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I'm on a scholarship board and don't know how to evaluate one applicant. Help please.

Posted by ceregon Apr 13 '11, 09:11

Basically, I read a bunch of student packets and give them a rating from 1 to 10 on a couple of areas. Financial need, prior academics, academic potential, personal essay, and "...integrity and values worthy of ___ Institution"

I can do the two academic ratings easily enough, but one girl talks rather candidly about prostituting herself to pay for her education. Uh, TMI! Her financial assessment puts her roughly in the middle, so without the TMI she'd get a 5. The essay was decently written, so without the TMI I'd give her a 7.

If you took the TMI into account, what value would you give for financial need, personal essay and the values statement.

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don't get involved. you don't need another rommate! -- nm - amanda jones Apr 13, 09:22 1
- no way am i getting involved in this. i just have to give the ratings. - ceregon Apr 13, 09:36
Without knowing the integrity and values of the Institution in question... I still have to take points away. - Dr.Vermin Apr 13, 09:17
It's not the prostituting that I would judge negatively; it's her poor judgement in mentioning it. She could have just said she took jobs that were - mara Apr 13, 09:17 4
- Was she talking about it in a "take pity on me" way, or "suck that biyatch" way -- nm - Hotkiss Apr 13, 09:21 2
  - She was very matter of fact about it -- nm - ceregon Apr 13, 09:22 1
    - I would initially give points for honesty and being real, but I'd also have to consider her attitude about it by reading between the lines. - Hotkiss Apr 13, 09:27
- Good point. I like the "jobs unworthy of her talents" line. That has potential for future use. -- nm - ceregon Apr 13, 09:20
10 -- nm - Don Homer Apr 13, 09:15
Depends: do you want her to keep selling herself? -- nm - Hotkiss Apr 13, 09:15 2
- Oh god, I didn't think of that. No scholarship she keeps "working" -- nm - ceregon Apr 13, 09:19 1
  - She seems pretty cool with it. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 13, 09:19

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