INFORMATION & INSTRUCTIONS

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Honor Scholars at Mars Hill College actively engage with the challenges facing the world today. Those challenges range from hunger and homelessness to the needs of at risk youth and environmental protection, and beyond. Honor Scholars are also leaders in the classroom, in the resident halls, and in extracurricular settings.

Scholars participate in over 300 hours of engaged learning and leadership development activities over the course of four years, giving Honor Scholars a portfolio and résumé, as well as a degree.

Mars Hill College invites select students accepted for regular admission to the fall 2006 academic term to apply for the Honor Scholars Program. Applicants who meet the eligibility criteria will be contacted by the Admissions Office to schedule an on-campus interview on one of three Honor Scholars Days. Interview groups, composed of Mars Hill faculty, staff, and current scholars, make award decisions for five prestigious scholarships: Bonner, Church Leadership, Grayson, Marshbanks-Anderson, and Leo G. White. Each scholarship has slightly different eligibility criteria and maintenance requirements, but all encourage high academic achievement, community service, and student leadership both on and off campus.

Eligibility Criteria
To apply for the Honor Scholars Program, students must have a minimum 3.5 GPA and either a minimum combined SAT-Critical Reasoning (Verbal)/SAT-Math score of 1100 or a minimum composite ACT score of 24. Some scholarships have additional criteria, including state of residency, anticipated major or minor, class rank, or financial need.

Maintenance Requirements
Honor scholarships require that each Mars Hill College Honor Scholar

• maintain a 3.2 GPA;
• participate in a minimum of 35 hours of community service activities each semester (minimum of 140 hours for Bonner Scholars, who can apply for exclusive summer stipends & travel service programs);
• attend a retreat prior to the start of the first year in the program;
• attend weekly leadership seminars during the first two semesters in the program;
• attend monthly all-scholar dinner meetings;
• participate in a four-year program designed to complement students’ academic, social, and personal experiences while at Mars Hill College;
• live on campus; and
• behave in a fashion that reflects excellence in study, leadership, and service.

Honor Scholars Day Program Dates
November 30, 2007 - Interviews are being conducted - schedule today!
February 15, 2008 - Interviews are being conducted - schedule today!
March 28, 2008 - Interviews are being conducted - schedule today! How to Apply
1. Submit an application and be accepted for admission to Mars Hill College.
2. Determine which Honor Scholars Day you wish to attend, and note the program application deadline. Program applications that are incomplete at each deadline will be reviewed for the subsequent Honor Scholars Day.
3. Complete the enclosed Honor Scholars Program Application form.
4. Identify two individuals to act as references. One must be a teacher; the other may be any individual other than a relative—e.g., another teacher, an employer, a community service partner, a pastor, a mentor. Cut the Honor Scholars Program Recommendation Letter Instructions page in half where indicated, write your name and the relevant application deadline in the spaces provided, and give one half to each reference.
5. Complete the enclosed Honor Scholars Program Financial Aid Estimator form.
6. Write an essay in response to the following prompt. Your essay should be two to three pages long, double-spaced.
Relate an experience that caused you to grow as a person academically, spiritually, or socially. What did you learn? How has the experience changed who you are, how you relate to others, and how you see the world?
7. Mail your completed application materials to the following address:
Admissions Office, Mars Hill College, P. O. Box 370, Mars Hill, NC 28754
1-866-MHC-4-YOU www.mhc.edu

Click here to Download the Honor Scholars Application Form. (180 KB, ~ 90 seconds over dial-up)