Resolve to Evolve Scholarship Winners
The R2E scholarship consists of three parts: an essay answering one of two questions, a shorter, more informal response that demonstrates why attending college is important to you and a brief outline of your academic and career goals, and a reference letter that specifically addresses your potential and provides support for your receipt of scholarship assistance. The scholarship is open to all United States citizens who are registered users of the Scholarships.com web site and who attend or will attend a U.S. Department of Education accredited college, university or vocational school at the time the prize is awarded. Visit our site for more specifics on criteria determining your eligibility for the award.
The five winners of the essay contest for 2010 most creatively and constructively addressed the issues before them, which for 2010 included exploring President Obama’s ambitious goal of getting the United States to become the most educated nation in the world by 2020, with more college graduates than any other country. They suggested that emphasizing the importance of community colleges, making higher education accessible to all students by improving the financial aid and student loan system, and promoting a state pledge to get more students college-educated were all necessary to attain this goal. They proposed counseling programs be implemented in high schools to avoid missteps and confusion for soon-to-be graduates and discussed the need to invest in freedom, not fear, in order to promote creativity among students and educators alike.
Our R2E winners have plausible ideas for tough issues rather than looking to displace blame for the world’s ills. We’d like to introduce you to the applicants we felt had essays that were not only well-crafted, but were thoughtful and persuasive in addressing the topics at hand.
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