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PRESIDENT’S SCHOLARS PROGRAM Academic Year 2009-2010 Scholarship Application, Instructions, and Recommendation Forms
Please submit all completed application materials to the address below by the postmark deadline date of Friday, January 30, 2009.
President’s Scholars Program Office of the President Cal State Fullerton Langsdorf Hall 801 P.O. Box 6810 Fullerton, CA 92834-6810 Please visit our website at www.fullerton.edu/scholars for more information about Cal State Fullerton and the President’s Scholars Program.
PRESIDENT’S SCHOLARS PROGRAM 20092010 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION FORM
IMPORTANT: You must file an application for general admission to Cal State Fullerton before applying for the President’s Scholars scholarship. Scholarship applications from students who have not applied to the university will not be considered. This scholarship is not transferable between other CSU campuses. In addition to highschool transcripts submitted for general university admission, you must request and send a separate set of transcripts for this scholarship. You are responsible for ensuring the timely delivery of your transcripts to the program office. Check with your school’s registrar to confirm that a separate set of transcripts is sent to our program office by the deadline date of January 30, 2009.
This application form must be completed using a black ink pen. If you wish to word process this application, please use this form as a general page layout guide. Please format the document using the exact order of items on each of the following pages. The envelope(s) containing this application and supporting documents must be postmarked no later than the end of the business day on January 30, 2009. For more information on the application materials and procedures, please visit our website at: www.fullerton.edu/scholars. Applicant Name:
(Last)
Address:
(First)
(Middle)
(Street)
(City)
Telephone: ( )
Date of Birth:
(Month)
(ZIP Code)
(Day)
(Year)
Email Address: His occupation? What is your father’s name? Her occupation? What is your mother’s name? Are you a California Resident? Yes No Would you like us to send a copy of this application to the University Honors Program? (If yes, you will not have to fill out a separate application). Yes No If you are a nonresident of the United States, but can claim California residency, you must personally present your I94 identification card to the Office of Admissions and Records in Langsdorf Hall 102, or mail a legible photocopy to the President’s Scholars Program office to have your California residency confirmed with the university. If you are not a California resident, you are not eligible to apply for this scholarship.
High school name and city: What major did you declare on your application to CSUF? (If undecided, write “undeclared”): Are you a 2009 National Merit Scholar Finalist or Semifinalist? Yes No If yes, which?
PSP2009-10, p. 1/5
Last Name, First Name
The following questions may be printed (please print legibly) in black ink on this application, or word processed on a separate sheet(s) of paper.
1. List all high-school activities in which you were involved (and estimated hours per week or month). If none, please explain. Do not abbreviate names of clubs and organizations. 10th Grade: 11th Grade: 12th Grade:
2. List all student and leadership offices held while in high school. 10th Grade: 11th Grade: 12th Grade:
3. List the community service activities that you were involved in during your high-school years (and estimated hours per week or month). If none, please explain. 10th Grade: 11th Grade: 12th Grade:
4. List all scholarships (and amounts awarded), honors and awards you have received during high school, and the year you received them. Scholarships: Honors: Awards:
PSP2009-10, p. 2/5
Last Name, First Name
5. What Honors, Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses have you taken in high school (please include course title)? If you have not taken Honors, AP or IB courses available at your school, please explain. If your school does not offer Honors, AP or IB courses, please indicate on the first line below. 10th Grade: 11th Grade: 12th Grade: 6. List any community college or university courses you have completed. Include the name of the institution, the course title(s), the number of units you earned, and the grade(s) you earned in the space below. College Name
Course Title
Units
Grade
PSP 2009-10, p. 3/5
ESSAYS
7. Please submit the following two word‐processed essays with your other application materials. Handwritten essays will not be accepted. Print each essay separately on an 8 ½” x 11” sheet of white paper. Include a second sheet for each of the essays if required. Include your full name, high school, and date on the top right‐hand corner of each sheet. Please limit each response to about 400‐500 words. Essays can be single spaced if the font size is no smaller than 12.
