grammar and punctuation. Make sure you haven’t used abbreviations. This is formal writing! Cut extra words. Delete repetitive parts and see how many words you can cut by making one word do the work of two or three. Use strong verbs and fresh, original language. Use strong opening and closing lines. Avoid clichés. “I want to help humankind” or “[This college] will allow me to fulfill my life goals”—statements such as these don’t tell us anything about you. (Most people want to help humankind, and you wouldn’t apply to this college if you didn’t think it would help you reach your goals … we hope.) Read the essay aloud. You will catch mistakes, long sentences and awkward phrasing this way. Proofread. Proofread again! Then click “submit” on your computer screen. Congratulations—you are finished! Additional Resources: Real College Essays that Work, by Fiske & Hammond (available at UWCM) Conquering the College Admission Essay in 10 Steps, by Alan Gelb (available at UWCM) Sample essays can be found at: http://www.shmoop.com/college/common-application-essays.html http://collegeapps.about.com/od/essays/a/EssayPrompts.htm http://collegeapps.about.com/od/essays/College_Admissions_Essays_Samples_Critiques_and_Writi ng_Tips.htm 32 | P a g e
USA Financial Aid and Scholarships Office of Career Guidance & University Applications The following information has been compiled from a variety of resources and reflects previous years, and is geared towards International Students. American passport holders have additional access to financial aid through Federal loans and scholarships. For US citizens, see: http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ For international students, the main source of financial aid is the individual college or university. Additional scholarships may be available through local government sources or scholarship competitions, these funds tend to be very limited at the undergraduate level. More scholarship sources are available for graduate level studies in the USA. Students should always verify this information directly with the university before they apply. Merit based scholarships for exceptional academics and talent, no consideration of family financial need. Students who are interested much look carefully at the application process and deadlines. The following schools offer merit scholarships up to 50% of total costs: UNC Chapel Hill: Morehead Cain Scholarship; Robertson Scholarship (SD school) Duke: Robertson Scholarship (SD school) Emory: Emory Scholars Rollins Boston University: Presidential Scholar Washington University St. Louis Need Blind Schools: Will admit without examining the financial situation of the family (students who are admitted receive a financial aid package to cover the cost of attendance; this may include family contribution if the school feels the family can afford to pay) Harvard, Yale, Brown, Dartmouth, Princeton, Amherst and Williams All other colleges: your financial aid application is considered as part of your admissions package UWC Shelby Davis Schools: http://www.davisuwcscholars.org/institutions Core Group provides $20,000 per year for students with financial NEED and provide up to full-need scholarships: Brown, Colby, College of the Atlantic, Dartmouth, Earlham, Harvard, Macalester, Methodist, Middlebury, Princeton, University of Florida, Wellesley (women only), Westminster College All other Shelby Davis Schools provide $10,000 per year for students with financial NEED based on family income. Most SD schools award a limited number of scholarships up to full family need – but a few do not. Resources for additional scholarship ideas: http://educationusa.state.gov/ https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/pay-for-college/scholarships-grants Rotary International Exchange: http://www.rotary.org/ 33 | P a g e
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