<p>how competitive is the elks most valuable student scholarship?</p>
<p>i know they have different levels like local, district, state, and national</p>
<p>i live in CA.. does anyone have any info as to what types of pl have a chance?</p>
<p>i have high SAT scores and GPA but i dunno what they else really look for</p>
<p>I too would like to know the answer to this question, if anyone has any insight.</p>
<p>Im applying too. Is it the one due tomorrow?</p>
<p>They also look at extra curriculars and financial need.</p>
<p>i turned in my application yesterday.</p>
<p>I had to come back with my parents cause I forgot to have them sign it (pathetic i know).</p>
<p>Anyway, I got to talk to the guy who is judging at the local level and he said SAT scores and financial need are really important. He also said 3 males and 3 females will be chosen at the local level at my lodge. I'm not sure about others though.</p>
<p>hmm ok.. yea it's due tomorrow and my counselor barely told me about it today</p>
<p>i've gotten most of it done but how many exhibits do most pl send?</p>
<p>and is it ok if they are black and white copies?</p>
<p>That would have been smart to do. I wonder how many scholarships will be given out at my lodge.</p>
<p>I turned mine in two days ago. i think I put in 6 exhibits cuz I wasn't sure if they were required or not. Black and white copies should be fine</p>
<p>oh really?</p>
<p>i thought it had to be like a lot bc they say that u can include up to 20 supplemental papers and the certificate stuff can be front/back</p>
<p>so i was gonna use like 5/6 pgs for the app stuff and like 15 pgs (f/b so 30) of exhibits..</p>
<p>is that overkill?</p>
<p>my d turned the application today..it was a lot of work because her councelor told her about it 2 days ago! i think it's very very competitive.. if you look at last year semifinalists, they had amazing stats and community services and leadership!! anyways my d tried and wishes for the best!! good luck everybody!!</p>
<p>do you happen to have the link for that? (semifinalists)</p>
<p>For the post-ers asking about the exhibits: Last year I included the max - 20 pages of exhibits. Any of them where the originals had color, I did as color photocopies. If the exhibit was smaller than a page (things like newspaper clippings), I put it on a brightly colored background page. The color pages added (I thought) a lot to my brochure. I managed two local awards and one of the $4,000 national awards. (California)</p>
<p>Here is last year's thread: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/443595-2008-most-valuable-student-scholarship.html?highlight=elks+scholarship%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/443595-2008-most-valuable-student-scholarship.html?highlight=elks+scholarship</a></p>
<p>Didn't have D2 apply for this because we thought the financial piece would hurt her chances. I thought I read somewhere that parts of the app were worth certain percentages???? I'll see if I can find it but I vaguely remember reading that even if you had perfect scores/essay/etc the financial aid section could throw you out of consideration. I've read so many scholarship apps/rules lately so I hope I'm not remembering the wrong thing!!!</p>
<p>try reading this thread:
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/443595-2008-most-valuable-student-scholarship.html?highlight=elks%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/443595-2008-most-valuable-student-scholarship.html?highlight=elks</a></p>
<p>^ Yes, last year there were set percentages and I found the rubric (It may be different this year!!!):</p>
<p>*The application is judged on the following merits:</p>
<p>Scholarship ACT or SAT score 450 points
Transcript<br>
Counselor Report </p>
<p>Leadership Employment 350 points
Community Service<br>
Honors/Awards<br>
Leadership<br>
Extracurricular Activities<br>
Recommendations, Completeness and
Presentation of Brochure<br>
Essay </p>
<p>Financial Need 195 points
Exhibits 5 points </p>
<p>Total 1000 points *</p>
<p>I almost didn't apply, because the financial need portion was my "weakest" component (My family is "middle class."), but it only counts for 19.5%. I am very glad I did apply!</p>
<p>This is very helpful.</p>
<p>what are you guys's sat scores? i'm in 90+ percentile but i bet the 10% above me are the ones even applying to scholarships... lol</p>
<p>I applyed for this and made it to the next level. I got the letter on the 12th. Yet, the only thing I lack are the exhibits... Hopefully they are only 5 points lol. I don't think it should hurt too bad, Newspapers aren't too interested in good students, only good/great athletes it seems. Plus I'm not the artsy type so yeah....</p>
<p>Anyways, I have a 4.1 GPA, 29 ACT, and good e.c.'s, and my teacher wrote me a killer recommendation. I think my paper isn't too bad either, I wrote about Social Security.</p>
<p>wow newsameold! you already got a leader about it??? thats impressive. i was reading that last year it took forever for them to get out letters. congrats! i applied as well, and im very nervous. once again, "middle class" kills on scholarships. ugh</p>
<p>i got a letter also, but it only said they recieved my application. They said they will inform me if i get past the local level by the 26th</p>
<p>the guy i talked to at the lodge was friendly but very business like and only told me that judging would "begin soon". so idk what that means. is there a timeline for all the judging in this scholarship?</p>
<p>well I'm sure it depends on the local lodge you applyed to. i think im in a decent financial situation. my family is at 63k.</p>
<p>what are your guys's stats? gotta know my competition lol.</p>