Pay close attention to clarity, content, grammar, punctuation, and style. A scholarship committee carefully reviews all essays and application materials. The resulting scores can significantly influence your overall ranking among finalists.
Essay 1 Background:
Every year the University President personally selects each member of the President’s Scholars incoming freshman class. President’s Scholars must meet high standards in academic performance, community involvement, and overall contributions to the university at large.
Essay:
Why do you believe that you should receive this scholarship and be counted among the “best of the best” at Cal State Fullerton next year? (Things to think about when answering this question: What makes you stand out among your peers? How do your academic accomplishments, leadership abilities, and volunteer activities qualify you to be a Cal State Fullerton President’s Scholar?)
Essay 2 Essay:
Do you participate in a school‐ or organization‐sponsored (e.g. YMCA, church group, hospital volunteer program) service activity that is important to you?
If so, do you intend to continue this service activity during your studies at Cal State Fullerton? Tell us what the service activity is, and how you plan to incorporate it into your college experience. How will you involve the current students in the President’s Scholars Program? If not, is there a service activity that you wanted to be involved in during high school, but did not have the time to pursue? Tell us why this activity is important to you, and how your participation in this activity can make a difference at Cal State Fullerton. Explain how you plan to involve the current students in the President’s Scholars Program in your service activity.
Last Name, First Name
CANDIDATE EVALUATION FORMS AND LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION
8. The following two individuals will complete a Candidate Evaluation Form and write a Letter of Recommendation for me:
Evaluator I.
Title:
Name:
School Name:
Work Address: (Street, City, Zip Code) Evaluator II.
)
Work Telephone: (
)
Title:
Name:
School Name:
Work Telephone: (
Work Address: (Street, City, Zip Code)
APPLICANT SIGNATURE 9. All of the information on this application form is true and complete to the best of my knowledge: Signature
Date
PSP 2009-10, p. 5/5
PRESIDENT’S SCHOLARS PROGRAM CANDIDATE EVALUATION FORM AND RECOMMENDATION LETTER INSTRUCTIONS To the Applicant: After completing the information below, please give this form to someone in your high school (e.g., teacher or counselor) who can personally recommend you for this scholarship. It is your responsibility to ensure the timely return of this form and letter to you. Once you receive the signed and sealed envelope containing the form and letter from this recommender, send it along with your scholarship application packet by January 30, 2009.
Applicant Name: (Last)
(First)
Address: (Street)
(Middle) (City)
Telephone: ( ) To the Candidate Evaluator:
(ZIP Code)
The above‐named student is applying for a merit‐based, full‐ride scholarship to be awarded to a select group of outstanding first‐time freshmen at Cal State Fullerton in the fall of 2009. Rate the applicant according to your knowledge and experience with him/her keeping in mind the following characteristics: academic excellence, outstanding personal qualities, and contributions to school and community. Leadership Ability
Outstanding ________
Excellent ________
Good ________
Average ________
No Opinion ________ ________
Contributes to School/Community________
________
________
________
Integrity
________
________
________
________
________
Creativity
________
________
________
________
________
Academic Potential
________
________
________
________
________
Maturity
________
________
________
________
________
What is the student’s greatest strength?
How long have you known the candidate?
In what role?
LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION INSTRUCTIONS
On a separate sheet of school letterhead, please write a letter of recommendation for the above‐named student. Keep in mind that we thoroughly review all recommendation letters, and assign significant weight to the content in our screening process. Use anecdotes or examples to give screening committee members a unique description of the applicant. Please write original content—form letters do not receive a score. IMPORTANT: After you complete this form and your letter of recommendation, please place them in an envelope, seal, sign along the seal, and place clear tape over your signature. Return the secured envelope to the applicant. Evaluator’s Name and Title: (Last) (First) (Title)
School Address: (Street) Work Telephone: ( ) Evaluator’s Signature:
(City)
(ZIP Code)
Date:
PSP, 10/2008
PRESIDENT’S SCHOLARS PROGRAM CANDIDATE EVALUATION FORM AND RECOMMENDATION LETTER INSTRUCTIONS To the Applicant: After completing the information below, please give this form to someone in your high school (e.g., teacher or counselor) who can personally recommend you for this scholarship. It is your responsibility to ensure the timely return of this form and letter to you. Once you receive the signed and sealed envelope containing the form and letter from this recommender, send it along with your scholarship application packet by January 30, 2009.
