Documenti di Didattica
Documenti di Professioni
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Eligibility Requirements
African American, American Indian/Alaskan
Native, Asian and Pacific Islander American or
Hispanic American
U.S. Citizen, national, or legal permanent
resident of the United States
3.3 unweighted GPA
Demonstrate leadership through community
service and/or extracurricular activities
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Must enroll for the 1st time in a US located
accredited school
Meet Federal Pell Grant eligibility (FAFSA/CalGrant Drive in Jan. @ CUHS)
Submit three required forms:
a) Nominee Personal information form
b) Nominator form
c) Recommender form
Choosing a Recommender
Think carefully of an adult familiar with your
community service, leadership activities, and
background.
Choosing a Nominator
Think of an educator who knows your
academic record, the rigor of the
courses you have taken and your
classroom performance.
Nominator
Recommender
Selection Criteria
Submit the complete application by the deadline
Provide a complete picture of YOU in your own
words
Provide information regarding your Academic
achievement
Share the information about your Community
Service & Leadership experience
8 Sample Questions
Discuss the subjects in which you excel or have
excelled. To what factors do you attribute your
success?
Discuss the subjects in which you have had
difficulty. What factors do you believe contributed
to your difficulties? How have you dealt with them
so they will not cause problems for you again? In
what areas have you experienced the greatest
improvement? What problem areas remain?
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Briefly describe a situation in which you felt that
you or others were treated unfairly or were not
given an opportunity you felt you deserved. Why
do you think this happened? How did you
respond? Did this situation improve as a result of
your response?
Discuss your short and long term goals. Are some
of them related? Which are priorities?
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Discuss a leadership experience you have had in any
area of your life: school, work, athletics, family,
church, community, etc. How and why did you become
a leader in this area? How did this experience influence
your goals?
Discuss your involvement in and contributions to a
community near your home, school or elsewhere.
Please select an experience different from the one you
discussed in the previous questions, even if this
experience also involved leadership. What did you
accomplish? How did this experience influence your
goals?
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Other than through classes in school, in what
areas (non-academic or academic) have you
acquired knowledge or skills? How?
Is there anything else you would like to tell
us about that may help us evaluate your
nomination (i.e., personal characteristics,
obstacles you have overcome)?
Deadlines to remember
Apply to the University
Oct.-Nov., 2015 (CSU)
Nov. 1-30 , 2015 (UC)
GMS application deadline:
January 13, 2016 @ 11:59 p.m. EST
FAFSA (Pell Grant Eligibility)
NOTE: February 14, 2016 is the
recommended date to submit the
FAFSA online for GMS applicants.
GMS is Renewable!
(Undergraduate)
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