GWU's full-ride scholarships for DC students announced / class of 2022

[Anonymous]

All but one winner attends a DCPS high school this year. http://www.fox5dc.com/news/local-news/10-dc-students-surprised-with-full-scholarships-to-george-washington-university

Clau Diah Buenconsejo, Roosevelt High School
Aniyah Fields, Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter School
Elizabeth Lozano, Calvin Coolidge Senior High School
Lester Maupoy, Woodrow Wilson High School
Cristy Mendoza, Benjamin Banneker Academic High School
Chidera Obiwuma, Benjamin Banneker Academic High School
Pedro Ramirez, Columbia Heights Education Campus
Cassell Robinson, McKinley Technology High School
Anthony Thomas. School Without Walls
Alejanda Valdez-Rivas, Francis L. Cardozo Education Campus

[Anonymous]

Pretty sure that's the point?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pretty sure that's the point?

There have been more charter students win the award in past years, and even some private school kids. It's not a DCPS scholarship.

Regardless, it's nice to read about some great students at some of the schools that DCUM doesn't pay attention to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All but one winner attends a DCPS high school this year. http://www.fox5dc.com/news/local-news/10-dc-students-surprised-with-full-scholarships-to-george-washington-university

Clau Diah Buenconsejo, Roosevelt High School
Aniyah Fields, Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter School
Elizabeth Lozano, Calvin Coolidge Senior High School
Lester Maupoy, Woodrow Wilson High School
Cristy Mendoza, Benjamin Banneker Academic High School
Chidera Obiwuma, Benjamin Banneker Academic High School
Pedro Ramirez, Columbia Heights Education Campus
Cassell Robinson, McKinley Technology High School
Anthony Thomas. School Without Walls
Alejanda Valdez-Rivas, Francis L. Cardozo Education Campus

Congratulations to these fine students! Awesome.

[Anonymous]

I have taught some of the past recipients. This is a truly wonderful program.

[Anonymous]

Congratulations to these bright and talented young people!

[Anonymous]

Congratulations to these students! What a great accomplishment.

[Anonymous]

What a great program! How do they find/pick the winners? Are they chosen from the GW applicant pool? nominated by their schools?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What a great program! How do they find/pick the winners? Are they chosen from the GW applicant pool? nominated by their schools?

Both.

"Graduating high school seniors in the District of Columbia who have submitted a complete application for admission to GW and are nominated by their high school counselor afterward are eligible for the scholarship."

https://diversity.gwu.edu/stephen-joel-trachtenberg-scholarship

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What a great program! How do they find/pick the winners? Are they chosen from the GW applicant pool? nominated by their schools?

Both.

"Graduating high school seniors in the District of Columbia who have submitted a complete application for admission to GW and are nominated by their high school counselor afterward are eligible for the scholarship."

https://diversity.gwu.edu/stephen-joel-trachtenberg-scholarship

Of course they found a couple hard workers in the crap schools. That is the entire point of the scholarship. Stilling going to be a very uphill battle for those kids being dropped in the very rich and very Bro environment that is GWU. So close to home but might as well be on a separate planet. Better hope their study habits are equal with the grades those schools put on their report cards.

[Anonymous]

2 are recent immigrants from the Philippines.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pretty sure that's the point?

There have been more charter students win the award in past years, and even some private school kids. It's not a DCPS scholarship.

Regardless, it's nice to read about some great students at some of the schools that DCUM doesn't pay attention to.

From what I know it actually started as a DCPS scholarship ONLY. Here is a link to the scholarship info https://undergraduate.admissions.gwu.edu/sjt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What a great program! How do they find/pick the winners? Are they chosen from the GW applicant pool? nominated by their schools?

Both.

"Graduating high school seniors in the District of Columbia who have submitted a complete application for admission to GW and are nominated by their high school counselor afterward are eligible for the scholarship."

https://diversity.gwu.edu/stephen-joel-trachtenberg-scholarship

Of course they found a couple hard workers in the crap schools. That is the entire point of the scholarship. Stilling going to be a very uphill battle for those kids being dropped in the very rich and very Bro environment that is GWU. So close to home but might as well be on a separate planet. Better hope their study habits are equal with the grades those schools put on their report cards.

Incredibly RUDE and disrespectful. I know DCPS graduates who received this scholarship and FINISHED.. debt free.

Kudos to them! You're a jerk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pretty sure that's the point?

There have been more charter students win the award in past years, and even some private school kids. It's not a DCPS scholarship.

Regardless, it's nice to read about some great students at some of the schools that DCUM doesn't pay attention to.

From what I know it actually started as a DCPS scholarship ONLY. Here is a link to the scholarship info https://undergraduate.admissions.gwu.edu/sjt.

Because back when it started there weren’t any charters graduates.

[Anonymous]

I have been told that GW gives places to the schools and the school personnel choose the recipient