Applicant Name: (Last)
(First)
Address: (Street)
(Middle) (City)
Telephone: ( ) To the Candidate Evaluator:
(ZIP Code)
The above‐named student is applying for a merit‐based, full‐ride scholarship to be awarded to a select group of outstanding first‐time freshmen at Cal State Fullerton in the fall of 2009. Rate the applicant according to your knowledge and experience with him/her keeping in mind the following characteristics: academic excellence, outstanding personal qualities, and contributions to school and community. Leadership Ability
Outstanding ________
Excellent ________
Good ________
Average ________
No Opinion ________ ________
Contributes to School/Community________
________
________
________
Integrity
________
________
________
________
________
Creativity
________
________
________
________
________
Academic Potential
________
________
________
________
________
Maturity
________
________
________
________
________
What is the student’s greatest strength?
How long have you known the candidate?
In what role?
LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION INSTRUCTIONS
On a separate sheet of school letterhead, please write a letter of recommendation for the above‐named student. Keep in mind that we thoroughly review all recommendation letters, and assign significant weight to the content in our screening process. Use anecdotes or examples to give screening committee members a unique description of the applicant. Please write original content—form letters do not receive a score. IMPORTANT: After you complete this form and your letter of recommendation, please place them in an envelope, seal, sign along the seal, and place clear tape over your signature. Return the secured envelope to the applicant. Evaluator’s Name and Title: (Last) (First) (Title)
School Address: (Street) Work Telephone: ( ) Evaluator’s Signature:
(City)
(ZIP Code)
Date:
PSP, 10/2008
Please submit all completed application materials to the address below by the postmark deadline date of Friday, January 30, 2009.
President’s Scholars Program Office of the President Cal State Fullerton Langsdorf Hall 801 P.O. Box 6810 Fullerton, CA 92834-6810 Please visit our website at www.fullerton.edu/scholars for more information about Cal State Fullerton and the President’s Scholars Program.
PRESIDENT’S SCHOLARS PROGRAM 20092010 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION FORM
IMPORTANT: You must file an application for general admission to Cal State Fullerton before applying for the President’s Scholars scholarship. Scholarship applications from students who have not applied to the university will not be considered. This scholarship is not transferable between other CSU campuses. In addition to highschool transcripts submitted for general university admission, you must request and send a separate set of transcripts for this scholarship. You are responsible for ensuring the timely delivery of your transcripts to the program office. Check with your school’s registrar to confirm that a separate set of transcripts is sent to our program office by the deadline date of January 30, 2009.
This application form must be completed using a black ink pen. If you wish to word process this application, please use this form as a general page layout guide. Please format the document using the exact order of items on each of the following pages. The envelope(s) containing this application and supporting documents must be postmarked no later than the end of the business day on January 30, 2009. For more information on the application materials and procedures, please visit our website at: www.fullerton.edu/scholars. Applicant Name:
(Last)
Address:
(First)
(Middle)
(Street)
(City)
Telephone: ( )
Date of Birth:
(Month)
(ZIP Code)
(Day)
(Year)
Email Address: His occupation? What is your father’s name? Her occupation? What is your mother’s name? Are you a California Resident? Yes No Would you like us to send a copy of this application to the University Honors Program? (If yes, you will not have to fill out a separate application). Yes No If you are a nonresident of the United States, but can claim California residency, you must personally present your I94 identification card to the Office of Admissions and Records in Langsdorf Hall 102, or mail a legible photocopy to the President’s Scholars Program office to have your California residency confirmed with the university. If you are not a California resident, you are not eligible to apply for this scholarship.
