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<blockquote data-quote="CuseJacket" data-source="post: 695425" data-attributes="member: 274"><p>I volunteer for our local alumni chapter and have served in a number of leadership roles. Each year, we award seven $1,000 scholarships to incoming freshmen. (Those are endowed scholarships thanks to some fantastic heavy lifting by past leaders.)</p><p></p><p>To apply for the scholarship, incoming students fill out an application provided by the alumni association. The candidates provide their test scores, extracurriculars and complete an essay. We then narrow down to a top 10-12 and interview the candidates at a Panera Bread for 30 minutes apiece.</p><p></p><p>I've been involved in various aspects of the above for almost 10 years now. The number of applicants has risen steadily as has their qualifications. Some of the applicants who don't make our final 10-12 in even just the latter half of my tenure have accomplished more in their first 17 years than I have in over 2x that time. Founders of start-ups, non-profits (some international), passed legislation at the state level, etc. We have ended up telling those who earn 1600's with other scholastic awards that they were not the most impressive candidates. Like [USER=2897]@bwelbo[/USER], fairly sure I would no longer get in.</p><p></p><p>What's even more interesting/expected but a negative byproduct to my personal interests in the profoundly decreasing number of applicants who demonstrate any interest in sports. You can see the down slide via extracurriculars, the comments in their essays, and in the interviews. I also see it at Accepted Student Meet & Greets and Student Send-offs, where the incoming classes are not only deprioritizing the sports aspect of their college experience, but it's nearly nowhere on the radar for many. That is an extremely tough road to hoe for TStan and our coaches.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CuseJacket, post: 695425, member: 274"] I volunteer for our local alumni chapter and have served in a number of leadership roles. Each year, we award seven $1,000 scholarships to incoming freshmen. (Those are endowed scholarships thanks to some fantastic heavy lifting by past leaders.) To apply for the scholarship, incoming students fill out an application provided by the alumni association. The candidates provide their test scores, extracurriculars and complete an essay. We then narrow down to a top 10-12 and interview the candidates at a Panera Bread for 30 minutes apiece. I've been involved in various aspects of the above for almost 10 years now. The number of applicants has risen steadily as has their qualifications. Some of the applicants who don't make our final 10-12 in even just the latter half of my tenure have accomplished more in their first 17 years than I have in over 2x that time. Founders of start-ups, non-profits (some international), passed legislation at the state level, etc. We have ended up telling those who earn 1600's with other scholastic awards that they were not the most impressive candidates. Like [USER=2897]@bwelbo[/USER], fairly sure I would no longer get in. What's even more interesting/expected but a negative byproduct to my personal interests in the profoundly decreasing number of applicants who demonstrate any interest in sports. You can see the down slide via extracurriculars, the comments in their essays, and in the interviews. I also see it at Accepted Student Meet & Greets and Student Send-offs, where the incoming classes are not only deprioritizing the sports aspect of their college experience, but it's nearly nowhere on the radar for many. That is an extremely tough road to hoe for TStan and our coaches. [/QUOTE]
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