Integrated Reading & Writing: Dreaming of Writing

Getting Started

1. Review the Application

• Whose eligible
• What is needed 
• Follow instructions

2. Complete the Application

3. Letters of Recommendations

• Request in writing
• Give your letter writers basic information
  • ›Your contact information
  • ›The deadline for each letter you need
  • ›The type of scholarship for which you're applying - scholarship details
  • ›Any special directions from the application
  • Give your letter writers information you would like emphasized in the letter
  • ›Course of study
  • ›Career interests
  • School activities
  • Honors and awards received

Personal Statements

• Include a person anecdote, accomplishment, story or quote

Make sure you answer the Essay Question

• Research the organization of group offering the essay and include something about them in your essay

Write

• Each paragraph should focus on a single idea that supports your thesis or personal statement
• Begin with topic sentences, support assertions with evidence, and expound your ideas clearly

Review

• Sentence and grammar checks
• Content
• Did you answer the question

Rewrite

• Sentence and grammar checks
• Content
• Did you answer the question