High school name and city: What major did you declare on your application to CSUF? (If undecided, write “undeclared”): Are you a 2009 National Merit Scholar Finalist or Semifinalist? Yes No If yes, which?
PSP2009-10, p. 1/5
Last Name, First Name
The following questions may be printed (please print legibly) in black ink on this application, or word processed on a separate sheet(s) of paper.
1. List all high-school activities in which you were involved (and estimated hours per week or month). If none, please explain. Do not abbreviate names of clubs and organizations. 10th Grade: 11th Grade: 12th Grade:
2. List all student and leadership offices held while in high school. 10th Grade: 11th Grade: 12th Grade:
3. List the community service activities that you were involved in during your high-school years (and estimated hours per week or month). If none, please explain. 10th Grade: 11th Grade: 12th Grade:
4. List all scholarships (and amounts awarded), honors and awards you have received during high school, and the year you received them. Scholarships: Honors: Awards:
PSP2009-10, p. 2/5
Last Name, First Name
5. What Honors, Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses have you taken in high school (please include course title)? If you have not taken Honors, AP or IB courses available at your school, please explain. If your school does not offer Honors, AP or IB courses, please indicate on the first line below. 10th Grade: 11th Grade: 12th Grade: 6. List any community college or university courses you have completed. Include the name of the institution, the course title(s), the number of units you earned, and the grade(s) you earned in the space below. College Name
Course Title
Units
Grade
PSP 2009-10, p. 3/5
ESSAYS
7. Please submit the following two word‐processed essays with your other application materials. Handwritten essays will not be accepted. Print each essay separately on an 8 ½” x 11” sheet of white paper. Include a second sheet for each of the essays if required. Include your full name, high school, and date on the top right‐hand corner of each sheet. Please limit each response to about 400‐500 words. Essays can be single spaced if the font size is no smaller than 12.
Pay close attention to clarity, content, grammar, punctuation, and style. A scholarship committee carefully reviews all essays and application materials. The resulting scores can significantly influence your overall ranking among finalists.
Essay 1 Background:
Every year the University President personally selects each member of the President’s Scholars incoming freshman class. President’s Scholars must meet high standards in academic performance, community involvement, and overall contributions to the university at large.
Essay:
Why do you believe that you should receive this scholarship and be counted among the “best of the best” at Cal State Fullerton next year? (Things to think about when answering this question: What makes you stand out among your peers? How do your academic accomplishments, leadership abilities, and volunteer activities qualify you to be a Cal State Fullerton President’s Scholar?)
Essay 2 Essay:
Do you participate in a school‐ or organization‐sponsored (e.g. YMCA, church group, hospital volunteer program) service activity that is important to you?
If so, do you intend to continue this service activity during your studies at Cal State Fullerton? Tell us what the service activity is, and how you plan to incorporate it into your college experience. How will you involve the current students in the President’s Scholars Program? If not, is there a service activity that you wanted to be involved in during high school, but did not have the time to pursue? Tell us why this activity is important to you, and how your participation in this activity can make a difference at Cal State Fullerton. Explain how you plan to involve the current students in the President’s Scholars Program in your service activity.
Last Name, First Name
CANDIDATE EVALUATION FORMS AND LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION
8. The following two individuals will complete a Candidate Evaluation Form and write a Letter of Recommendation for me:
Evaluator I.
Title:
Name:
School Name:
Work Address: (Street, City, Zip Code) Evaluator II.
)
Work Telephone: (
)
Title:
Name:
School Name:
Work Telephone: (
Work Address: (Street, City, Zip Code)
APPLICANT SIGNATURE 9. All of the information on this application form is true and complete to the best of my knowledge: Signature
Date
PSP 2009-10, p. 5/5
PRESIDENT’S SCHOLARS PROGRAM CANDIDATE EVALUATION FORM AND RECOMMENDATION LETTER INSTRUCTIONS To the Applicant: After completing the information below, please give this form to someone in your high school (e.g., teacher or counselor) who can personally recommend you for this scholarship. It is your responsibility to ensure the timely return of this form and letter to you. Once you receive the signed and sealed envelope containing the form and letter from this recommender, send it along with your scholarship application packet by January 30, 2009.
