Wednesday, April 17, 2002
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Wednesday, April 17, 2002 |
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McIntosh student named Oglethorpe Scholar A McIntosh High School student has been awarded a full scholarship to Oglethorpe University worth about $100,000 as a result of an annual competition held by the university. Sarah Opp, daughter of Gil and Jane Opp, is one of five recipients of this year's James Edward Oglethorpe Scholarship as a result of her performance in a January academic competition at Oglethorpe. This scholarship provides tuition, room and board for four years of undergraduate study. To qualify, students must have a combined SAT score of at 1360 (or 31 on the ACT), a 3.75 or higher cumulative grade point average, and a superior record of leadership in extracurricular activities either in school or in the community. The JEO Scholarship Competition, conducted Jan. 26, hosted 81 competitors from 14 states and one foreign country. For more than a decade, the competition has brought together an extraordinary group of talented young scholars to interact with an exceptional core group of Oglethorpe's teaching faculty. While the outcome of this academic competition centers around the awarding of scholarships, participants also get an insider view of what takes place routinely in an Oglethorpe classroom. Twice during the day, competitors work in small groups (usually no more than 10 students) with two faculty members in a seminar-style exploration of a given topic. They interact with at least four faculty members during the competition and have a writing component evaluated by two additional faculty readers. Competitors leave with excellent firsthand knowledge of academic instruction at Oglethorpe, along with exceptional opportunities for funding their college education. At the end of the day, five winners are chosen from the top five scores (one set of scores from the morning discussion, one from the afternoon session and the last set of scores from the writing). The five winners are named James Edward Oglethorpe Scholars. They each receive full tuition, room and board scholarships worth at this time more than $100,000. The other competitors who do well are named Presidential Scholars and receive $11,000 per year plus consideration for additional need-based grants for four years. The winners are notified by telephone the next day by the director of admission and admission staff members.
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