The Unofficial SMART Scholarship Forum

Thanks. I guess I'll have to look into that.

Thanks! Best of luck to you too!

Thank-you for the encouragement!

Sometimes I wonder how many people actually get the scholarship when they apply freshman year... It seems like most freshmen get alternate or don't get it at all. I'm willing to put an ENORMOUS amount of effort into this...the best I've got...but I'm still not sure it will be enough. PLEASE share an...

Yes, that's what I was planning on doing. There are several engineering organizations at my school that have great volunteering opportunities. I'll probably end up waiting until right before the deadline to actually apply so that I've got almost a full semester of college out of the way. By that tim...

That's amazing! You probably had some sort of professional experience that set you apart though? haha, maybe I'm wrong.

So, I'm an incoming college freshman who doesn't know ANY of my professors yet. Are high school teachers (science) appropriate to use as references? Any advice on this matter?

Thanks! I've already browsed the internet for a few other options like on campus chapters of engineering organizations that will really help me get involved. Hopefully, I'll be able to get in touch with someone who can help me find an appropriate internship.

Also, do you have any suggestions as far as WHERE to look for opportunities like this? I'm not exactly sure I know what to look for.

jmnull- Were you a freshman when you applied? Thanks for the advice by the way. I will certainly get started on that.

Thanks for the advice! It just so happens that I have a few project oriented classes...I'll just have to get creative on the actual projects and call it "professional experience". I'm just going to have to wait a little while to apply...

I'm very new to thesmartforum.org....and I have many unanswered questions...the first of which deals with the 'professional experiences' portion of the application. To provide a bit of background info, I am an incoming college freshman applying for scholarship aid for my sophomore year. The problem...