Scholarship Guidance
Navigating Your Path to Success
Educational journey by reducing financial stress
- Personalized Scholarship Search – We identify scholarships that match your academic achievements, extracurricular activities, and financial needs.
- Application Assistance – Get expert help in filling out scholarship applications accurately and effectively.
- Essay & Personal Statement Support – Craft compelling scholarship essays that showcase your strengths and aspirations.
- Deadline Tracking & Submission Help – Stay on top of important deadlines to maximize your chances of securing financial aid.
Eligibility Requirements
- Demonstrate need and come from families who meet the following criterion: household income should be 400% or lower than the National Poverty Level for their family size (based upon fiscal year guidelines and state of residency).
- Demonstrate a satisfactory command of English. If English is not your first language this means 100+ on TOEFL or 7.5+ on IELTS.
- A Laurel Scholars student is in the top 10% of their class, is taking challenging courses, and has a transcript with mostly A’s.
- Must be in high school in 10th, 11th or 12th grade.
Note: We recognize that some gifted students have endured unique situations that might have impacted their schooling and/or grades. If this is your case, but you have other ways to demonstrate your academic prowess and/or niche expertise, we welcome your application.
From Discovery to Success
The Recruitment Process
PHASE 1
Building a College List
When to begin reaching out to coaches, when to upload your grades and test scores to student portals, when to send out highlight reels and resumes; there are a lot of dates to track and prepare for, all while maintaining your busy schedule. We help you create a solid and actionable plan, and make sure you’re on time to meet every deadline.
PHASE 2
Managing Your Timeline
PHASE 3
Creating a Resume
Athletic resumes are different from those you need for jobs, and also vary by sport. We’ll help you determine if you need an athletic resume, and work with you to develop one which shows off your strengths.
When and how you need to reach out to colleges depends on your sport and the college in question. In some cases reaching out early is a good thing, to build a relationship, while in others you should wait until you have the needed results or experience to really wow college coaches. We also help with drafting emails and opening lines of communication with colleges.
PHASE 4
Reaching Out to Colleges
PHASE 5
Filming a Highlight Reel
Verbal offers, written commitments, college visits; recruitment is an intensive process, with a lot of moving pieces. We help you navigate it, and let you know what your odds are while doing so, so you can maximize your chances of success in both recruitment and admissions.
PHASE 6
Recruitment
PHASE 7
Application Assistance
Recruited athletes do receive a significant boost to their admissions chances, but admissions officers still get the final say. Especially after the fallout from the Varsity Blues scandal, coaches have less influence than they used to at some elite colleges. We help you manage your college admission as an athlete and scholar both, to give you the best possible chance of admission.
Transitioning to college is difficult for many students, but athletes have significant additional scheduling pressures, and often have academic requirements to maintain their eligibility. We help you build a class schedule that will set you up to succeed during college, while also letting your experience it to the fullest, and set you up for a life beyond.