Applicant Name: (Last)
(First)
Address: (Street)
(Middle) (City)
Telephone: ( ) To the Candidate Evaluator:
(ZIP Code)
The above‐named student is applying for a merit‐based, full‐ride scholarship to be awarded to a select group of outstanding first‐time freshmen at Cal State Fullerton in the fall of 2009. Rate the applicant according to your knowledge and experience with him/her keeping in mind the following characteristics: academic excellence, outstanding personal qualities, and contributions to school and community. Leadership Ability
Outstanding ________
Excellent ________
Good ________
Average ________
No Opinion ________ ________
Contributes to School/Community________
________
________
________
Integrity
________
________
________
________
________
Creativity
________
________
________
________
________
Academic Potential
________
________
________
________
________
Maturity
________
________
________
________
________
What is the student’s greatest strength?
How long have you known the candidate?
In what role?
LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION INSTRUCTIONS
On a separate sheet of school letterhead, please write a letter of recommendation for the above‐named student. Keep in mind that we thoroughly review all recommendation letters, and assign significant weight to the content in our screening process. Use anecdotes or examples to give screening committee members a unique description of the applicant. Please write original content—form letters do not receive a score. IMPORTANT: After you complete this form and your letter of recommendation, please place them in an envelope, seal, sign along the seal, and place clear tape over your signature. Return the secured envelope to the applicant. Evaluator’s Name and Title: (Last) (First) (Title)
School Address: (Street) Work Telephone: ( ) Evaluator’s Signature:
(City)
(ZIP Code)
Date:
PSP, 10/2008
PRESIDENT’S SCHOLARS PROGRAM CANDIDATE EVALUATION FORM AND RECOMMENDATION LETTER INSTRUCTIONS To the Applicant: After completing the information below, please give this form to someone in your high school (e.g., teacher or counselor) who can personally recommend you for this scholarship. It is your responsibility to ensure the timely return of this form and letter to you. Once you receive the signed and sealed envelope containing the form and letter from this recommender, send it along with your scholarship application packet by January 30, 2009.
Applicant Name: (Last)
(First)
Address: (Street)
(Middle) (City)
Telephone: ( ) To the Candidate Evaluator:
(ZIP Code)
The above‐named student is applying for a merit‐based, full‐ride scholarship to be awarded to a select group of outstanding first‐time freshmen at Cal State Fullerton in the fall of 2009. Rate the applicant according to your knowledge and experience with him/her keeping in mind the following characteristics: academic excellence, outstanding personal qualities, and contributions to school and community. Leadership Ability
Outstanding ________
Excellent ________
Good ________
Average ________
No Opinion ________ ________
Contributes to School/Community________
________
________
________
Integrity
________
________
________
________
________
Creativity
________
________
________
________
________
Academic Potential
________
________
________
________
________
Maturity
________
________
________
________
________
What is the student’s greatest strength?
How long have you known the candidate?
In what role?
LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION INSTRUCTIONS
On a separate sheet of school letterhead, please write a letter of recommendation for the above‐named student. Keep in mind that we thoroughly review all recommendation letters, and assign significant weight to the content in our screening process. Use anecdotes or examples to give screening committee members a unique description of the applicant. Please write original content—form letters do not receive a score. IMPORTANT: After you complete this form and your letter of recommendation, please place them in an envelope, seal, sign along the seal, and place clear tape over your signature. Return the secured envelope to the applicant. Evaluator’s Name and Title: (Last) (First) (Title)
School Address: (Street) Work Telephone: ( ) Evaluator’s Signature:
(City)
(ZIP Code)
Date:
PSP, 10/2008
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