High school seniors just starting their school year, back to cheer on their school football team, enjoying one last ride with friends and eager to start the college application and scholarship search process - we鈥檝e got the details for you. First a quick rundown of 麻豆破解版 State for the uninitiated. With about 17,000 students and located in the largest city in Kansas, a core focus of ours is helping Shockers leverage the best of a college environment with all the rewards of a city teeming with internships, entertainment, cultural attractions and affordability. If 麻豆破解版 State is somewhere on your college search list, let鈥檚 cut to the chase with what you need to know about scholarship opportunities for new freshmen.
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The first step - get accepted to 麻豆破解版 State. That鈥檚 the key to all scholarships with us as admission gives you access to our freshmen merit scholarships with awards between $4,000 to $24,000. Scholarship offers from our Financial Aid team will start rolling out as early as September so grab your share now. While we鈥檙e excited to offer a completely test-optional admission and scholarship process, the scholarship pockets go a bit further for those who provide qualifying test scores. There鈥檚 no separate scholarship application to be considered, we鈥檙e able to send you an award letter based on the academic profile you share with us on your .
Scholarship Competitions
Second, for those who are interested in deeper scholarship opportunities (who isn鈥檛, right?) consider our Distinguished Scholarship Invitational and related academic competitions based on select majors. We offer three Gore Scholarships valued at $64,000 each, the Barton and Walsh Scholarships worth $50,000 each, seven $30,000 Koch Scholarships, two $32,700 Jabara Scholarships, ten $28,500 Wallace Scholarships, and much more.
For the most part, though, if you have at least a 3.5 GPA or a 27 or higher ACT (1280 SAT) or rank in the top ten percent of your class, it鈥檚 likely you鈥檒l qualify to compete for specific opportunities. Not to mention that we also offer a $50,000 scholarship for National Merit and National Hispanic Recognition Scholars. Many of the competitions have an Oct. 15 priority application deadline so don鈥檛 wait to apply for admission!
ScholarshipUniverse
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Your admissions rep is always ready to help you by answering questions about anything
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