(by Charlotte Lazor; Associate Director of Admission Information Systems at Wesleyan University; and Elizabeth K. Lyons, Associate Director of Admissions at Hawaii Business College) 1.  Be yourself.  Choose a topic that is meaningful to you.  Speak in your own voice.  Write what you feel, not what you think the admissions committee wants to hear.  The...Read More

Barbara Malloy Memorial Leadership Service Award Sponsor:  Soroptimist International of Greater Las Vegas Club Award Amount:  $200.00 Eligibility:   High School senior girl in an accredited southern Nevada high school under the age of 19 years of age upon graduation.  Have had significant and noteworthy accomplishment as volunteer and demonstrated initiative in both identifying a...Read More

Congratulations to Chandler Pike for being accepted to Southern Utah University!!! Job well done!!!Read More

Congratulations to Ozzie Tavares for being accepted to the University of Nevada, Reno!!! Well Done!Read More

Students:  Do not forget that California State and UC  schools applications have a deadline of November 30th (always double check), and many other schools have a December 1st deadline to be considered for merit money.  Please do NOT wait until then to fill them out.  The UC schools have a personal statement which weights a...Read More

I am so excited to let you kids know that the Public Education Foundation’s scholarships are up and ready for you to view!!!  This is what you need to do: Go to Public Education Foundation Las Vegas  www.ccpef.org Go to tool bar and find Programs and Initiatives Pull down to Scholarships Click on Click here...Read More

Sponsor:  Epicurean Charitable Foundation Las Vegas Amount:  Multiple Scholarships Eligibility:  All high school seniors in Clark County who plan to attend an accredited post-secondary institution as a full-time student during the academic year following their graduation may apply for this scholarship.  Applicants must plan to obtain a bachelor’s degree and major in Hotel management, Food...Read More

November Due Date William “Bill” Endow Memorial Scholarship Sponsor:     William “Bill” Endow Scholarship Foundation Amount:     $2000.00 Eligibility:   Senior of Asian ethnicity and plan to attend college or university.  Required to attend one of the two orientations to further understand the requirements of the application.  Orientation will be Wednesday, November 20th...Read More

Please make sure to pay attention to all deadlines!!!!  Deadlines of applying to schools outside of Nevada are quickly approaching and you need to be paying attention to them.  If you are interested in attending a college/university outside of the state of Nevada, make sure you are going to that school’s website and are looking...Read More

When to begin the FAFSA Online Process!!! Be sure to wait for the 2014-2015 Online FAFSA, available free on January 1, 2014, only at the official FAFSA website:  http://www.fafsa.ed.gov.  The current  year 2013-2014 is for college students.  However, you can apply for one parent and one student PIN now on the FAFSA website by clicking...Read More