2012 BEAT THE ODDS APPLICATION

Please note that you will be required to upload your personal statement and two reference letters as instructed at the bottom of this application. You may want to work on those items before filling out the entire form as you will not be able to save the form and continue at a later time. You may choose to either upload or mail in your transcripts. However, if your transcript has not arrived by 5:00 p.m. on September 14th, even if you have submitted the rest of your application online, your application will be determined incomplete and will not be considered.

Nominees for the Beat the Odds® Scholarship must meet the following eligibility criteria:
1) Enrolled as a senior in the NYC public school system as of September 2012;
2) Will graduate by June 2013;
3) Following graduation, will attend college/university;
4) Has overcome significant obstacles such as, but not limited to, poverty, disability, homelessness or abuse;
5) Has achieved/maintained a grade point average showing marked effort, improvement or success;
6) Participated in activities helpful to others such as volunteerism, or other forms of community involvement; and
7) Will be available for meetings, photo shoots, interviews, and award ceremony if selected to receive the scholarship.

Hello Class of 2013!

I wanted to send you another friendly reminder:
the SAT registration deadline for the June 2nd exam is Tuesday, May 8th.

Do not wait to register. Test Centers will fill if you wait until the last minute to register!

Juniors should take the SAT at least once this year; which means if you did not take the exam yet - you must register for this June 2nd exam. THIS IS YOUR FINAL CHANCE TO TAKE THE SAT THIS YEAR. You will only have two more opportunities to take the test NEXT year; October and November. After these testing dates, you are going to run into some difficulty with deadlines, etc.

Click below for the SAT registration deadlines:
http://professionals.collegeboard.com/testing/sat-reasoning/register/test-dates

Click below to register for the SAT:
http://sat.collegeboard.org/register

Click below for information on fee waivers:
http://db.tt/OXYLMp3n

If you qualify for a fee waiver, I will need a proof of income on file (typically this will mean the 2011 Tax Return or a Budget Letter if you are on a fixed income). I cannot issue you a fee waiver without proof of income on record.

REGISTER FOR THE SAT in the COLLEGE OFFICE!
The HSES College Office will be available to assist students with the online registration on Wednesday, May 2nd. You will need your social security number (if you have one) and credit card information.

Start your SUNY journey close to home by joining us for a SUNY College Fair. Take a closer look at The State University of New York, one of the leading systems of higher education in the country, and you'll find tremendous opportunity, choice, value and success.

High school juniors and their families are invited to join SUNY representatives for a program designed to provide information and answer your questions about the college search process and all that is available to undergraduates at The State University of New York.

Click here for more information:
https://www.suny.edu/student/event_listing/event_detail.cfm?eid=117&etyp=STUD... 00:00:00.0&maxdt=2012-05-22 00:00:00.0&etypid=1

The Nordstrom Scholarship is open to high school juniors who:

•Live and attend school in one of the participating 30 states where Nordstrom currently has a full-line store. Not sure if there's a store in your state?

•Have at least a 2.7 GPA (based on a 4.0 scale) throughout high school.

•Volunteer or participate in community services or extracurricular activities.

•Plan on attending an accredited four-year college or university during the four years over which the scholarship is distributed. The scholarship is paid out in equal installments of $2,500.

•Plan on applying for financial assistance in order to attend college.

Qualified applicants must be a high school senior, college student, and/or between the ages of 18-25, pursuing studies at a vocational or trade school. All applicants must have a minimum GPA of 2.5, be a US Citizen and complete theon-line application no later than the published deadline date, which is May 15, 2012.

Applications can be submitted betweenMarch 1, 2012 and May 15, 2012 (11:59pm). Once you start your application, you may pause and continue at a later time, but you will not be allowed to continue past the deadline date. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed for admission, so make sure all questions are answered, and all required documents are included in your final submission. Your online application will not be accepted past May 15, 2012 for any reason.