For a chance to win this scholarship, please respond to a prompt below:
- 1 Managing time effectively is one of the most pressing issues of students over 55. Tell us how you will overcome this challenge based on practical steps you have already taken. In your 250-500 word response, you may highlight
- A personal experience that tells how you can handle this issue
- How your degree will help you positively impact your life.
- 2 Do you have any good role models who have guided your pursuit of a college degree? Tell us about them. In your 250-500 word response, you may go over
- How they influenced your decision to pursue your degree
- How you will become a good role model to others,
- 3 Failure is never easy to accept, but we grow by learning from our mistakes. Do you feel this is true in your case? Tell us why. In your 250-500 word response, highlight
- Your personal experience(s)
- How your experience helped you grow and develop as a person
- 4 What are your academic and career goals? In your 250-500 word response, you may highlight
- What program you are pursuing
- What motivated your goals.
- 5 We often strive to do our best when we are greatly motivated. What is your motivation for pursuing your program? In your 250-500 word response, you may highlight
- The people in your life who motivate you
- How your education will help them and others.
- 6 Every society has its beliefs and norms, and we often grow up accepting them. Tell us about a time in your life when you challenged a belief or idea. In your 250-500 word response, you may include
- How that affected your outlook on life
- How it affected your choices
- 7 Some adult students lack the support of their friends and family, often leading to a lack of confidence in themselves. If you are such a student, how would you handle those challenges? In your 250-500 word response, you may include
- Practical steps you would take
- How you would keep yourself motivated
- 8 As we grow older, studying becomes even more difficult. As a student, how would you overcome this challenge? In your 250-500 word response, you may go over
- Practical steps you have taken
- Any past experience(s) in this regard.
- 9 Some students decide to go back to school to pursue a career that will bring them financial gains, not necessarily a career they believe in. To what extent will you side with such students? In your 250-500 word response, you may include
- A strong personal basis for your support or disapproval.
- How your belief on this could affect others
Requirements:
Scholarship applicant is between the age of 55 and 59 and has a completed PLEXUSS profile.
