Win a $20,000 College Scholarship to C.W. Post
Annual Essay Competition to be held November 20


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 2000 semester.

The annual Outstanding Scholars Essay Competition will be held on Saturday, November 20, 1999 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) 299-2900 or enroll@cwpost.liu.edu



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.

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