A guidance counselor can be one of the most valuable assets in your college admissions search.  If you have developed a solid rapport with your guidance counselor, then this scholarship could be for you.  The New Jersey School Counselor Association is the professional association of guidance counselors in the state of New Jersey and it offers a scholarship each year for three eligible high school seniors.

If you are going to high school in New Jersey and your guidance counselor is a member of the NJSCA, you are eligible for one of the three awards of $1,000.

The application consists of a short essay and is due March 13, 2011. Winners will be awarded at the annual New Jersey School Counselor Association dinner in May!

Interested applications should double-check to see if their guidance counselor is an NJSCA member.  If so, they can get started on the essay.  The topic of the essay should be on how your guidance counselor has impacted your high school experience in a positive way.

Any questions can be sent to Sheila Brewer via e-mail: sbrewer@pemb.org. Completed applications should be sent with the essay attached as a Word document to njscascholar@gmail.com with “Attn: Sheila Brewer” in the subject.

This is a wonderful opportunity to both thank you guidance counselor (I am sure they would love to see your entries) and try to win a scholarship award.