Application Process for

The President’s Leadership Class

1. Fill out the attached application. The application must be typed or printed from the university website, www.nwosu.edu/presidents-leadership-class.

2. Send a seven-semester transcript and ACT or SAT scores with application. Applicants must meet all standards for admission to Northwestern Oklahoma State University.

3. Please include two letters of recommendation. One must be from a high school teacher, high school principal, high school counselor or other faculty member or member of administration. The other letter should be from another person in your community, such as a minister, family friend, employer, etc. The person writing the letter of recommendation should include his/her name, position, and relationship to you.

4. All applicants should have a pink scholarship application on file in the NWOSU Financial Aid and Scholarship Office. The scholarship application can accompany this application.

5. All application materials should be mailed to:

Paige Fischer

Northwestern Oklahoma State University

Office of Recruitment

709 Oklahoma Boulevard

Alva, Oklahoma 73717

6. Applications Due: Tuesday, March 7, 2017 by 5:00 PM

7. Those applicants selected as finalists will be notified by phone and/or mail by mid-March. Finalists must then participate in an interview on March 30th, March 31st, April 3rd, or April 4th. The interview schedule will be decided by the interview selection committee.

8. Those receiving the President’s Leadership Class Scholarship will be notified by Mid-April. The scholarship is for the freshman year only and will consist of a tuition waiver of $2,750.00.

9. Students receiving the PLC scholarship will receive written notification and a letter of commitment. The letter of commitment must be filled out to indicate the student’s intentions of attending NWOSU and participating in the PLC. The letter must be signed and returned by May 11, 2017. After this date, the itinerary will be generated for the annual PLC trip to a major U.S. city.


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Data Received:

Application for the Northwestern Oklahoma

State University President’s Leadership Class

(Application must be typed or printed from the NWOSU website)

Name / Date
Mailing Address
(Street or RR) (City, State, and Zip)
Phone Number / Email Address
Hometown Newspaper
Address


A. Academic Information

I will graduate from / High School in May of
High School GPA (cumulative) / on a 4.0 or 5.0 scale.
(Check one)
Class Rank (taken from seven-semester transcript)
ACT Composite Score
College Major (if decided)

Please complete if applies:

I have / Collegiate Hours with a / CGPA from

B. High School Extracurricular Involvement. (Please attach additional pages if necessary)

1. List specific leadership roles held during high school (i.e. Student Government, Student Council):
2. Of all those roles you held in high school, what was the most important thing you learned while in any of those positions?
3. List any awards or honors during high school, both academic and non-academic:
4. In your opinion, who is the most influential leader you have witnessed or learned about that you would like to model your leadership skills after? Describe this leader’s leadership qualities.
5. Describe a cause that you are passionate about and how you help to further its effort.
6. What goals have you set for yourself?
7. In 300 words or less, write an essay describing your position on whether leadership is a trait you are born with or a skill that you can learn.

Thank you for your application for the President’s Leadership Class. Please contact Paige Fischer in the Office of Recruitment at (580) 327-8545 or via email at if you have any further questions.