STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
Start Earning Up to $80,000 in College Scholarships for Your High School Achievements.
Today's financial aid landscape is broken, particularly for the students who need it most. Most scholarships and aid packages are awarded too late to affect students' college ambitions and application decisions.
As a result, many talented students check out early in high school or don't apply to selective colleges despite the aid that might be available to them.
Rather than waiting until senior year, this special program enables students to start earning scholarship dollars as early as 9th grade based on their personal performance and achievements.
By using existing scholarship budgets to engage students earlier in high school, this program boosts student engagement and learning outcomes.
HOW IT WORKS FOR STUDENTS
36 students at Haverford Senior High School have already earned $8,669,758 in scholarships. Why not you?
1. Add Activities
Grades, Classes, Sports, Tests, Leadership, Volunteering
2. Watch Money Pile Up
This is VERY motivating and you'll probably do even better
3. You Cash In
at Participating Colleges
Where You Get In
September 18, 2015
High Schooler Earns $80,000 For College: No Job Required
Startup develops program that allows high school students to start banking college scholarship money. Parents are thrilled by their children's accomplishments.
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ACADEMICS
- Get an A ($25 - $1000 per course)
- Get a B ($50 - $600 per course)
- Take an AP or IB Course ($75 - $2,500 per course)
- Take an Honors or Advanced Course ($25 - $1,250 per course)
- Take 2+ Foreign Language Courses ($20 - $3,000 per course)
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
- Participate in an Extracurricular Activity ( $10 - $300 per year)
- Leadership Role in an Extracurricular Activity ($50 - $1,500/year)
- Participate in a Sport ($10 - $300 per year)
- Leadership Role in a Sport ($50 - $1,500 per year)
- Volunteer in Community for 10+ Total Hours ($15 - $7,500)
- National Honor Society ($15 - $500)
TESTS AND TEST SCORES
- Take an AP Exam ($50 - $1,500 per exam
- Take the PSAT or ACT Plan ($100 - $1,000)
- PSAT Score of 95+ or ACT Plan Score 14 + ($10 - $5,000)
- Take the SAT or ACT ($1,000)
- SAT Score 1350+ or ACT Score 19+ ($25 - $16,000)
You can also earn $1,000s more for college application activities and referring friends.
HOW IT WORKS FOR SCHOOLS
Strath Haven High School's students have earned $6,100,000
Reinforces Positive Behavior
Shortens Students' Feedback Loop
Promote Clear Achievable Goals
Rewards Inputs, Not Just Outputs
Builds a College Going Culture
This program is backed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, University of Pennsylvania, and Facebook because it is based on research that indicates students get better grades, participate in extra-curricular activities more, and take college application steps more seriously when their actions are visibly related to the amount of scholarship funding they instantly receive.
- Julie Spak, former Admissions Official and Guidance Counselor
PARENTS LOVE IT
1. It's Easy
Parents Can Sign Up Their Children & Help Add Activities
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2. Reduces Stress
Parents Relax While Students Do Better in School & Earn
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3. Saves Money
Students Pay for Their Own College. Parents Rejoice!
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COLLEGES LOVE IT
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute supports the efforts to reach and motivate bright students for whom micro-scholarships will turn a college education from a dream into a reality. - Vice President for Enrollment & Dean of Undergraduate Admissions.
University of Rochester is excited to use micro-scholarships as a way to connect with and motivate students earlier in high school. We believe this innovative approach to scholarships will benefit students and colleges across the country. - Dean of Admissions & Financial Aid.
The University of Delaware is proud to future and support bright students who dare look to the future and see themselves as scholars. - Director of Admissions
This program is a win-win for students, parents, teachers, guidance counselors, and school administrators. - Samuel Ingersoll-Weng, Author, Paying Less for College