2025 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program

2025 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program - Debater Application

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Thank you for applying to be an Urban Debate Presidential Scholars Nominee!

Important Links:

NAUDL's nomination process (link)

US Presidential Scholars Program (link)

Deadline to Submit: November 22, 2024

To be eligible for nomination, you must:

Senior graduating in 2025
GPA of 3.5+
U.S. citizen
Record of academic achievement
Record of extracurricular achievement

For questions email Taylor Beck (taylorbeck@urbandebate.org)

Urban Debate League

Student Information

First Name

Middle Name

Last Name

Date of Birth

Email Address

Gender

MaleFemale

I meet the eligibility requirements listed above

YesNo

Essay Section

#1 Original Short Essay

Choose one of the following essay prompts to write a short answer essay (one paragraph). These prompts were taken directly from previous U.S. Presidential Scholars Applications.

Describe any characteristics of your family or your community that have been important to your personal development.What is the most significant contribution that you feel you have made to your community’s well-being or the well-being of an individual or individuals in your community? Why were you motivated to do this? What effect do you think it has had on that person or the community?

#2 Sample Long Essay

Please provide a sample essay of at least one page that presents a strong example of your writing. The essay can be an original answer to a prompt, an essay from a college, internship, or scholarship application, or from one of your classes.

Attach Long Essay (doc, docx, or pdf)

Student Home Address

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State

Zip Code

High School Information

High School Name

Expected Graduation Year (yyyy)

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State

Zip Code

High School CEEB code

Check with your counselor or look up the code here:

https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/k-12-school-code-search

Student Transcript

Upload a scan or photo of your transcript. An unofficial copy is fine.

Current GPA (out of 4.0)

SAT Score (must submit either ACT Score, SAT Score or both)

ACT Score (must submit either SAT Score, ACT Score, or both)

Please list the colleges or universities you have or are planning to apply to for Fall 2024:

If NAUDL nominates me to apply to the first round of the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program competition, I commit to completing the U.S. Presidential Scholars application, which will open mid-January and be due mid-February, and requires a similar time commitment as one college application.

I agree

Student Digital Signature

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