The 2007 Presidential Scholarship Competition at Grace College, Winona Lake, Indiana, will take place February 23-24 on campus. Sixty Grace students and employees will be working approximately 176 volunteer hours at the Friday evening dinner for participants and parents
For the first time, more than 100 high school seniors (65 percent of those invited) have accepted the invitation to participate in the competition. Participants will be coming from 17 states and four foreign countries for the event.
The competition will offer $1.1 million in four-year academic scholarships. Scholarship recipients will also be invited to join the Millennial Scholars Academy, Grace College’s Honors Program.
High school seniors who applied for admission by the December 1 priority date (January 15 deadline) were automatically considered for finalist status and notified by February 1 (if selected).
The academic profile of this year’s participating finalists includes an average GPA of 3.85 (unweighted), average ACT composite of 28.8 and average SAT of 1280 (math and critical reading). For more information and a schedule of events, visit www.grace.edu.