STARTS TODAY!!!
FOR ALL CURRENT AND Â FORMER STUDENTS OF ASD!!!
Project HOPE is pleased to announce that Mr. Juan Alexander, Director of Admissions, Wilberforce University, has arrived in Anchorage. Currently there are four former ASD students attending Wilberforce University and the university does have Alaska Native and Native American students in attendance. He will be here March 15 – 19, 2010 to talk with ALL high school Juniors and Seniors and current college students looking to transfer, about attending Wilberforce University. Mr. Alexander will be in the CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL LIBRARY Â TODAY, Monday, March 15 from 5 pm to 7 pm giving a presentation about Wilberforce University, meeting and speaking with parents/students and taking applications from and admitting students of ASD or transfers.
During his time in Alaska ALL APPLICATION FEES WILL BE WAIVED AND SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED.
The grade point average (GPA) requirement for Wilberforce University is 2.0 on a 4.0 scale and the ACT and/or SAT with no specific score. ALL SCHOLARSHIPS are based on GPA ONLY! The minimum GPA to be eligible for a scholarship is 3.2 on a 4.0 scale! Those looking to transfer need to have a minimum of 30 semester hours or will be required to meet the high school requirements for admissions.
In order to take advantage of this opportunity, a student will need to have the following items available when he arrives:
Official High School/College Transcript(s)
Copy of ACT and/or SAT Scores
Copy of Scholarship Portfolio (if available)
If you would like more information about Wilberforce University, please visit the school website at http://www.wilberforce.edu/home/home.html. If you do not have a child that is a high school Junior or Senior or college student looking to transfer, please pass this information on to someone that does.
Within Project HOPE, we still feel that EVERY CHILD in Anchorage School District has the potential to be COLLEGE and CAREER READY!
Jimmy McClain, Jr
Chair, Education Committee Anchorage NAACP
Advisor, Anchorage NAACP Youth Council
ProjectHopeInfo@gmail.com