Congratulations on being admitted to Agnes Scott College! With this acceptance, you are well on your way to becoming a part of a community of leaders and global change agents. In celebration of your hard work and dedication during high school, you have been invited to compete for one of our Marvin B. Perry Presidential Scholarships, a prestigious scholarship which awards full tuition, room and board for up to four years of study (currently a $255,000 value).
In order to be considered for the scholarship, you must either submit a written essay OR a video essay on the topics below AND attend our Virtual Admitted Scottie Day on February 18, 2024.
Your Next Steps to Qualify for the Presidential Scholarship:
Step One: Register for Virtual Admitted Scottie Day (February 18, 2024)
During our Virtual Admitted Scottie Day, you will have the opportunity to connect with our community, ask questions and learn about your next steps for enrollment. By attending this event, you will automatically receive a $1,000 Scottie Scholar Grant, renewable for up to four years of study at Agnes Scott.
To register for the event, you will need your Agnes Scott Application Portal login information. These are the credentials you used to check the status of your application. If you have misplaced this information, please reach out to the Office of Admission by calling 404.471.6285. Note that the deadline to register is February 14.
REGISTER FOR virtual ADMITTED SCOTTIE DAY
Step Two: Prepare for your Presidential Scholarship Project
To be considered for the Marvin B. Perry Presidential Scholarship, you must attend the Virtual Admitted Scottie Day AND participate in one of the following project options answering one of the Agnes Scott SUMMIT prompts (see below).
We understand that students best represent themselves in different ways; therefore, both of the following project options are given equal weight in consideration for the Presidential Scholarship. Neither project option is given preference when the committee determines Presidential Scholarship recipients. Please think critically about how you best present yourself when choosing your project option.
Project Options:
Your essay should consist of a well-written response to one of the prompts listed below. The essay should be a maximum of 1,000 words.
Essays should be in a readable format and font, double-spaced. All sources must be cited in MLA format. By the Honor Code of Agnes Scott, any plagiarism or misuse of artificial intelligence sources will result in an immediate disqualification of the student and their project.
The video essay should consist of a short video (maximum five minutes) addressing your answer to one of the prompts listed below. This could be a video of yourself, an animated piece or any other creative way you choose to address the topic.
All sources and quotes must be cited. By the Honor Code of Agnes Scott, any plagiarism or misuse of artificial intelligence sources will result in an immediate disqualification of the student and their project.
*NOTE: Regardless of your project selection, you must attend the Virtual Admitted Scottie Day to be eligible for the Presidential Scholarship and for the $1,000 Scottie Scholar Grant.
Prompts (Please choose one of the prompts listed below. You do not need to let us know which prompt you selected beforehand.):
What is the global issue you are most passionate about? How do you see yourself interacting with or tackling this issue while attending Agnes Scott?
DEADLINES & SUBMISSION DIRECTIONS
Once you have chosen a project option that best suits you, you’ll need to prepare your actual project. See deadlines and instructions below:
- Both the written and video essay will be due by midnight on Thursday, February 8 and must be uploaded to the Agnes Scott Application Portal.
- If submitting a written essay, the essay must be submitted in either .doc or .pdf format. Essay must be uploaded to the portal in its entirety in one document.
- If submitting a video essay, you must upload a link to your video essay into the portal. On the Application Portal, you will see a link to “Virtual Presidential Video Submission.” This is where you can upload a link to your video on another site (YouTube, Vimeo, etc.). If your video link is protected or requires permissions to view, please ensure that you grant permission to admission@agnesscott.edu at the time of submission.
- The deadline to register for the Virtual Admitted Scottie Day is Wednesday, February 14.
INTERESTED IN AN ON-CAMPUS EVENT?
We will be hosting two in-person Admitted Scottie Day events later in the spring. You are welcome to join us for one of those events in addition to the Virtual Admitted Scottie Day event. Find out more about those events and register for them:
REGISTER for in-person admitted scottie days
NEXT STEPS
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Submit your written or video essay by Thursday, February 8.
- Register for the Virtual Admitted Scottie Day by Wednesday, February 14.
