Deadline: 1 December 2010
Get Involved With Issues that Affect Your Community Essay Contest
Cultivating Aspiring Leaders presents the fourth “Get Involved With Issues that Affect Your Community” essay competition. The essay contest winner will receive a $1000 scholarship! First through fifth place winners will each receive a FREE dedicated college admissions essay editor!
Contestants must meet the following requirements to compete in the essay competition (below):
1) African-American or Latino student
2) High school senior
3) 3.0 minimum GPA
4) Total household income $50,000 or less
Essay Question
Does social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc) pose a risk to or create opportunities for teenagers’ futures?
Essays should be no longer than 750 words. All contestants must submit the following here (please scan/PDF item 1 below) by December 1, 2010, 5PM EST:
1) High school transcript
2) Digital photo
3) Essay (Microsoft Word format)
4) Optional: 2 minute video presenting your essay (Please upload the video onto YouTube.com and include a link to your video.)
Proof of household income may be required of semi-finalists.