LINK Unlimited Scholars Application

Personal Information

First Name

Middle Name

Last Name

Suffix

Birthdate

Birthplace (City and State)

Home Address

City

State

Zip Code

Cell Phone

Home Phone

Email

Email Type

Gender

Do you identify as Black/African American?

yesno

In addition to Black/African American, with what other race/ethnicity do you identify, if any? (Choose all that apply)

Besides Black/African American, with what other race/ethnicity do you identify, if any? (Choose all that apply)

What elementary school do you currently attend?

Is anyone else in your immediate family applying for LINK Unlimited Scholars Class of 2025?

yesno

Has anyone in your family completed the LINK Unlimited Scholars program?

yesno

If you answered yes, please type their full name(s), high school graduation year, and relationship to you here.

Would you be a first-generation college student? (This means that no one in your family has attended college before you.)

yesno

More About You

What academic awards, honors, or prizes have you received during middle school?

What hobbies do you have?

What is your favorite academic subject?

What is your favorite book?

What strength(s) do you have (academic subjects, activities, etc.)?

At what do you want to improve?

What four words would your friends use to describe you?

Please choose one of the short essay prompts below (250 word limit).

Describe a time you displayed leadership of yourself or others. Explain what happened and the end result. What did you learn from that experience?What Black leader inspires you the most and why? It could be someone famous or not, and alive or not.

Describe a time you displayed leadership of yourself or others. Explain what happened and the end result. What did you learn from that experience?(250 word limit)

What Black leader inspires you the most and why? It could be someone famous or not, and alive or not.(250 word limit)

Select one of the three prompts below. Be as creative as possible in your response. You may use any form of media to express yourself: 90 second performance videos (TikTok, YouTube, etc.), visual art (photography, paintings, drawings, sculptures, etc. with 120 word written description), voice notes, essay (250 word limit), poetry, or coding application.

Please upload your submissions as a file attachment (word document, video file, image file, audio file) or a working web link. File submissions must be less than 25MB. If you have a video file, please consider uploading to YouTube and providing the link instead.

Many world challenges have been illuminated during 2020: COVID and healthcare, environmental issues and natural disasters, racial injustice, and more. Choose one of these challenges and share what you think can/should be done to solve it.It’s the year 2060 and you’re giving a speech about what your life was like in 2020. Communicate the challenges and triumphs that occurred during this time to your audience. Record or write your speech.You’ve traveled back in time to meet a pivotal Black historical figure: You have 90 seconds to convince her/him to come to 2020 with you to help the Black community. What would you say to persuade them? What evidence would you use?

How would you like to submit your response?

Website link

Please upload your response to the prompt above. File size must be less than 25MB. If your file is larger, consider uploading to a website (e.g. YouTube) and providing a link instead.

Academic Performance

You must provide your most recent standardized test (MAP/NWEA, ACT Aspire, etc.) score report. When did you take your most recent standardized test?

Upload your most recent standardized test (MAP/NWEA, ACT Aspire, etc.) score report. The full page must be visible.

Upload an official copy of your 7th grade end-of-the-year report card. The full page must be visible.

Parent Questionnaire

This page must be completed by a parent/guardian only.

First Name

MI

Last Name

Does the student receive free or reduced lunch?

yesno

What four words best describe your student and why?

Why should your student be chosen as a LINK Scholar? Feel free to reflect on the strengths your child would bring to the cohort, and why they would benefit from the LINK program. (250 word limit)

If your student does not receive a financial scholarship from LINK, would you still encourage them to participate in the LINK Unlimited Scholars program? Why or why not?

What circumstances make financial aid necessary for your family?

Recommenders Information

Recommenders will receive a separate email from LINK. Please tell them to look out for it.

7th Grade English/Language Arts Teacher

First Name

MI

Last Name

English/Language Arts Teacher's Email

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7th Grade Math Teacher

First Name

MI

Last Name

Math Teacher's Email

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School Administrator (Counselor or Principal

First Name

MI

Last Name

Administrator's Email

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