Win a $20,000 College Scholarship to C.W. Post
Annual Essay Competition to be held November 21
The C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University is hosting an essay contest
in which winners can receive up to $20,000 in four-year tuition scholarships.
The competition is open to high school seniors and college transfer students
who are interested in attending the C.W. Post Campus in the Fall 1999 semester.
The annual Outstanding Scholars Essay Competition will be held on Saturday,
November 21, 1998 on the C.W. Post Campus located on Northern Boulevard
(Route 25A) in Brookville. Students will be asked to choose from two essay
topics. Essays will be judged by faculty from C.W. Post's Honors and Merit
Fellowship Program.
Winners will receive $5,000 annual tuition scholarships renewable for
up to four years (three years for transfer students) for full-time study
at the C.W. Post Campus. Scholarships can only be used by students who
are eligible for or enrolled in the Honors and Merit Fellowship Program
at C.W. Post.
To compete in the Outstanding Scholars Essay Competition, students must
have the application signed by a school counselor and returned to the C.W.
Post Admissions Office. High school seniors must have a minimum SAT I composite
of 1100 and an 88 G.P.A.; transfer students must have a minimum of 32 transferable
credits and a 3.2 G.P.A. from an accredited institution.
For additional information or an application, call the C.W. Post Admissions
Office at (516) 299-3870.
For more information call the C.W. Post Public
Relations Office at (516) 299-2333 or e-mail pr@cwpost.liu.edu
or send mail to: Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus, 720 Northern
Blvd., Brookville, New York 11548-1300.
