Philip Evans

<p>This is apparently a little known scholarship that Swat offers. I've been looking for students that have been considered for this for a while, and turned up dry... I am researching this little baby, as I have an interview for it on Monday. I'm hoping my holy Swat parents and fellow Swatties know something that I don't know.</p>

<p>I know the basics - scholarship mission, what it gives, what it expects. I've gotten a letter or two and read the website <a href="http://philipevans.org/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://philipevans.org/&lt;/a>. But... <em>takes deep breath</em> does anyone know any real details? Like how many kids are considered, what the interview is composed of, what the interview committee looks for in particular?</p>

<p>I am also going up there for my interview on Monday. Hope to see you there! Unfortunately, I am also clueless as to the technicalities you described above...</p>

<p>Do you by any chance have AIM?</p>

<p>A Swarthmore Scholarship? Hell, I'm just thankful they let me in the school!</p>

<p>Congrats to both of you guys though; if you do win it, it sounds like a tremendous opportunity and I hope you take full advantage of it.</p>

<p>Darn. I could put you in touch with a current Phillips Evans scholar (friend of my daughter's). But, she's already in Africa for the summer (her Evans grant).</p>

<p>I don't know enough about the program to give good advice. But, I think if I were preparing for the interview, I would try to organize my thoughts around a particular demonstrated interest in social activism and how that might translate to programs funded by Swarthmore -- especially grants for summer travel, research, community service, etc. </p>

<p>It's not stated in the scholarship guidelines, but from what little I know of the scholars, the program seems to concentrate on students who further diversity on campus in one way or another. So, if you have some quality or interest in further diversity (be it racial, ethnic, socio-economic, or whatever), I would probably organize some thoughts along those lines, too.</p>

<p>Merp. Darn. Sounds like Philip Evans Scholars are in short supply. Instead of stressing more, I guess I will just wing it and see how it turns out. Thanks for the advice, interesteddad. Nothing I hadn't already somehow managed to work into my thoughts, but it's always good hearing I am on the right track. I just hope this doesn't become another one of various awesome scholarships that I made it into the last rounds for, and then was brutually rejected.</p>

<p>common - my AIM sn is gphoenix87, but I am invisible like 95% of the time because I find seven IM convos at one time a little stressful and hollow. ;-) What's yours?</p>

<p><a href="http://www.philipevansscholars.org%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.philipevansscholars.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>