Discus Awards

It's August and the "Back to School" campaign is out in full force.  I walked into Staples today and they had school supplies featured front and center; my personal favorite was the pack of multi-color erasers you attach to the end of your pencils.  They always reminded me of those animal sponge magic capsules I used to watch grow under hot water as a kid, but I digress.

The point is, it's time to start thinking about school again, and for you rising seniors especially, it's time to start ratcheting up the college admissions process.  My goal is to help you do that and my method is to provide you with information and resources that will make this process as smooth and painless as possible.  Today's resource: college scholarships with application deadlines this month.

 

Are you super busy?  This scholarship application takes just minutes to fill out and anyone can win!  Why wouldn't you sign up?

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Cappex's "A GPA Isn't Everything" Scholarship Deadline: August 31, 2010 Amount: $1,000 Awards Available: 1

You may recognize this scholarship as it has been featured on this blog before. The Discus Awards loves this scholarship because it shares our belief that students' achievements cannot be wholly measured by a GPA or a standardized test score. (Cue "Hail to the Chief"). That's right; we at the Discus Awards believe that the most outstanding students are those who achieve in a variety of attributes, in and outside the classroom.  We believe admissions officers and scholarship judging panels should recognize students for more than just the numbers that are often used to represent them, because every individual student is more than a number.  Every student is a human being with passions and accomplishments entirely unique to them!  So bravo, Cappex, for standing up for this belief and declaring, "A GPA Isn't Everything!" 

Click here to apply for this scholarship. 

Discus Awards Scholarships Deadline: August 31, 2010 Amount: $2,000 Awards Available: 10

Shameless plug time! The Discus Awards is a high school awards program that offers ten $2,000 college scholarships to Discus Award winners. To be named a Discus Award winner, you must be a 9th-12th grader who has demonstrated significant achievements in three of ten key attributes. A judging panel of education professionals reviews each Discus Award nomination individually. All Discus Award winners are automatically eligible for the Discus Awards scholarships. Scholarship winners are selected by a specialized judging panel of luminaries with their own achievements within the Discus attributes.

To apply for this scholarship, click here.

For more scholarships that are still available, visit our Best List of College Scholarships.

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