Summer Opportunity & Scholarship Information

Summer Opportunity

Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy is offering Bulldog Pharmacy Camp the week of June 21 to 26, 2020 for high school students that are interested in investigating a career as a pharmacist.  We would like to invite you to participate in Bulldog Pharmacy Camp.  During the week of pharmacy camp, you will experience hands-on learning about health careers in pharmacy, participate in tours of local health care facilities and local pharmacies, participate in compounding activities and hands-on demonstrations in the College of Health Sciences Learning and Simulation Laboratories. Students who attend the camp will have the unique opportunity to spend time on the Samford campus and experience campus life, spend time with pharmacy professors, and have a lot of time to interact with other students also interested in careers in pharmacy. 

The camp is open to rising high school juniors, seniors and entering college freshmen. Selection for the camp is based on high school academic performance and your interest in the professions of pharmacy.   Attached is a flyer that will provide you with important information regarding this exciting opportunity. 

Information about the camp and the camp application can be found at https://www.samford.edu/pharmacy/bulldog-pharmacy-camp.  If you have not taken the ACT or SAT, you will need me to send an email to pharmacycamp@samford.edu stating that you are applying for camp and have not taken the test yet. 

Space is limited so please apply early.  The application deadline is February 1, 2020. If you have any questions, please call 205-726-2008 or email pharmacycamp@samford.edu.

New Scholarship Information

The Assistance League of Charlotte will be moving its scholarship application online this year.  They plan to have it available on their website by February 1st. The qualifications are the same as year's past and are noted below. The application checklist is also included, so you know what will be expected.  

The following criteria must be met to be eligible for the scholarship:

• Be a graduating senior from a high school in Charlotte-Mecklenburg and a U.S. citizen
• Have a minimum GPA of 3.0 weighted
• Score a minimum combined total of 1100 on SAT math and reading/writing OR minimum 21 on ACT
• Enroll as a full-time student for the fall and following spring semesters at one of the 16 campuses of
  The University of North Carolina (See attached list)
• Disclose all financial sources for your college education; this scholarship is based, in part, on financial need
• If selected as a finalist, complete an interview with the Assistance League of Charlotte Scholarship Committee

Application Checklist

Signed Statement of Intent to Enroll in The University of North Carolina System, Page 5 (wet signature required, print and sign)

• Official transcript including your senior year 1st-semester grades
• SAT or ACT scores (or both)  
• Copy of your parent’s/legal guardian’s 2019 Federal tax form (Please only send form 1040, 1040A, 1040EZ)
  
  • Note: You must be listed on the tax return submitted. (Do not send W-2’s or 1099’s or entire tax return). If 2019 tax return is not available, please submit 2018 tax return.
• A resume that includes community service, clubs, activities, awards, work history, etc. (up to two-pages)
• A one-page, double-spaced, typed essay about why you are the best candidate for this scholarship
• A signed letter of recommendation on school letterhead from your high school counselor/instructor
• A signed letter of recommendation from a non-family member outside of your school

Reminders & Opportunities

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

Sophomores, you will take the PreACT on Wednesday, 11/13 which is a half-day.

Juniors & Junior Parents, be sure to complete the Junior Questionnaire on Naviance. Your parents should also complete the Junior Parent Questionnaire. These can be found by clicking on "My Surveys" under the "About Me" tab. Both questionnaires must be completed one week before your scheduled Junior Family Meeting or the meeting will be rescheduled. Completing it sooner will help us greatly. One or both parents should attend the meeting with the student. Parents may sign up for a meeting time here. If you cannot make your scheduled meeting time, please email or call ahead of time to let us know. We tried to provide time slots at the beginning and end of each available day to help with parent work schedules. 

Seniors, if we have submitted your requested transcripts, please allow two to three weeks for them to be processed. Colleges & universities are extremely busy during application season. This means that your college portals are not updated immediately. If you are concerned that your transcripts were not received by the college or university, please contact their admissions office first before reaching out to us. 

UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS:

 1. The Perry Outreach Program will be on Saturday, January 11, 2020, at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. The Perry Outreach Program is a free, one-day, hands-on experience for high school women who are interested in pursuing careers in medicine and engineering. Students will hear from women leaders in these fields and try it for themselves by performing mock orthopaedic surgeries and biomechanics experiments. 

They are now seeking applicants for our Charlotte, NC program. Participants should be women in grades 10 and up with an expressed interest in science, medicine and/or engineering.  You must fill out their online application in advance of the December 11, 2019, application deadline. 

Additional information can be found their our website: www.perryinitiative.org

The application may be accessed directly using the following link: http://perryinitiative.org/programs/student-online-application/.

2. The Free Enterprise Leadership Challenge is the flagship program of the Jesse Helms Center Foundation, a non-profit, education museum, and archive located in Wingate, North Carolina. Some Hickory Grove alumni have attended this Leadership Challenge and have great things to say about their experience. This program is an affordable summer option for rising sophomores, juniors, or seniors who would like to improve their leadership skills. Registration begins on January 1, 2020.