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The College Prowler Monthly Scholarship

March 2008 Winner

Sarah Wright

Sarah is a senior at Tift County High School in Tifton, GA. She has been accepted to Mercer University. She was awarded first prize of a $1,000 scholarship and 10 College Prowler Guidebooks.

Sarah Speaks Out On...
Applying for College and Writing Winning Scholarship Essays

  1. Apply early for both college and scholarships. This gives you a chance to really gain your bearing in the sea of schools (and scholarships) without having the pressure of an immediate deadline looming over your head.
  2. Apply for all of the scholarships you come across and are eligible for through websites like College Prowler, because someone has to win those scholarships.
  3. Regarding essays, write what you know, and write the way you speak; this will make the reader feel like they know you.


February 2008 Winner

Taylor Osborn

Taylor is a senior at West Hills High School in Santee, CA. Next year, she plans to attend Calvin College in Michigan where she will major in English and Violin Performance.

Taylor was awarded first prize of a $1,000 scholarship and 10 College Prowler Guidebooks.

January 2008 Winner

Ruth Osbrink

Ruth is a senior at Riverside Brookfield High School in Riverside, IL. She has been accepted to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and plans to attend next Fall.

Ruth was awarded first prize of a $1,000 scholarship and 10 College Prowler Guidebooks.

Here's a tip for Ruth about Campus Housing, straight from the UIUC guidebook:

Campus Housing at the University of Illinois:

"The most popular place to be freshman year is the Six-Pack, located in the center of campus closest to the Memorial Football Stadium and Assembly Hall Basketball Arena. It's not as nice as the private dorms, but it's socially the best bet. Most people will tell you that by their senior year, their best friends are people that they met in the Six-Pack as freshmen."

December 2007 Winner

Gillian Douple

Gillian is a senior at the Wakefield School in The Plains, VA. Gillian has no idea where she will be in the fall of 2008, but she cannot wait for college. She's been accepted to many colleges, including UNC Chapel Hill and NYU and she is eagerly awaiting word from UVA and Columbia.

Gillian was awarded first prize of a $1,000 scholarship and 10 College Prowler Guidebooks.

Here's a tip for Gillian about the Guys and Girls at the University of Virginia:

"Guys and girls are both really nice. I find the Southern culture to be really genteel, on the whole. The boys are really cute, in a frat-guy sort of way. I really love how they dress."

November 2007 Winner

Sarah Ufner

Sarah is a senior at Mars Area High School in Pittsburgh, PA. She has been accepted to the University of Michigan and Indiana University. She is waiting to hear from USC before she makes her college decision..

Sarah was awarded first prize of a $1,000 scholarship and 10 College Prowler Guidebooks.

Here's a tip for Sarah about Academics, straight from the IU guidebook:

Academics at Indiana University:

"After talking to my friends at other schools, I’ve decided Indiana has the best classes of any university. Along with your average and above average quality core classes, there is a beautiful mix of courses like History of Rock & Roll, Outdoor Adventure Education, Aikido, and Downhill Skiing. When you graduate from Indiana, you’ll have received more than an ordinary education."

October 2007 Winner

Earl Dodge, III

Earl is a senior at Colonial Forge High School in Stafford, VA. He is planning to attend James Madison University or Virginia Tech next Fall.

Earl was awarded first prize of a $1,000 scholarship and 10 College Prowler Guidebooks.

Here's two tips for Earl about Facilities at JMU and Virginia Tech, straight from the James Madison University and Virginia Tech guidebooks:

Facilities at James Madison University:

"I love the campus facilities. Some are a little old, but, they're still relatively nice. The new builidngs and facilities are amazing, especially UREC and ISAT."

Facilities at Virginia Tech:

" Tech has some great facilities, including two gyms, more computer labs than you can count, and student lounges in almost every building."

September 2007 Winner

Kaitlynn Fish

Kaitlynn is a senior at Dominican High School in New Orleans, LA. Next year, she plans to attend Louisiana State University.

Kaitlynn was awarded first prize of a $1,000 scholarship and 10 College Prowler Guidebooks.

Here's a tip for Kaitlynn about Guys and Girls at LSU, straight from the College Prowler Guidebook to LSU:

Guys and Girls at Louisiana State University:

"There are lots of pretty people here, as there will be at any big Southern school. But it's not stuffy or a daily fashion show like at some schools. Most people save their hotness for the nightlife, and it shows when they roll out of bed hung over to come to class in T-shirts and shorts."

August 2007 Winner

Ayan Roy

Ayan is from Jamison, PA. This fall, he started college at Northwestern University.

Ayan was awarded first prize of a $1,000 scholarship and 10 College Prowler Guidebooks.

Here's a tip for Ayan about Academics at Northwestern, straight from the College Prowler Guidebook to Northwestern University:

Academics at Northwestern University:

"I have some amazing professors and some that are awful. Northwestern has a really good system where you can read online what other students thought of classes and professors before making your decisions."

July 2007 Winner

Kara Trowell

Kara is a recent high school graduate from Gross Point Park, MI who will be attending UCLA in the fall.

Kara was awarded first prize of a $1,000 scholarship and 10 College Prowler Guidebooks.

