New "Extraordinary Success Program" begins at Centre

RELEASED: Oct. 12, 2006

DANVILLE, KY—Centre College is excited to announce the new Extraordinary Success Program (ESP). This program seeks to encourage Centre seniors to pursue a broader range of outstanding graduate or professional school opportunities, particularly those available out of state. Objectives of this program include encouraging thoughtful conversation between faculty and students regarding graduate school planning and analysis as to which graduate schools are a good match for the individual.

The program will be administered through Career Services. Students will submit a faculty-sponsored proposal that will be reviewed by a committee appointed by Centre President John Roush. Proposals will include: a cover letter outlining graduate school aspirations, a record of appropriate graduate or professional school standardized testing, a letter of support from a faculty sponsor, an expense budget and a resume.

The committee will evaluate proposals based on the quality of the student's graduate or professional school plans (with a reasonable expectation of admission) and whether or not the student will receive compensation for travel from their proposed graduate school. Included in the proposal should be a statement from the student and the faculty sponsor giving reasons why a given institution is particularly well respected within the field and why the match between the student and the institution is strong. Students must have at least a 3.35 Centre grade point average to be considered.

Applications will be reviewed twice a year with deadlines of November 1 and February 1. If a proposal is approved, the student will be reimbursed up to $750 (depending on the budget approved and receipts submitted) in order to apply to, and, if applicable, visit the graduate school.

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