Here's a tip for Kara about Campus Dining at UCLA, straight from the College Prowler Guidebook to UCLA:

Campus Dining at UCLA:

"Food on campus is good, and there's a large variety of it. There's a Rubio's, Wetzel's Pretzels, Sbarro, Panda Express, Baskin Robbins, and Krispy Kreme Donuts. You can basically get any type of food, and it's pretty cheap. The dorm food is good for dorm food. There's a large variety of food in the dorms to choose from."

June 2007 Winner

Paul McKinley Holmes, Jr.

Paul is a recent high school graduate from Urbana, OH, who will be attending Purdue University in the fall.

Paul was awarded first prize of a $1,000 scholarship and 10 College Prowler Guidebooks.

Here's a tip for Paul about Safety & Security at Purdue, straight from the College Prowler Guidebook to Purdue University:

Safety & Security at Purdue:

“West Lafayette is a small town, and it’s very safe to walk around campus alone, even at night. There are yellow call-boxes wired directly to the Purdue Police Department every 100 yards (they say that if you hit one call-box, a squad car will be waiting by the next one that you run to). Also, all of the residence halls are locked down at 11:00 p.m., after which you have to swipe your ID.”

May 2007 Winner

Channing Hancock

Channing is currently a sophomore at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.

She was awarded first prize of a $1,000 scholarship and 10 College Prowler Guidebooks.

Here's a tip for Channing about the best places to meet guys at BYU, straight from the College Prowler Guidebook to Brigham Young University:

Top Places to Find Hotties:

  1. Library
  2. Church
  3. Wilkinson Center

April 2007 Winner

Kelly Collier

Kelly is a graduating senior at West Mifflin High School in West Mifflin, PA. She has been accepted to Carnegie Mellon University and will attend later this year.

Kelly was awarded first prize of a $1,000 scholarship and 10 College Prowler Guidebooks.

Here's a tip for Kelly about Carnegie Mellon's internet connectivity, straight from the College Prowler Guidebook to Carnegie Mellon University:

Computers @ Carnegie Mellon.

We are supposedly the most wired campus in the country. We have 17 computer clusters and now even a wireless network-that means you can use the Internet anywhere on campus; all you need is a wireless Ethernet card. This school is one of the best places to study computers, so we have good facilities for both Macs and PCs. You can usually find an open computer; if you can't in one place, a nearby cluster will have an open one. I have even heard rumors that if an enemy country wanted to drop a nuclear bomb on the U.S., CMU is one of the first targets because the CIA has headquarters and top-secret computers located here! I'm not sure if that's true.

March 2007 Winner

Emily Tung

Emily is a senior at Moorpark High School in Moorpark, CA. She has been accepted to UC Berkeley and will attend later this year.

Emily was awarded first prize of a $1,000 scholarship and 10 College Prowler Guidebooks.

Here's a tip for Emily about what to expect in Berkeley, CA, straight from the College Prowler Guidebook to UC Berkeley:

Local Atmosphere @ UC Berkeley.

Berkeley is definitely the kind of place you can roll out of bed, rub your eyes, walk to class, and no one will say a thing. There are so many different characters on the street and in your classes. It's pretty much impossible to judge anyone as unusual because there will definitely be someone weirder around the corner. I like that people are generally less concerned with clothes, appearances, and showing off money. It makes it easier for school and extra-curricular accomplishments to stand out.

February 2007 Winner

Darius White

Darius is a Senior at St. Mark’s School in Dallas, TX. He has been accepted to Stanford and will attend later this year.

Darius was awarded first prize of a $1,000 scholarship and 10 College Prowler Guidebooks.

Here’s a tip for Darius on dealing with the opposite sex (girls) at Stanford this fall, straight from the College Prowler Guidebook to Stanford.

Best Place to Meet Guys/Girls @ Stanford.

You are likely to meet a potential boyfriend/girlfriend in class, through friends, or at a party. Every couple at Stanford tends to have a pretty unique story. Frat parties aren’t great for meeting people—smaller, quieter house parties are more conducive to meeting and talking with others. Some students are quick to point out the critical timing required by the quarter system. For the first couple weeks, everyone wants to have fun, and many may end up in various romantic situations. By the middle and end of the quarter, most students are so bogged down with work that they let their social lives slip away.

January 2007 Winner

Zahrah Fadel

Zahrah is a Senior at Detroit Country Day School in Beverly Hills, MI. She has been accepted to the University of Michigan and will attend later this year.

Zahrah was awarded first prize of a $1,000 scholarship and 10 College Prowler Guidebooks.

Here’s a tip for Zahrah when it’s time to choose her dorm at Michigan, straight from the College Prowler Guidebook to Michigan.

"I’d avoid Bursley and Baits like the plague. They’re on North Campus, and that's a 10-15 minute bus ride from Central Campus (where practically everything is). North Campus is like Canada: It’s our friendly neighbor to the North. Most people never go up there unless they absolutely have to, or because they got stuck living there as freshmen."

December 2006 Winner

Steve Paquin

Steve is a Senior at Loyola Blakefield High School in Towson, MD. He has been accepted to Yale University and will attend later this year.

Steve was awarded first prize of a $1,000 scholarship and 10 College Prowler Guidebooks. He’ll be sure to get the inside scoop after reading the College Prowler guidebook to Yale University, which will give him the edge he needs with his transition from high school to college.